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Hey hey there, Mr. May!  Koji’s feeling good and looking great!  Did you change your Calendar yet?

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Yes, can you believe it??  It’s our 2nd Anniversary already, and this year we’re going BIG to celebrate!

Shiba Inu Hawaii Presents:

2nd Anniversary Pawty:  Shiba Scavenger Hunt & Awards Gala!

It’s our 2nd Anniversary and to celebrate, we’ve decided to have not one, but two Events!!  Why?  Because our Shiba ‘Ohana is pawesome, of course!

Sunday, May 20th

Scavenger Hunt:  3:30pm
Starts at Kaka`ako Waterfront Park
Teams of up to 6 Humans
Put your team together before or just sign up as a single and figure out that day!
Be at Kaka`ako Waterfront Park with comfortable shoes at 3:30pm!  **Driving may be involved**
$20 to participate.  Price includes admission to play and a limited edition Shiba Inu Hawaii 2nd Anniversary t-shirt!

Shiba Inu Awards Gala
6:00pm, Treetops Restaurant in Manoa
Scavenger Hunt Awards & Shiba Hass Election Winners Announced
Good times, good food and as always…good FUN!
Dinner cost is $30

Participate in both the Scavenger Hunt and Awards Gala and save with a $45 admission fee!

Deadline to sign up for the paw-ty is May 10th, so we can give a head count to Treetops.  Hope you can come out!

We were so lucky to have special guests, our Big Island friend Joan with Kuma and Joan Morningstar with Doctor from Morningstar Shibas!  Thanks to everyone who came out!

Our next playdate will be June 17, 3:30pm at Mililani Dog Park.

Hi Everyone — we noticed that a lot of people couldn’t make it to our original Thursday date, so we’ve decided to change it. We will be joining Joan and the other competing Shibas after their dog show. Please do not arrive earlier than 1:30pm to watch the show, as the dogs will be distracted and this may affect their ability to compete at their best! See below for the original details on this Event!

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Imagine our surprise yesterday when we realized that Joan Morningstar, from Morningstar River Shibas was an attendee at our Playdate!

As many of you know, we spent most of the playdate learning from her about Shiba Inu health, breed standards and much more! She has enthusiastically agreed to have a session with us again to share with us everything she knows about Shiba Inus after 20 years of breeding them!

Joan would also like to know what topics we’d like us to have her share so we can prepare. Please share your thoughts in the Comments below!

Time to show everyone just how cool us Shibas are! We are looking for volunteers to work shifts at our booth. At the booth you will be bragging–I mean–telling everyone about what Shiba Inu Hawaii does, showing off your Shibas and answering any questions people might have about Shibas.

Volunteer shifts will be around 3 hours, depending on how many people we have. Space is limited, so we will probably not have more than 4 Shibas at the booth at one time (and ideally have all 4 colors represented!)

If you are interested in participating, sign up at the April Playdate or by e-mailing niki@shibainuhawaii.com.  Please include how many Shibas you will be bringing and if you have a preferred date/time range.

Go Shibas!

Hawaii Pet Expo

Saturday, May 12 & Sunday, May 13

10:00am – 4:00pm

We sure hope you’ve changed your calendars over to April because if not…Aiko’s ready to POUNCE on you!  (And if you DID change your calendar over to April, Aiko’s STILL ready to pounce on you! BOL!)

3:00pm

Hawaii Kai Dog Park

As always, please don’t forget the following guidelines:

***All dogs must be vaccinated and healthy (let’s keep our friends safe and well!)

***If your dog is in heat, please leave her at home (but come anyway, and bring pictures!)

***Owners must be in full control over your dogs at all times

***Clean up after your dog (Don’t forget to bring your poop bags!)

Here’s some additional tips for a successful Playdate!

***Before entering the dog park, drain some of your Shiba’s excess energy. Some Shibas have more energy than others (you know who you are!). This can potentially cause problems between dogs playing at the park. Let’s make sure our dogs aren’t over excited when they come to play!

***We suggest walking your dog around outside the dog park first before entering. That way your Shiba can sniff and get a sense of the area (and so can you).

***No one knows your dog better than you! If your dog is getting anxious and/or aggressive, please leash your dog. -AND/OR- We’ve also had success with owners and their dogs leaving the park for a quick walk to “gather their thoughts” and coming back in to play.

Because of large number of Shibas who attend our playdates (usually around 30) — and because we all know how our Shibas can be — we appreciate everyone’s attention to their dog’s behavior as well other dogs at the park (Shibas and otherwise). Our goal as always, is to have fun, so let’s have some!

February 2012's Group Photo

Thanks to everyone who came out!

Our next playdate will be March 18, 3:30pm at Mililani Dog Park.