Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate it! We did the turkey thing a couple days late because Jonathan likes to take his time. Mickey & Guess were certainly having a good time scarfing the kitchen floor while he was working as he would drop something from time to time.

Mickey snoozes on Guess while they await access to the kitchen.

We did lock them out sometimes to keep them from getting any raw onion though. Remember, raw onions, raw garlic, grapes, raisins and chocolate are all not recommended for dogs. In large quantities they can be quite toxic or even deadly. Mickey apparently took the opportunity to get a little shut-eye … right on TOP of Guess… I’m really surprised she tolerated that.

We are expecting our first major snowfall of the season with a Winter Storm Warning calling for 6-8 inches of the fluffy white stuff. Nothing has started yet, but the sky looks ominous to say the least. The shibas always enjoy a frolic in the snow!

Lastly, consider sending a gift to your local rescue or shelter if you can, they never get a holiday from rescuing dogs. We recommend and support MSIR at www.shibarescue.org in our area.

George Heitzman had a stroke while on an airplane flying in for the Lake Shore KC shows. Last I heard he was stable, but please keep him and his wife Barbara Dempsey Alderman in your thoughts and prayers.

Agathon KC 11/22/2008 Judge: Mrs. Betsy Dale
	Group IV Ch. Fanfair Sno-Storm Ringside Rebel (photo from 2008 National Weekend)

Montgomery KC 11/23/2008 Judge: Mrs. Jean Fournier
	Group III Ranchlakes Aki Kohana (photo from 2008 National Weekend)

Below are links to: Sunday Jefferson County KC of Missouri, the remainder of the Dog classes (9-12 has been up for awhile) as judged by Mr. Raymond V. Filburn Jr. Jonathan is working on the Best of Breed competition.

• 6-9 Month Puppy Dogs
• 12-18 Month Dogs
• Bred-By-Exhibitor Dogs
• Open Dogs
• Winners/Reserve Winners Dog
• 9-12 Month Puppy Bitches (there were no 6-9 month puppy bitches in case you’re wondering)
• Bred-By-Exhibitor Bitches Part 1
• Bred-By-Exhibitor Bitches Part 2
• American-Bred Bitches
• Open Bitches
• Winners/Reserve Winners Bitch

Click on the tab that says Event Calendar to see it. To add your event, please send an email to lynda@shibaweb.com with the date and pertinent information

the first takeoff (that I’ve seen anyway) on the Shiba Web Cam!

http://www.stephenpetronis.com/dudeCam/

Can Saturday Night Live be far behind?

always useful, but please remember that although some of the articles reference dogs being off-lead, we specifically do NOT recommend ever letting your shiba off lead in an unconfined area

Free from The Whole Dog Journal

http://www.localnews8.com/global/story.asp?s=9382467

I say “sorta” because  I hope this trucker knows now he should not just let her out to potty without a LEAD!

Two paws up for the people that found her running around the truck stop!

Truck driver gets a  and a sincere wish that he will either put his girl on a lead or leave her safely at home.

Interesting link to a Wikipedia editor discussion on whether the Shiba Inu cam is relevant enough to keep its own page.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Articles_for_deletion/Shiba_Inu_Puppy_Cam

from Jeni Hill (fundraising@shibarescue.org)

There’s still time to order from the Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue holiday bulb fundraiser. This year the overall top seller will receive a “Shibas Rule” embroidered tote bag filled with goodies. Simply fill out the volunteer salesperson box with the name of the Midwest Shiba Inu Rescue volunteer you’d like to receive credit for the sale.

All items ship directly from Breck’s to the customer, so no need to follow up with them after the sale. To order your bulbs, visit 

http://shibarescue.org/fundraising/brecks

Sales end November 21st, and flowers will begin to ship the first week of December.