Boomlay Shiba

01/12/2025

Wallen had his first puppy shows & I think he said hold my beer (or maybe it was whiskey in this case) but man oh man did he blow my expectations out of the water.
His first day stepping into the ring he got a group 4 out of 5 puppies showing.
Friday he managed to move up to a group 3 out of 5 puppies.
Saturday he had breed competition, got BOB & a group 2 out of 5 puppies!!
And last but not least, today he got a group 3. Plus I think he behaved the best today!

He received many nice compliments from the judges, other exhibitors, & spectators. Wallen thinks everyone & anyone should be his friend - I think the socializing aspect was his favorite part of the show.

He has made me so proud & I can’t wait for our next shows.


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01/07/2025

Wallen has been keeping busy this week with the start of his AKC STAR puppy class & conformation class to prepare him for his puppy shows at the end of the week. This little dude just loves training, probably because of the treats though 😂


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01/04/2025

First hike of the year - I just love Florida winter, cool enough to hike but not cold enough to freeze to death. (Ok I got a little bit cold in the beginning) This preserve was really cool even though we got slightly confused following the trail for the Hillsborough hiking spree. I’m glad I took a picture of the map but even with that I still have 0 directional sense. 😂

Also Brently & Delilah were the only ones I was able to get candid shots of.

But hike 3 out of 8 is done!
I hope to make it back to this preserve before it gets too hot.


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12/29/2024

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from me, Wallen, Nekora, Delilah, Astrid, & Brently!

I’m not a Christmas person at all but memories are important 💜


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#紀州犬

12/24/2024

We got a lovely Christmas surprise on our morning walk today. A neighbor along our 2 mile route set up this doggy gift station 😭💜 Mine rudely wanted the entire treat basket (after the squirrel quit distracting them.) Everyone greatly enjoyed the treats & Wallen enjoyed the new toy. It really brightened up our day 💜

Thank you again to the Barkers


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12/19/2024

We had a nice 2.4 mile hike this morning. This is hike 2 of 8 for Hillsborough Hiking Spree. I just love hiking through the scrub but unfortunately it’s usually too hot to enjoy it with the dogs. Today was cloudy & decently cool.

I decided to get individual pictures of the dogs as well as our normal group shot. Individual pictures go in age order: Nekora, Astrid, Delilah, Tsubaki, & Brently. Not much cooperation in case you can’t tell 😂


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12/19/2024

Can you say naughty? At least he’s cute because boy likes to be somebody’s problem 😂 (he’s my problem)


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12/17/2024

Wallen had his first conformation class today, he was the only one who showed up so we had “private” lesson with the instructor Eugene.
Wallen did such a great job, he has never been really worked with for conformation but he was a little pro. He was complimented on his ability to self stack both on & off the table. He would fix himself on the table & just was happy to “work”. I was told that he’ll be fun to show once he grows up & honestly I feel that way to. He was just happy & eager to participate the whole time.
Hell, I even got tips to be a better handler in this class.

He had a lot of fun & unfortunately I took pictures after we were done so he was wanting to be a puppy. Plus it doesn’t help when I squat down to take a picture he comes running over to get my attention.


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12/15/2024

Just a cute photo of me & Wallen taken by our friend Christy.
Friday I had to go to Orlando to drop off commission pieces, so I took Wallen to socialize at one of the largest dog shows. He handled it very well. He wanted to play with all the dogs, which is something we have to work on. He also made lots of human friends & enjoyed being held. He just has an awesome temperament which I’m so thankful for 🧡

Boomlay’s Tennessee Tipsy 🥃
(GCH CH SAN JO BACK IN BLACK FDC CA FCAT TKN ATT FITB X UKC CH BOOMLAY’S TRUTH IS KARMA DON’T LIE RN CA DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB)


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12/10/2024

Forgot to post but Brently got mail yesterday. Also she’s looking so dang grown up so I have to include a picture of her as well, you know, for tax.

The picture has her collar & leash edited out, so no one thinks I’m letting her stand loose in the street.

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12/09/2024

I’m still super proud of this even though it’s been a couple of years. I wrote this from start to finish in 5 hours & got 110% on this. My professor fought me on my sources but I eventually got him to come around & he was a tough grader/professor but he told me I did a great job! One of my proudest school moments.

Thanks to my Asian Humanities class this semester, I was required to pick one cultural aspect from a country of my choosing in Asia, to write a research paper that was a minimum of 5 pages long wit…

12/08/2024

We went on a lovely 2.2 mile hike today with my friend Amanda at Lake Rodgers Park. A lot of people were out, probably due to the nice weather or the Hillsborough Hiking Spree (https://hcfl.gov/residents/parks-and-leisure/hiking-spree) which I still need to register me & the dogs for. Some people were out with dogs, which is fantastic but their dogs were off leash even though there was multiple signs that stated dogs must be on leash. Apparently its a suggestion not a rule. We waited for the guy with his off leash German Shepherd to disappear on a trail before we unloaded the dogs. We did good avoiding the loose dogs, as we went the opposite way everyone else was, but of course we ran into an off leash dog, as we rounded the corner. There was not an owner in sight so I shouted “Hey, get your dog!” as I got ready to grab my pepper spray. Brently was a bit amped, not uncontrolable but ready to defend herself if she needed to. Delilah was ready to be back up. The people recalled their GSP, and we waited until they leashed him before continuing onward. He was wearing a prong and they struggled to hold him, as he stood on his hindlegs as we passed. Like that’s not how you use a prong, and if you have to have your dog on a prong to walk by other dogs then why is it off leash? The park was busy so it wasn’t like they didn’t think anyone was there. Anyway, it was the best case scenario as no one got hurt, I did tell them as we walked by that this was a leashed park & they ignored me. I just really hate other dog owners, as I like the park & it was nice going again after 6 years or so.
Of course as we left there was yet another individual with an off leash Lab, who stayed by the man’s side in the parking lot but still, why put your dog at risk? A leash keeps everyone safe.

Also why cooperate for a picture? 😂🙃


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12/07/2024

The local dog club I’m part of is having a yard sale today - check it out, there’s a lot of useful things available

12/06/2024

Brently got mail a couple of days & I forgot to post it 😅

12/02/2024

Wallen went to the mechanics with me to change the oil in my car. Don’t worry, I called ahead of time to make sure he was welcomed as it was easier to go straight there after his final puppy shot vet visit versus going home to drop him off & then go there.
I will tell you, for being a little terror of a baby dog, he’s matured & mellowed out so much 😭 even at the vet, he would lay down & wait patiently by my feet which I thought was a fluke.
When we got to the mechanics he happily greeted everyone & then we sat. He was on the ground, occupying his time by eating a leaf on the floor & some random ants when I decided I’ll just put him in my lap as I didn’t want him to eat the leaf or ants. True to his grandmother’s nature, he plopped down & just relaxed, actually falling asleep. Something I never expected!
He was greeted several times by other customers, to which he perked up until they left him alone, then he crashed again. I got many comments on how well behaved he was for a puppy & of course how pretty he was. We were there for over an hour & he was just calm the entire time, which made me really he’s going to be good. I don’t need to worry so much about him.


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11/24/2024

Newsflash!! Still looking for his own Christmas tree!
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