El Toro!

The above image shows very plainly that Suki and your average plush dog toy don't really mix that well. The upper left was a stuffed heart with a rope loop attached that we got from a friend. The bottom used to be a stuffed rabbit, and the top is a gutted racoon, all of them viciously mauled by the Suki Beast.

So I was out in San Carlos today and I walked into a neighborhood pet store. I found this toy:



El Toro! Ok that's not it's name but I can't help but blurt that name out (in my head of course) when I see this thing. This toy weighs in at about 10 lbs, and it's size rivals Suki's. It's seams are protected by strips of tough nylon weave, and it's skin is constructed in four layers. The top layer is soft fleece, underneath that a layer of woven nylon, underneath that a layer of PVC, and underneath that ANOTHER layer of nylon. I guess that means it's heavily resistant to puppy teeth....and small arms fire....The owner of the shop assured me that this toy would last a good long time. We'll see....

I brought El Toro home to Suki and I think I agree with the owner of the shop. This is one tough dog toy that will take Suki's ravaging for years to come. Hang in there El Toro!

Uh oh, Suki wins!

Graduation Day Puppy Intermediate

Yay! Suki has graduated from intermediate. She is now proficient in many basic commands: sit, down, stand, spin, come, go, rollover, left paw, right paw, take it, leave it and a few others I can't think of right now. Puppy class was such a great investment!

Our last assignment for graduation week was to have our puppies perform a trick for the rest of the class. Suki showed off with a super combo! She did sit, down, rollover, sit, stand, right paw, left paw all in sequence. The class loved it!

At the end of the class the instructor told us that she's never seen such a social, happy, and food motivated Shiba Inu. We're very proud! The next class we will be enrolling Suki in is the Good Citizens class, and from there, on to Agility Training!

Once again, the entire class consisted of only three dogs, including Suki. The graduating puppies were Azie the unknown mix, London the Corgie, and, of course, Suki.