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06/26/2026

Since this popped up on my personal account’s memories I had to listen to it again while I worked today. It’s a fantastic seminar & the points I thought were noteworthy 2 years ago I still feel are important today.

My thoughts from the first time I listened:

I loved this seminar! It reiterated points I knew BUT what really got my attention was the confirmation that the quality of Shiba overseas is lacking. This is something I felt to be true but to hear being spoken was kinda like ahh, see I’m not completely crazy. Breeders in Japan want us to have good quality dogs which is why they put together this seminar.

Points I really thought were good:

•The Shiba was a hunting dog & should have structure to do its job. TOO many people put emphasis on a pretty headpiece - a Shiba is more than a pretty face!
• how in-depth the seminar went into black & tan coloring. Driving home that it’s a hard color to get correct. Also I committed a sin with my second black & tan to black & tan breeding which I knew but now feel a bit guilty about 😂😅
• Nihon Ken base color is red, the other colors are built around red. Sesame has red coloring, black & tans have red coloring. Historically black & tans were used to help red color & coat quality.

This lecture on the Shiba Inu was given by the World Union of Akita...

06/26/2026

Patiently waiting for the morning’s walk

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06/26/2026

He definitely gives off main character energy 😂

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06/21/2026

Brently’s 6th Best in Open show win under judge Sharon DiGennaro.

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06/18/2026

A cute photo of Wallen waiting (im)patiently ringside for his turn at the Tampa show. Follower Katie snapped this photo of him - a rare sight to see his mouth closed!

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06/14/2026

The Tampa shows are officially done! I’m exhausted 😅 instead of doing individual daily posts, because I had some birthdays I didn’t want to overshadow, I’m doing one big post.

Thursday:
Wallen got 2 out of 2 in the bred by Exhibitor class. He had fun like always.
Astrid had a blast in the veterans show. Nekora less so. Nekora won best veteran & got 4 out of 4 for the veteran group. She was not having any of it 💀
Brently got a Group 2 out of 2. She showed well.

Friday:
Wallen was the only one in his class. He showed the best he has in a while. He’s so enthusiastic he wants to RUN around the ring. He has fun so it’s hard to curb him because I don’t want to ruin his enjoyment. I also know he looks extremely immature compared to the other dogs & is just a goof. I hope if we get the excitement under control his movement will look better as I don’t necessarily see him throwing his feet much when we walk our daily walks. But I was proud of him for behaving decently well for him. Plus he got to say hi to people & get loved on which is what really makes him happiest.
Brently got a group 2 out of 3 & showed beautifully. So I was I can’t complain.

Saturday (today):
Wallen again was the only dog in his class & ZOOMED 🤦🏼‍♀️ one day he’ll get it…. Maybe when he’s 10. I also almost missed our turn because a) I forgot we were number 11 & thought there was another class dog in front of us & b) was letting Wallen greet some random people while we waited 😅
But Brently - she got a BEST IN OPEN SHOW! She showed the best she has in like forever so I was very proud of her as she went through a period of not enjoying the shows.
She also made some new human friends at the show.

Random pictures of the weekend
Ps. The best picture of Brently with her BIOS ribbon is of course when I’m throwing the toy 😂 official win photo to come

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06/13/2026

Happy birthday to the birthday twins Astrid & Jesse! Naturally they had to get some photos together to celebrate (ok I made them) 😊

Astrid turned 8 years old today. She is just the happiest, sweetest, silliest, most squirrel obsessed Shiba ever. If they were all like her, anyone could own one. She is my sunshine child & there will never be another like her. She always makes me laugh especially when it comes to rolling in the wet grass being a “wormy” (ok sometimes that can be annoying after the 10th time on a single walk), pulling leg, arm, or beard hair when she greets men, & when she’s “hunting” lizards - meaning she chases them & wags her tail when she finds their hiding place (not harming them). Here’s to many more happy years Astrid!

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Jesse you’re also the sweetest ever. I’m so glad that our life paths have crossed as you’ve made me the happiest I’ve been in a while. Thank you for accepting me, the dogs, the other critters, & the crazy misadventures I like to drag you on. I appreciate you putting up with me & my shenanigans. Here’s to many more birthdays. Enjoy the new chapter of your life because you deserve it.

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06/13/2026

Just some evening walk shenanigans 😂 never a dull moment

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06/11/2026

Happy 3rd birthday to Brently! I can’t believe she’s 3 already 😭
She’s the best Kishu I could have asked for. She’s beauty & brains, always up for an adventure but also isn’t opposed to settling down to chill. A good all rounder kind of dog.

I look forward to our continued partnership & hope that the future has new & exciting opportunities for us.

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06/10/2026

Wallen & Delilah cuddling against each other on our walk. We were waiting on Brently to find a place to p*e so Wallen laid down to chew the stick he was carrying. Delilah then decided to lay next to him to pull up some grass. I thought it was cute son & mom bonding thing.
My dogs aren’t super cuddle with each other (I’m a different story though) & usually laying near Wallen means a wrestling match or a hump 🤦🏼‍♀️

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