Co-Pilot

How many of you get to sit as the co-pilot when your pawrents are driving? If I'm lucky I get to! It depends how far the drive is. Sometimes they put me in the backseat where my view isn't that great! But I love the front seat cuz I can see everyone and everything that we are zooming by! Every now and then when both pawrents are in the car, one will let me sit with them as the co-pilot and I get to stick my head out the window. I loves it! Now, most of the time when I am sitting co-pilot I use my shiba mind control to make them drive me to the pet store, dog park, or to visit one of my furry friends! It works 80% of the time. Guess I am not a Shiba Master yet!

Co-pilot in Mom's car

 

Hi-jacking the car to go to the pet store!

Making sure iz safe to back up

Catching

Ever since I could remember, I would always love to play with any of my toys and then give it to my pawrents, then I take off running to a spot in hopes they will throw it to that spot so I could CATCH it! I would always miss though! Lately, I've been catching my toys more often in my mouth! I guess it's kind of cheating because a lot of my toys are BIG! Making it easier for me to see them and try to catch it in my mouth!

I hear of talks about getting me something they call a frisbee so I can try catching that. Not sure what a frisbee is, but I sure am excited to try catching it someday!

Here's a few clips of me catching my yellow sheep. Excuse the poor camera skills. My mom doesn't know how to throw my sheep and keep the camera still!

Mika catching her toy from Julie Vu on Vimeo.

OC Raw Dog

I've been eating pre-made raw for a while now. My pawrents put me on it cuz they think it will be better for me than kibble. Of course I love the pre-made raw! I would eat it over kibble any day of the week! I've eaten Bravo!, Primal, and OC Raw Dog. I cannot say which one is my favorite because they are all so delicious! I only ate Bravo! for 2 weeks, before my pawrents got Primal. They tried Primal for about a month, and this lady named Carrie who my pawrents always buys my food and treats from gave my mom samples of OC Raw Dog. Ever since then I've been an OC Raw Dog!

According to OC Raw Dog, here are 10 reasons why a Dog should be a RAW DOG!

• No More Messy Poop Pick Up
• Significantly Smaller Stools
• No More Room Clearing Farts
• All Natural
• Chemical Free
• Preservative Free
• No Animal By-Products
• Dogs Love It
• Human Grade Fresh Meat & Vegitables
• Dogs Eating How Nature Intended

OC Raw Dog is also a local company. They are based very close to where I live and my pawrents decided to switch me to their food to support their business. Not only that, with the money they save from switching me to OC Raw Dog they have more money to buy me treats and toys! Yay! The other week I saw my mom calculating how much my pawrents have saved each month by switching me. Comparing Primals' chicken formula to OC Raw Dog's chicken formula my pawrents save about $22 a month on my food! My mom hasn't calculated other formulas yet, but she says the price Primal charges for formula other than Chicken & Beef is a bit pricey compared to OC Raw Dog's. Of course Primal has more selection, but OC Raw Dog is just as good and we are supporting smaller and local business! Plus, it's yummy and that's all that matters to me!

My pawrents says if any of you doggies or doggie pawrents are in Southern California to check out OC Raw Dog!
www.ocrawdog.com

Me enjoying my OC Raw Dog, Chicken & Produce formula for dinner!

Making them Proud

My pawrents were dreading taking me to Obedience Level 1 graduation, which happened on October 9.  They were afraid I wasn't going to want to show that I've learned anything these past 5 weeks going to class.  OH WERE THEY SURPRISED!  I showed them that I could listen!  Of course it's cause they had some food with them that they never let me had before!  So I had to be on my best behavior so I would get the yummy food. I think my pawrents called them "hot dogs".  I get hot sometimes, but I don't think I'm as tasty as the "hot dog".  Must find the secret in the hot dog!  Anyway, I was on my best behavior and passed with an A+.

Proof of my A+

After everydog took their graduation test we played Doggy Jeopardy.  If my little shiba mind remembers correctly the categories were: Sit, Down, Stay with Movement, Stay with Distractions, and Tricks.  Guess who got the most points in Doggy Jeopardy?  YES!  Yours truly!  My pawrents praised and praised me for being such a good girl, and of course gave me some more hot dogs!  Not only that, I got a prize for winning Doggy Jeopardy!  The trainer gave me a Bullystick! HURRAY!

My dad doing jumping jacks, while I "stay" for Doggy Jeopardy

I will be returning in 5 weeks to take Obedience Level 2.  Sometimes I overhear my pawrents talking to each other, wondering if I'm ready for it yet.  I guess I will just have to surprise them again, won't I?

HIJACKED!

I'VE HIJACKED THE COMPOOTER FROM MY MOM. I WILL SOON BE BACK TO BLOGGINGZ!

Guard Puppy

Apparently I have a guard dog on duty! There have been nights where Mika has heard a noise she is not used to, so she gives her "a-rufffff" grunt and if she still feels uneasy she will sometimes bark. Once she settles down she still does her "a-ruffff" for a bit. However, there have been nights when she still feels uneasy and she will start her patrol of the bedroom. Mika will walk from one side of the room to the other for about 5-10 minutes before she settles down and goes back onto my bed and back to sleep.

During the day if I am studying or doing homework she will also bark when she hears someone coming up the stairs. It's as if she knows my bedroom is only for her and I to share and when she hears footsteps coming up she alerts me, which she doesn't have to since my stairs are so loud and creaky it's hard not to hear someone coming up haha. When she is home alone though, I have her in her ex-pen, she has never barked at me or given her "a-rufff" at me when I come home. She is only on duty when I am here with her.

It makes me happy to know that she is trying to protect me by alerting me.

 My little guard puppy

just relaxing