Rilo Kiley LIVE!!!

Ok, this has absolutely nothing to do with Suki, but we got a chance to see Rilo Kiley live this week. No, Suki did not come to the concert. Click on the picture below to check out some of the pictures we got. Rilo Kiley is one of our favorite bands! We were able to get a spot in the front row. We'll probably be wearing hearing aids in ten years....but it was worth it!!!!

Rilo Kiley Concert 4/17/08

Vet Visit

It's been a while since we've been to the vet with Suki. This past week she needed her final round of vaccinations. I tried to take a stable picture of her on the exam table with my camera phone. Comparing it to our first visit, you can see Suki's growth over the past few weeks. 

First visit:                Last Visit:

Puppy Class Week 5

For week five's puppy class, we learned some stuff bla bla bla....then the puppies ran around the rest of the time. 

Puppy Class Week 4: Take it or Leave it!

Not too much to report on this class. More play, a session on guarding, or food/resource aggression (which Suki doesn't have), and a puppy swap, where everyone took turns trying to get other people's puppies to do basic commands. A couple of the dogs I tried to work with were way too scared of me, and one bit my hand as I held out a treat to reinforce a sit....eek....

We also learned "take it or leave it" where we trained Suki to take food with the command "take it" but refrain from eating a treat offered with the command "leave it." It didn't take long for Suki to see the difference between the two commands. 

     Take it!    Leave it!

One thing we really need to work on more with Suki is obeying the "come" command consistently. According to our trainers, it can take hundreds of successful recalls in order to really ingrain this command into a dog. Times that by ten million for Suki =P Bad Shiba!

Suki doesn't pull on the leash as much as she used to. Must be that new anti-pull harness we got her! More on that later...

New Coat

While Suki was chillin in the backyard this morning, I took a closer shot of her left side to show some detail on her adult coat. On the bottom you can still see the remainder of her soft teddy-bear-like fur, while on top the longer, more coarse hair is coming in. While we will miss the cottony softness, we are looking forward to the dirt and water repellency (she gets soooo dirty at the park). 

I also took a hilarious shot of her in the crate this morning. What is she doing with her paw???? Silly doggie...

Champion

This shot was taken by Jasmine right after puppy class. It is amazing to see such a stance from Suki, exhibiting the confidence of an adult at such a young age. What a champ! As the sun poured through the glass walls of the classroom, we noticed another significant change for Suki. With every movement it seems, tons of tiny hairs fly off of her like large pieces of dust. Yup, it's time for soft fluffy teddy Suki to start shedding that puppy fur. Her tail has already begun getting more firm. Ah, they grow so fast. 

Puppy Class Week 3

Puppy class focused on reinforcing the good behavior that we have taught Suki over the last few weeks. Of course, the best part was the playtime. We love the chow chow, named "Bear," who spent a lot of time playing with Suki this time around.