My friends know that this has been a very frustrating experience for me because not all breeders will respond back in a timely manner. Some may not respond back at all. I did have my hopes set on getting a puppy from Rodel Shibas. One, they were local (1 1/2 hr drive) and two, my friend adopted a Shiba from them. I have to say, he is one of the most gorgeous Shibas I have ever seen and is such a good boy! Rodel Shibas did let me know that there may be a wait for her puppies. She mentioned there are people who have been waiting over a year for her puppies. A year is a LONG time! I wanted my Shiba NOW. Sooner rather than later please. =)
Buying a puppy is a long process. It's not as easy as it looks. Yes, I could of gone to any puppy store, picked out my puppy and be on my merry way but for those of you who do not do your homework, you could end up with a puppy that has genetic defects which could cost you lots of $$$$ down the road.
Meet Hiro (ひろ- means Prosperous in Japanese). Born October 17, 2010. I actually do not know which one he is in the picture, but I have been telling everyone that the one showing his face is him O_o. The other red one looks more sesame (If you are familiar with Shibas, you know what I'm talking about ^^). My first baby picture. Hopefully, more pics to come......
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The creamy looks so HUGE compared to the others!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on confirming the arrival of your baby. You must be very excited.
Hi Shibasenji! yea! The cream one is such a cutie patootie! 6 weeks is so far away!! ><"
ReplyDeletewhat an exciting time! so cool you have his name picked out already.
ReplyDeleteout of curiosity, what breeder did you end up getting hiro from?
ReplyDeletetaro: Hiro is from Kayobi Shibas.
ReplyDeletei think Hiro & our good friend shiba rinji (http://twitter.com/shiba_rinji) are litter-mates! Rinji (who lives near us and is one of taro's playmates) was also born on october 17 at kayobi shibas. he's the black-and-tan in your pic!
ReplyDeleteso cool!
tar0: that is awesome!! does Rinji have a blog besides twitter??
ReplyDeletesandy n hiro: no blog. he's only on twitter.
ReplyDeletei blogged about hiro & rinji's link here: http://tar0shiba.tumblr.com/post/8227462948/taroshibapetdetective
ReplyDeleteand since we started talking about it, we've found out that shibas karma & crunch are both from kayobi shibas. i think that makes them something like shiba cousins (in spirit if not by lineage) to your hiro.
http://twitter.com/#!/Crunchy_karma
sandy n hiro: turns out crunch (the black and tan) is a half brother to rinji & your hiro! they all share the same father (Monti).
ReplyDeletehere's a great pic of crunch for you two to enjoy: http://yfrog.com/kgp6nuyj
my humans and i had lots of fun figuring this all out! :)