Day 20: SUNDAY

Mikey is fearless in the face of a ferocious (bronze) wolf!

Today we decided to start training Mikey on "come". He's making slow but steady progress.  He definitely comes running if you are holding a treat, or even if you might be holding a treat.  If you're squatting, he'll also come running, even without you saying "come"! 

It's a little trickier if you call out "Come!" when you're behind him, off to the side, in a different room, or standing without an obvious treat in your hand. 

That's okay.  It's just his first day.  We'll keep working on it.

Great news!  Mikey's page on the NYC Shiba Recuse site has been updated.  Read all about him here.  But you already know everything about Mikey!

Mikey is so relaxed and chill and cool.  Sometimes he's very un- dog- like.  He doesn't bark, or chase squirrels, or bother the cat, or anything!  Yesterday Scott said "If someone put a dog like Mikey in a story, people would look at the writer and say 'Have you ever MET a dog?' " It's true! 

But then when Mikey sniffs trees and fire hydrants, or when Mikey dances with excitement at dinner time, or when he eats food he finds on the sidewalk (gotta stay alert!), and when he decides to act cute and sit to extort a treat, it's easy to remember: Mikey's a dog through and through!