cannibalgoldfish

No matter how deserted the place you can always run into another dog walker! I walk my dogs down a track that is a bit away from where I live. Yesterday I had a guy with two unleashed dogs who rushed up to mine. The guy was really apologetic and said the last few times he walked there he hadn't seen anyone so he thought it was safe to let his off lead. OT, but one of his dogs was a little chi who kept trying to sniff Wylies backside. I have never seen a shiba try and curl his tail down between his legs to protect his bits before (for those that dont know, their tails are held up over their backs in a tight curl that doesn't straighten out much)

I saw a lady walking a shiba in Elwood when I was over in Melbourne a few weeks ago. I kinda did a double take and squeaked "shiba!" She gave me an odd look and pulled the dog a little closer to her...

I was going to do japanese terrier!

Nope It wont work. Someone else can have a go....

Ummmm. er, (frantically googles) Wow, for some reason photobucket wont work for me

Yay! I got one

Hokkaido!

files that away for future reference... Do desexed male ferrets still want to do the job though?

Sorry I have nothing against people who are vegetarian. It is their own choice after all. I have been ranted at by some all about how eating meat makes you an evil animal killer. It works both ways. But seriously, so much crap goes on with our food that if we all took it to heart we would starve to death. Back to topic, my mum had an evil blood sucking weasel a ferret. It was a teeny thing named fee fee (yes, seriously!) that used to raid my bag and steal my morning tea snacks so when I would get to work I had nothing to eat. The sadistic blood sucker cute little thing would stash them in my mums drawer and she would find this horde of stolen food festering away. I like ferrets, and the "pronging" is so cute! (I know what you mean there) But doubt I'd get one any time soon. Just dont eat it afterwards. That would make you an uncouth animal killing hunter. Agree with you there Staranais, a friend guilt tripped me out of enjoying my yogurt last month after telling me the facts about gelatine. I decided I like yogurt, and ignored him....

Moselle, I hope you enjoyed that tasty vegetarian bake you mentioned a few pages back. Obviously you have no problems with the fact that millions of animals are killed, shot, poisoned, electrocuted, ect every year just to keep those tasty vegies safe until they get to you. So a few thousand fruit bats and parrots die every year in very slow painful deaths, all tangled up in netting protecting the fruit you buy, not to mention the thousands of wallabies and possums poisoned just to keep them off the crops that provide you with your meals. If I was an animal, I'd choose sudden death by hunter or farmer rather than the above. Wouldn't you? At least people can choose to buy ethically killed meat. Vegetables dont come with signs saying "No wallaby was poisoned slowly by 1080 to provide you with this tasty bunch of silverbeet"

just watched the video. I feel sorry for the lion in the back ground who stayed on his stool "I'm being a good boy, see, where's my treat!" Bet he never got one that day.

That second photo, awesome!

They are often advertised in the paper here in Tas.... usually with a "rare red colour" tag and an inflated pricetag to match...

Look at the second listing... http://www.dogzonline.com.au/breeds/mature/shiba-inu.asp

If I won tatts I would buy a shikoku. It's my dream dog. However I'm not smart enough nor rich enough to import them here to breed for the sake of breeding a rare breed. Some shikokus have quite a wild temperament and are still a bit feral. If you love the look so much try looking at maybe finding an agouti siberian husky? Seriously gorgeous! (google them! wow )

Spoil him! feed him all the treats he wants, take him places he loves and dont bother to tell him off if he is bad (obviously this is only if it's not going to affect things in public)

This made me lol.

Yes. Loki was always very obedient (for a shiba) and would listen to me. He was very mum focused and eager to please. I got Wylie and he stopped listening. Just stares at me and walks off! Little bugger.......

Another laugh for the 3rd pic It's in the eyes!

just for that, I'm going to stick around for the next 5 years. You only have yourself to blame

As soon as I saw this I realised who it was. RIP Ari and Baz

Siamese always remind me of feline sculptures.

Yay charlie! I follow the Charlie threads but never have anything to add.

Well, no, they are not. But have been here long enough to form its own unique "breed" that sets it apart from other asian "dingos" (meaning they look similar but you can usually tell where it has come from) This leaves us with a dilema. Preserve a non native? Or preserve a distinct breed of dog that has been here long enough to fill the niche of our missing large land based carnivores. Australia has this problem in a few areas. We have the only wild dromedaries in the world, We have a stable population of Bali banteng, which like the dingo is a primative "domestic" breed yet is endangered in it's home country. Where do we draw the line? They say our sparrows are genetically changing from their european ancestors. Will we one day treat them as a new native species?

I dont understand this attitude at all. I have a entire male shiba. I knew before I got him they can be dog aggressive so I take steps. I never let him off lead in public and even whilst walking I keep firm control over him. If I didn't he would be lunging and snapping at other dogs (he would like to, has a god complex) When he was attacked by an off lead dog a while back he was extra responsive and I have been teaching him to sit when he sees another dog and focus on me. So far its working beautifully. So, owner of a small potentialy agressive dog here and he has never attacked anyones dog. How hard can it be? I mean, I'm an idiot at the best of times but really? Sadly people are stupid and common sense is actually far from being common. It would be annoying for large dog owners to face constant prejudice about their dogs, purely on size. (plus those owners with bull breeds) so I do feel for you.