making of fluffy
February 27, 2014 8:53 AM Subscribe
Wow. Very grooming. Such fluffiest. Plz yes. Brush more.
posted by drlith at 9:09 AM on February 27, 2014 [18 favorites]
posted by drlith at 9:09 AM on February 27, 2014 [18 favorites]
I wonder if Maru would give lessons in sitting still to be brushed. I have a couple of furry monsters at home who need a few tips.
posted by alynnk at 9:25 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
posted by alynnk at 9:25 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
NO. YOU TOOK LOLCATS WITH YOUR FUCKING DOGE. YOU CANNOT HAVE MARU. STOP IT.
posted by symbioid at 9:26 AM on February 27, 2014 [10 favorites]
posted by symbioid at 9:26 AM on February 27, 2014 [10 favorites]
Why don't you just fucking make a goddamned Shiba Inu playing a fucking keyboard at this point. Play him off Shiba Inu. Nyan Inu. TAKE ALL THE CATS WHY DON'T YOU!?
posted by symbioid at 9:30 AM on February 27, 2014
posted by symbioid at 9:30 AM on February 27, 2014
god, the look it shoots the camera when on its back, like he's actually channeling Jon Lovitz saying "Jealous?"
posted by The Whelk at 9:31 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
posted by The Whelk at 9:31 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
Shiba Inu cannot boots.
Shibas are adorable, but nearly everything I've read about them (that isn't "wow amaze much doge") mentions that they're strong-willed and somewhat difficult to train. I'll have to wait until an easier breed of dog reaches meme status.
posted by Metroid Baby at 9:43 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
Shibas are adorable, but nearly everything I've read about them (that isn't "wow amaze much doge") mentions that they're strong-willed and somewhat difficult to train. I'll have to wait until an easier breed of dog reaches meme status.
posted by Metroid Baby at 9:43 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
Wait - so... they're kinda like cats? Hmm...
posted by symbioid at 9:46 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by symbioid at 9:46 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
*sigh* only 3 comments in...
drlith: Wow. Very grooming. Such fluffiest. Plz yes. Brush more.
You went full doge, man. Never go full doge.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:49 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
drlith: Wow. Very grooming. Such fluffiest. Plz yes. Brush more.
You went full doge, man. Never go full doge.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:49 AM on February 27, 2014 [4 favorites]
Is the sound turned down, or is that the quietest blow dryer on the planet? Because while my dog has the same content stoicism to getting brushed, his reaction to blow dryers is slink out of the room nervously and then peek, with great concern, around the corner.
posted by Panjandrum at 9:49 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by Panjandrum at 9:49 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
Look at all the cat people mad because dogs are superior. OR...
Wow
Such anger
Much mad
So cats
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 9:53 AM on February 27, 2014 [7 favorites]
Wow
Such anger
Much mad
So cats
posted by Ghostride The Whip at 9:53 AM on February 27, 2014 [7 favorites]
his reaction to blow dryers is slink out of the room nervously and then peek, with great concern, around the corner.
My dog really enjoys the warm blast of air, but is terrified of the hair dryer. He'll come bounding into the bathroom hoping to get blow dried, but the second I turn it on him he buries his face into my shins like they're the door to a safe room. If I turn it off, he'll look up at me like "dude, what the heck, we were doing a thing here," and whine at me until I point it at him again. At which point he buries his face in my legs like he's being chased by some terrible terrorbeast. Weirdo.
posted by phunniemee at 9:56 AM on February 27, 2014 [5 favorites]
My dog really enjoys the warm blast of air, but is terrified of the hair dryer. He'll come bounding into the bathroom hoping to get blow dried, but the second I turn it on him he buries his face into my shins like they're the door to a safe room. If I turn it off, he'll look up at me like "dude, what the heck, we were doing a thing here," and whine at me until I point it at him again. At which point he buries his face in my legs like he's being chased by some terrible terrorbeast. Weirdo.
posted by phunniemee at 9:56 AM on February 27, 2014 [5 favorites]
There's only one cat person here. Me. We're solitary creatures, not pack animals.
posted by symbioid at 9:59 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
posted by symbioid at 9:59 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
These are pretty much the only dogs I would consider getting.
You might rethink that if you have read this.
This is one of the funniest things on the web and while I love me a Shiba, there's no way in HELL I'd consider having one after reading this.
posted by Ruthless Bunny at 9:59 AM on February 27, 2014 [7 favorites]
"...everything I've read about them (that isn't "wow amaze much doge") mentions that they're strong-willed and somewhat difficult to train."
To quote the Shiba Inu Club of America:
"We absolutely do not want people wanting Shibas because we think that the journalists are doing a disservice to the breed because I feel as though they're publicizing these dogs when, as we say, this is not the breed for most people.
If you like a cat, they're a dog. There are cat people out there. If you want a dog that's a cat, yeah, okay. If you really want a challenge and you want to drive yourself crazy. If you want to spend thousands of dollars repairing the damage your puppy has done, then yeah, go ahead! Be crazy! There are lots of crazy people on the planet."
posted by Midnight Rambler at 10:28 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
To quote the Shiba Inu Club of America:
"We absolutely do not want people wanting Shibas because we think that the journalists are doing a disservice to the breed because I feel as though they're publicizing these dogs when, as we say, this is not the breed for most people.
If you like a cat, they're a dog. There are cat people out there. If you want a dog that's a cat, yeah, okay. If you really want a challenge and you want to drive yourself crazy. If you want to spend thousands of dollars repairing the damage your puppy has done, then yeah, go ahead! Be crazy! There are lots of crazy people on the planet."
posted by Midnight Rambler at 10:28 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
That's not Maru.
posted by intendedeffect at 10:33 AM on February 27, 2014 [7 favorites]
posted by intendedeffect at 10:33 AM on February 27, 2014 [7 favorites]
This must be the internet because even a cute video of a Shiba getting brushed has devolved into an all-too-typical snark fest.
My Shiba is a Black & Tan Shiba Inu. He's small, so either he's a dwarf or he's been bred with something else, maybe a Corgi. We picked him up off of the street in Southern Taiwan. He initially had some problems associated with street dogs such as being overly aggressive towards other dogs when close to his "family" (Myself and my SO) as well as being aggressive towards (some) men. He has never ever bitten anyone. Additionally he's also blind in one eye, and was covered in ticks and infected with several tick-borne diseases when we found him.
Fortunately, being an English teacher in Taiwan pays rather well, and we were more than happy to sink lots of time and cash into our little money hole.
He was always clean and has always been incredibly loving to my SO. He's been good to me too, but occasionally he gets defensive around me and will hide under a table or sulk away. If I continue to bug him he may show teeth or growl at me, but he's never bitten me.
We've taught him and disciplined him, and he's the most well-behaved and clean dog I've ever had (I've previously had an Aussie Shepherd and Border Collies.) I will say that one thing the MS site gets right is that if we ever let him off leash, I'm not sure we'd get him back. Many dog owners in Taiwan keep their dogs off leash, and that's probably why our dog was covered in ticks and living under a park bench when we found him. I'm so happy that he's happy now.
posted by seansbrain at 10:37 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
My Shiba is a Black & Tan Shiba Inu. He's small, so either he's a dwarf or he's been bred with something else, maybe a Corgi. We picked him up off of the street in Southern Taiwan. He initially had some problems associated with street dogs such as being overly aggressive towards other dogs when close to his "family" (Myself and my SO) as well as being aggressive towards (some) men. He has never ever bitten anyone. Additionally he's also blind in one eye, and was covered in ticks and infected with several tick-borne diseases when we found him.
Fortunately, being an English teacher in Taiwan pays rather well, and we were more than happy to sink lots of time and cash into our little money hole.
He was always clean and has always been incredibly loving to my SO. He's been good to me too, but occasionally he gets defensive around me and will hide under a table or sulk away. If I continue to bug him he may show teeth or growl at me, but he's never bitten me.
We've taught him and disciplined him, and he's the most well-behaved and clean dog I've ever had (I've previously had an Aussie Shepherd and Border Collies.) I will say that one thing the MS site gets right is that if we ever let him off leash, I'm not sure we'd get him back. Many dog owners in Taiwan keep their dogs off leash, and that's probably why our dog was covered in ticks and living under a park bench when we found him. I'm so happy that he's happy now.
posted by seansbrain at 10:37 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
Obligatory.
Sort of the reverse.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:38 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
Sort of the reverse.
posted by ROU_Xenophobe at 10:38 AM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
You might rethink that if you have read this.
Wow, that's a great article for anyone thinking of getting any kind of dog, really. There's some Shiba-specific stuff, but overall it really covers a lot of the big points of dog ownership. Thanks!
posted by inigo2 at 10:48 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
Wow, that's a great article for anyone thinking of getting any kind of dog, really. There's some Shiba-specific stuff, but overall it really covers a lot of the big points of dog ownership. Thanks!
posted by inigo2 at 10:48 AM on February 27, 2014 [2 favorites]
much fluff
happy tummy
many brush
hummy dryer
posted by Susu pitchounette at 10:54 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
happy tummy
many brush
hummy dryer
posted by Susu pitchounette at 10:54 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
You might rethink that if you have read this.
This is one of the funniest things on the web and while I love me a Shiba, there's no way in HELL I'd consider having one after reading this.
Honestly I am in love with whoever wrote that and think that the world would be a better place if everyone read that piece before getting a dog, because it applies to any dog. Particularly letting them off-lead, having a dog around children/other pets, and what to do to stop them barking.
posted by winna at 11:07 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
This is one of the funniest things on the web and while I love me a Shiba, there's no way in HELL I'd consider having one after reading this.
Honestly I am in love with whoever wrote that and think that the world would be a better place if everyone read that piece before getting a dog, because it applies to any dog. Particularly letting them off-lead, having a dog around children/other pets, and what to do to stop them barking.
posted by winna at 11:07 AM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
Ah, the underappreciated labor of fluffiness.
posted by LMGM at 12:12 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by LMGM at 12:12 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
not same dogge anmore
posted by a halcyon day at 12:27 PM on February 27, 2014
posted by a halcyon day at 12:27 PM on February 27, 2014
I hear you symboid, although doge is nice too. I don't think lolcats (or the real Maru) are going away though.
posted by JHarris at 12:56 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
posted by JHarris at 12:56 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
My parents have a staircase that looks out a picture window onto our front yard, where my dad had a birdfeeder for many years. Naturally, this was where our dog, an 80 pound black lab named Bailey who carried a mistaken self-identity as a lap dog, would perch, overseeing his fiefdom of critters.
A side effect of black lab ownership is the copious amounts of hair that collect in every corner of the house, multiply, and gather in clumps to Karamari across the tile floor whenever the front door is opened. Thus, it was my job to vacuum those stairs, stained black from years of dog.
Despite being perpetually eager to please, Bailey ably played the role of anchor. If your goal was to open a door, deploy the recliner, or otherwise displace him, it was his mission to outwait you.
Bailey, move.
Nothing.
Bailey, move.
A plaintive look, as if to say "I was here first, and I have rights as granted in the United States Constit...
Bailey, MOVE.
He'd skulk away from the hastily opened door or footrest, only to turn back with a bowed head and wagging tail, waiting for a scritch behind the ears to tell him he's still our beloved anchor.
This process would repeat itself on the stairs as I tried to maneuver my parents' handheld Dirt Devil around his comfortable self. He might move, but he'd come right back, so eventually, I started to vacuum over him.
Bailey loved this. In fact, rather than half-heartedly fight my attempts to move him, he looked forward to the vacuum. Every time I went in the front closet, he would rush to the stairs and plop down at his usual spot 4 steps from the bottom thumping his tail against the carpet. It must have been the king of belly rubs.
Eventually, my parents uprooted the gritty carpet in lieu of the blond hardwood hidden underneath, and Bailey, who by this time was unsure of his footing and needed a reassuring hand on his back to hop up the single step onto our tile kitchen floor, never went on the stairs again. A few years after that, he succumbed to a tumor after 13 years with us, so there's no more incentive for me to sit on the floor when I'm at my parents' house.
But that look of doggie ecstasy at 0:23, I'll always recognize that.
posted by Turkey Glue at 6:02 PM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
A side effect of black lab ownership is the copious amounts of hair that collect in every corner of the house, multiply, and gather in clumps to Karamari across the tile floor whenever the front door is opened. Thus, it was my job to vacuum those stairs, stained black from years of dog.
Despite being perpetually eager to please, Bailey ably played the role of anchor. If your goal was to open a door, deploy the recliner, or otherwise displace him, it was his mission to outwait you.
Bailey, move.
Nothing.
Bailey, move.
A plaintive look, as if to say "I was here first, and I have rights as granted in the United States Constit...
Bailey, MOVE.
He'd skulk away from the hastily opened door or footrest, only to turn back with a bowed head and wagging tail, waiting for a scritch behind the ears to tell him he's still our beloved anchor.
This process would repeat itself on the stairs as I tried to maneuver my parents' handheld Dirt Devil around his comfortable self. He might move, but he'd come right back, so eventually, I started to vacuum over him.
Bailey loved this. In fact, rather than half-heartedly fight my attempts to move him, he looked forward to the vacuum. Every time I went in the front closet, he would rush to the stairs and plop down at his usual spot 4 steps from the bottom thumping his tail against the carpet. It must have been the king of belly rubs.
Eventually, my parents uprooted the gritty carpet in lieu of the blond hardwood hidden underneath, and Bailey, who by this time was unsure of his footing and needed a reassuring hand on his back to hop up the single step onto our tile kitchen floor, never went on the stairs again. A few years after that, he succumbed to a tumor after 13 years with us, so there's no more incentive for me to sit on the floor when I'm at my parents' house.
But that look of doggie ecstasy at 0:23, I'll always recognize that.
posted by Turkey Glue at 6:02 PM on February 27, 2014 [3 favorites]
re: ROU_Xenophobe's post--oh Dog, the hair!
Of all the dog breeds I've never wanted to own, only the Lab is below the shibu.
I guess that means I'll take 'Go to hell" before "I'm goofy. Doh, goofy."
posted by BlueHorse at 8:04 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
Of all the dog breeds I've never wanted to own, only the Lab is below the shibu.
I guess that means I'll take 'Go to hell" before "I'm goofy. Doh, goofy."
posted by BlueHorse at 8:04 PM on February 27, 2014 [1 favorite]
You don't say.
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 9:48 PM on February 27, 2014
posted by fluffy battle kitten at 9:48 PM on February 27, 2014
I sent Ruthless Bunny's link to a friend whose most beloved dog was a Shiba. Her reply:
"A canine Jack the Ripper indeed. Did I ever tell you that he once caught a bird in his mouth but didn't clamp down because I was there. He released it when I told him to. . . . He just went into a bush and came out with this thing flying around in his oh so careful jaws."
Me: "So...there was like 2 inches of space between the tips of his top and bottom teeth, with the bird inside?"
Her: "Yes. He left enough space for the bird to fly around -- he was holding it very gingerly. Amazing creature, he was!"
posted by cybercoitus interruptus at 4:15 PM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
"A canine Jack the Ripper indeed. Did I ever tell you that he once caught a bird in his mouth but didn't clamp down because I was there. He released it when I told him to. . . . He just went into a bush and came out with this thing flying around in his oh so careful jaws."
Me: "So...there was like 2 inches of space between the tips of his top and bottom teeth, with the bird inside?"
Her: "Yes. He left enough space for the bird to fly around -- he was holding it very gingerly. Amazing creature, he was!"
posted by cybercoitus interruptus at 4:15 PM on February 28, 2014 [1 favorite]
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posted by Ruthless Bunny at 8:57 AM on February 27, 2014