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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / April 2005OT: Pic of Exocat's new D-Pet
To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of just 23lbs still coming to terms with all the upheavals in his life. But we're definitely making progress. Purrs to all Gordon & the TT http://community.webshots.com/photo/96231890/309471964VqLjyE > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://community.webshots.com/photo/96231890/309471964VqLjyE What a gorgeous dog! He is just beautiful! I'm envious. > > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > > What a gorgeous dog! > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of > just 23lbs still coming to terms with all the upheavals in his life. > But we're definitely making progress. He is beautiful. He may not be a cat, but I'm still interested in hearing about his adjustments to his new forever home. --Fil > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of > just 23lbs still coming to terms with all the upheavals in his life. > But we're definitely making progress. Aww, he's very nice.  SignatureMarina, Frank, Nikki, and introducing: Mere! marina (dot) kurten (at) pp (dot) inet (dot) fi Pics at http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/frankiennikki/ and http://community.webshots.com/user/frankiennikki >To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) >here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > >http://community.webshots.com/photo/96231890/309471964VqLjyE Aww, what a sweet little d-face! ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://community.webshots.com/photo/96231890/309471964VqLjyE What a beautiful dog! > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) > here's a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > http://community.webshots.com/photo/96231890/309471964VqLjyE Oh he's very handsome :) We'll keep purring that he settles in well SignatureElise (supervised by Gossamer & Jeeves) pics: http://photos.yahoo.com/dragonandthistle@snet.net > To satisfy the tremendous volume of demand (my thanks to you both) here's > a shot of Raki the Japanese Shiba Inu, a timid little soul of just 23lbs [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Gordon & the TT He is lovely, Gordon. He looks similar to the primitive dogs you often see wandering around in African villages, same colour, same tail curl but yours has longer fur. Is he more a smaller relative of the Akita? because he has the same inscrutable look like a Chow has. Are you getting on well with him? What's his story? Chows are lovely looking dogs, but they attach themselves to one person only, and it's not necessarily their owner. Akita males can be extremely challenging, they have great dignity and are easily offended. So, how's it going with the chap? And what do the cats think of this awful imposition? Does he wash his face with his paws? they sometimes do. Tweed <----jealous as I miss my dogs LO Tina > He is lovely, Gordon. He looks similar to the primitive dogs you > often see wandering around in African villages, same colour, same tail > curl but yours has longer fur. Fang u. Yes, he's "primitive" in that the breed is believed to go back to c. 1000BC > Is he more a smaller relative of the Akita? because he has the same > inscrutable look like a Chow has. Yes again, the were 6 old breeds of Japanese spitz-type dog (not to be confused with the miniature Samoyed now known as the Japanese Spitz which was only introduced & the miniaturisation started around 400 years ago) of which the Shiba is the smallest and the Akita the largest. The mid-range Hokkaido (or Ainu) is still in existence but I think the others have gone (times were very hard in WWII and most dogs went for food IIRC) > Are you getting on well with him? What's his story? He's a bit high-strung as yet, hardly surprising given all the changes in his life, but we seem to be bonding now as he volunteers to lie in/on my lap or lie beside me in bed. He's nearly 4 & is being disposed of by his breeder as he proved too nervous to show and not ideal for breeding as his sister's busy producing and more of the same bloodline is undesirable (apparently). To the breeder's credit she's been looking for a good home from him for a year: I'm the first person he took to at interview (to the extent of making her jealous 'cos he chose to sit on my feet after an hour in preference to hers, 1st time ever) and he's here on 2 months' trial. > Chows are lovely looking dogs, but they attach themselves to one > person only, and it's not necessarily their owner. Aren't they just. Chow is believed to figure largely in the ancestry of these 6 breeds. Raki is being friendly towards all hoomins who present themselves to him in a quiet but welcoming manner, and is also getting on with the non-huge and non-yappy local dog population. The rest still frighten him somewhat. On-topic, Bandit just ignores him, and he Bandit, while Snowball goes up & sniffs noses regularly - Raki sniffs in return but then backs away deferentially. As is only proper. > Akita males can be extremely challenging, they have great dignity and > are easily offended. Shibas supposedly think they're Akitas, but I've started as I mean to go on as the pack leader: eating first (well, 2nd after the cats), going through doorways and gates in the lead, staying above him, rolling him over to rub his tummy, etc. So no challenges. Nor I hope and expect to the cats either. > Does he wash his face with his paws? they sometimes do. Not spotted that yet, but after his much-needed bath he shook himself dry and then licked himself all over too. Allegedly Shibas are the nearest thing in the doggy world to Siamese cats. Sounds a pretty good thing to me. > Tweed <----jealous as I miss my dogs I never thought I'd be much of a dog-person again (haven't had one in nearly 40 years) but Raki's just beginning to change my mind. If only 'cos it's nice to have something in the house that's lower in the pecking order than oneself :-). So I'd be the first to understand if you chose to admit one to your life again too. Carefully done with a non-dominant specimen the masters _might_ accept an extra slave............. Purrs & best wishes Gordon/Bandit/Snowball/Raki That was some great information on an incredible d*g. thank you for posting it. > LO Tina > [quoted text clipped - 69 lines] > > Gordon/Bandit/Snowball/Raki Wow, that's a beautiful d*g. Suz&Spicey
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