By popular request.... Here are more pics of Soba!

We got Soba this new toy from Ikea. He sometimes gets his paws caught in the two holes when he retrives the toy after we throw it. Sometimes he'll go skidding across the floor on top of this toy which looks like he is surfing in our living room.









Who can resist this cute face? Yes, we are suckers. Now that Soba is pretty much potty trained, we are letting him roam upstairs WITH SUPERVISION. He loves sniffing around in each room. Hope he decides to not leave us any early Christmas presents.








There is always an itch that Soba can't reach.













Soba has a habit of placing toys he retrives on people's laps so he can "play with you". Got to be careful of his sharp puppy teeth when he does this. I've gotten in his way a few times, and all I can say is O-U-C-H.









Happy Halloween! Do you like his pumpkin costume? I thought it was hilarious, but he didn't like it. He had his head down and looked sad and unhappy. He barely moved and then he decided he had enough. So, he shook the costume off. I need to exchange it for smaller size so it stays on.




































This is what happened to Soba's favorite lobster toy after Roxie (our friend's yellow lab) and Soba played with it. Mr. Lobster was violently attacked. He lost one of his claws and his guts were spilling out. We buried him (in the trash) and now he is resting in peace. Good thing we were able to go to Target and buy Soba a Lobster 2.0.


















Wade & Soba practicing for the next season of Dancing with the Stars. We always thought dogs hate to stand on their hind feet. Not our Soba!

































When Soba was smaller, he use to be afraid of the gloves Wade uses to pick him up when he doesn't want to be picked up. He would run away, but NOW he runs towards the gloves. When we have a hard time getting him to come into the house, we pull out the gloves. He likes to fight and bite the gloves. The gloves are also another way to work off his puppy energy. We "glove" him and he loves it!

Growing up fast

Uncle Brian got me this monkey stuffed animal. Not sure I appreciate Wade putting it right in front of my face while I sleep.











Didn't take long for Soba to remove the monkey's felt eyes resulting in a pretty creepy looking toy.












Sleeping in one of my favorite spots, right by the sofa and ottoman while my parents watch TV.












Discovered that Soba really likes water bottles as chew toys.












Snoozing again. Check out my ears.













When he gets tired, Soba likes to strike this pose to get what he wants.












As you can see, Soba's growing quickly and getting rather long. He loves to stretch out when he sleeps.












Another attempt at bypassing the baby gate which "Houdini" has done multiple times.

















Like my new Red Dingo tag? It's a blue metallic bone with my info engraved on the back.












I want some Mike's Hard Lemonade also!!

Soba the social butterfly

Sorry for the delay in this update. Soba's social calendar is keeping us rather busy!

Soba got his first shot at the vet last Sunday so now we're trying to socialize him more so he doesn't end up being a big momma's boy. He's getting more used to car rides, made a trip to visit Broadcom, has met and played with a bunch of people who visited our house and even went to Uncle Josh and Aunt Laura's baby shower this weekend. That's where he met up with their Lab puppy Roxie who is very sweet and friendly and really loves to play with other dogs but doesn't realize how big and strong she is (she is 10x the weight of Soba). So she ran up and literally squashed him when we let her run free. Soba got very scared and had to be rescued from Roxie's ginormous wet tongue and kisses. But as the night got later, he got a little bolder and eventually we let them play and wrestle for about 5 or 10 minutes in the backyard. Of course, the neighbors were probably thinking it was Michael Vick's house and we were dogfighting with the large circle of people watching and cheering. He did pretty good and was really jabbing with his front and hind legs as he was in the submissive position. He was really tired and slept really well that night. Now we joke with him that he got beat up by a girl!

Soba is a great puppy. Yes, he does have his bouts of crazy nervous puppy energy which are funny to watch as for no reason, he suddenly zips back and forth all over the house and yard like he's nuts. Then he gets tired and settles down to one of his frequent naps. He's getting really quick now and hard to catch when he doesn't want you to catch him. Most of the time, he just wants to hang out near us and checks we are close by then get back to sleeping or gnawing on one of his toys. We also constantly find out how smart he is. For example, a couple of times Cindy has fallen asleep on the couch and he has barked at her to wake her up and let her know he needs to go outside. Of course, this intelligence sometimes doesn't work out so well as when he continually finds way to get into the garden and do some digging. We put up a fence but now he has figured out that if he scales the nearby planter, he can go the backdoor route and drop down into the garden. Doh!

Thanks Uncle Ron and Aunt Susan for the Seahawks jersey. He needs to grow into it a little more but it won't be long both of Cindy's boys are decked out and ready for Sundays.










He was scared of this squeaky elephant at first but not anymore after he figured out he could grab it by the nose and show it who's boss.











Let's say Soba hasn't gotten used to leash training yet.












Sometimes Soba plays so much, he forgets to drink water and has to be led there by Dad.












His super puppy energy not only wears him out, but anyone nearby.

I'm settling in

Soba has done a lot this week. It started by going to the vet on Sunday. He is 7 weeks old and he weighed in at a whopping 5 lbs! For some reason, that does not stop him from barking at the 80 lb laborador next door. I'm not sure he appreciated the anal probe he got when they took his temperature but he passed his checkup with flying colors. Later that day, we tried to give him his first bath. As you might have guessed, he didn't appreciate that very much and we got our first "shiba scream" and both of us also got very wet in the process.

He's a pretty good puppy. Housebreaking has gone pretty well with only a couple accidents. I'm not sure if it's because he likes Cindy better but for some reason, his only accidents have been when I am around. Doh! The only thing he absolutely despises is when we crate him at night. Some pretty loud whimpering (enough that I close all the windows so people don't call the cops) since he doesn't like to be alone but he is getting more used to it. He's now playing with more toys. The lobster is still his absolute favorite but as you can see in the pic below, he doesn't mind gnawing on some rawhide.

Enjoy the pics and we'll again end with one of his signature poses .... passing out on his side, this time on the sofa.