Teething, Shiba 500 and Agility Meet Up

Soba has been teething for a while, and we were wondering when we were going to find his teeth. Well, lo and behold! Wade found these. One popped out of his mouth while Wade was playing with him. We put it in a plastic bag. Maybe we can get some $$ from the tooth fairy? Wonder if she takes doggie teeth. =)

We started to take Soba to a large open area pretty close to our house. He loves to run around on grass, but there is NO WAY we would let him roam free so we put a long leash on him. He got so excited that he started to do a Shiba 500 (aka running around in a circle like a race car). We love it when he does this cause (1) he looks so darn funny, and (2) this means he will be really tired and groggy when he gets home.

Wade and I decided to take Soba to an agility meetup group for beginners. We thought that it would be good to socialize him with other dogs, and that he would enjoy jumping around and through obstacles. Although Soba was the youngest and most hyper (aka mis-behaved) dog there, he did seem to enjoy himself, and got it after a few tries. After 3 hours of running around, he was pretty much dead for the entire afternoon which allowed Wade to watch his football uninterrupted and me to take a LONG nap.

Ornament, Popcorn, New Toy, and Restricted Zone

In preparation for Christmas, I got Soba his first Christmas ornament! Pretty cute I think, but then again I'm biased.










Wade and I made a promise that we would NOT feed Soba any human food. Well... I broke that promise when Wade went on a business trip. I made a bag of popcorn, and I couldn't resist those puppy eyes starring up at me. So... I fed Soba some. After that whenever we make popcorn, he would sit by the microwave to wait for it to be done.














We got Soba a new toy! I couldn't resist because I keep reading reviews how great this one was. It is called Hide a Squirrel. It didn't take him long to figure out that his objective is to get his face in the tree trunk and get out the squirrels.









Now when he plays this game, there are squirrels ALL OVER the floor...













Soba broke into the "restricted zone" which is an area we blocked off because there are too many tempting things for him to get at like the bark, plants, grass, etc. Although it is gated off pretty well, he sometimes manages to find a way in. When I looked outside this morning, I saw him frolicking in the area. Yes that is me yellling at him in the video.

New bed and chewed up toy

We just got Soba this new bed. It looks ginormous, but quite comfortable. He is always curling up under the table looking cold and lonely. So, we figure he can snuggle up against this during the cold California winters! =)


Remember this little pig I got for Soba. It looked so cute when we first got it home.













BUT like all toys... it starts to miss a limb here and there. The casuality this time was one ear gone and 1/2 ear still intact.











That 1/2 ear didn't last long. This is what the pig looks like now. I'll leave it to your imagination what this looks like!!










Someone just woke up from a little nap. Not sure how he got the ears flip back like that...