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Welcome to Shiba...What?
I chose that name because that was probably the first thing I said when I heard about the breed. And, I get that quite often when I have the girls out and they meet new people. Most people have never heard of the breed, although we do occasionally run into someone who actually knows what they are! I do know one thing and that is Shiba owners love to see other Shibas and read about other Shibas. I recently came across I Am Shiba and within a few days, read the whole blog. Many times I found myself laughing so hard I was on the verge of tears. LOL While not every dog is the same, there are enough similarities. Through this blog, I would love to share how I came to have these two beautiful girls, what we have been though and what we are up to. Occasionally even the girls will add their input, they can be very opinionated you know.
These are my two girls, Masami and Miyako. They are Japanese Shiba Inu sisters that were born March 1, 2007. Masami who we call Sami is the cream colored one. She really has a lot of color to her and sometimes they are refered to as dilute reds. Miyako is the Black and Tan and we call her Miko. They came to live with me at the age of 5 1/2 weeks old the Saturday of Easter weekend. They are pretty good sized Shibas, Sami currently weighs 37.5 lbs and Miko weighs 36.8 lbs. Our vet would like to see them both get down to 32 lbs. We will track their progress in this blog.
I've heard it said that you are not really a parent if you don't have more then one child. Because you would always know who broke the lamp or who left the light on. I think the same can be said about owning a Shiba Inu. I think in order to experience all that is Shiba, you have to have more then one.
Two is more fun then one.
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Sami and Miko's weigh-in
Sami and Miko could both stand to lose a little weight. Our vet would like them to be between 28 and 32 pounds. I think we will get a better idea on how much they should weigh as they get closer to their goal of 32 pounds for now.
To accomplish this, I've decided that what we need to do was be consistent with the amount of food and treats we give them. To do this, I bought a digital kitchen food scale. I put how much food I normally feed them in a measuring cup and weighed it. I then divided that by 3 since they get fed 3 times a day. Since we want to cut them back just until they start losing weight, I decided to weigh their food in grams.
We weighed them once a week and if they didn't lose any weight, we decreased each feeding by 1 gram. Currently they are both losing a little bit of weight. We won't adjust the amount they get until they stop losing weight. We are hoping that since the daily walks have resumed, we won't have to worry about decreasing their food. Here are their current weights.
_______ Miko Sami
02-24-10 36.8 37.5
03-14-10 36.6 37.0
To accomplish this, I've decided that what we need to do was be consistent with the amount of food and treats we give them. To do this, I bought a digital kitchen food scale. I put how much food I normally feed them in a measuring cup and weighed it. I then divided that by 3 since they get fed 3 times a day. Since we want to cut them back just until they start losing weight, I decided to weigh their food in grams.
We weighed them once a week and if they didn't lose any weight, we decreased each feeding by 1 gram. Currently they are both losing a little bit of weight. We won't adjust the amount they get until they stop losing weight. We are hoping that since the daily walks have resumed, we won't have to worry about decreasing their food. Here are their current weights.
_______ Miko Sami
02-24-10 36.8 37.5
03-14-10 36.6 37.0
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