Good Morning, Sharky!
If you saw this sketchy character sitting on your corner, would you cross the street to avoid him?
Unboxing!
Sharky working on his memoirs – concludes chapter 3…
Banana Boy!
Cookie time!
Tusslin’ with the turkey tendon…
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Sharky would like you to bubble-wrap the furniture that is in his way from the ground up about 2 feet. He thinks his face is getting a little smushed looking.
His Memoirs are hilarious!
Whenever we go to a new environment, Akemi always makes him wear his halo – which he hates. He’s pretty good at home but sometimes will get a little too confident and we’ll hear “Bang” and Akemi will wince.
Sharky is so adorbs! Yes, I said ‘adorbs’. 😀 How old is he? Did he lose his eyes to glaucoma? He’s such a cute cuddle pup, I just wanna squish him (in a good way)! And Akemi is losing some of her accent…she’s doing very well with English, much better than I would ever do with Japanese. When she starts saying things like ‘eh’, and ‘hoser’ I will know she’s been totally transformed into a Canadian. 🙂
That may take a while.
We adopted Sharky last October from Pug Nation of LA (He’s a California dog and thus not a fan of the cold weather). He was apparently dropped off at a shelter in August. One eye was badly infected and the other had already been surgically removed. When he went to the rescue, they had him assessed, realized he was in a lot of pain and they couldn’t save the other eye so they removed it as well. No way to tell how long he has been fully blind, but he has adjusted very well at home. But he is VERY attached to Akemi and, maybe because of his lack of sight or hard luck past, suffers separation anxiety. As a result, we only go out for meals when we can bring him along (ie a patio) which, in the winter, means we stay at home. We’ve saved a bunch of money since adopting him!
Awwww! Poor guy had a rough start. But now he’s livin’ large! You two are so good to your fur babies. You should’a had kids! 😀 (Nah…I take back. Kids with fur don’t steal your car keys and go for a joy ride…they only steal your hearts.)
I totally get the separation anxiety – we have a cat like that (Bucky). He desperately meows when David goes outside, and he demands cuddles all the time. And when David comes home he carries on, too, wanting to be picked up and cuddled. Bucky’s the only cat I’ve had in all my years (and I’ve had about 25 or so) that will fall asleep – immediately – in your arms. It takes the whole “I can’t get up because there’s a cat on my lap” thing to a whole other level. 😛
For the separation anxiety, have you tried leaving the tv or radio (or whatever devices in your home make talk-y sounds) while you’re out? Perhaps even recording a short, calming conversation between you two and then playing it back in a loop. Just don’t mention treats or walkies or anything that could get Sharky excited.
Do you know his age? He looks young. I just love his furry little face! So glad you rescued him…gold stars for you. 🙂 You should start a Sharky savings account (or jar) for all the money you’re saving by eating at home. Maybe you can save up enough to rescue a pup friend for Sharky! 🙂
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When we leave to go work out for 30 minutes, we play the Soothing Music for Dogs youtube channel.
They said he was 7-8 when we adopted him. Akemi hopes he is younger.
And, yes, the plan is to adopt a friend for Sharky – but not until we get back from our Japan trip.
Happy Sharky Sunday!
Safe travels home. xo
By the way. Sharky phoned me late last night. He told me to tell you he wants his leash tag edited to read “Blind guard dog”.
Come ta think of it … You should probably place a sign on your apartment front door as well. “Beware of blind guard dog”.
Akemi loves it!