Today we took Kumo to Pet-a-Palooza at Rusch Park. There were tons of booths for everything from pet rescues to pet supplies/accommodations. And of course several radio station booths. Many people made out like bandits with huge bags stuffed with freebies from each of the booths. Barenaked Ladies and Alex Band had a free concert too (missed that).
Kumo saw Genki from his meetup group and had a good tousle with him in a clearing between booths. They played like they were best buddies and attracted a lot of attention from people nearby.
While there, we got asked about Kumo a LOT. He got mistaken for a variety of different breeds...
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BasenjiWe had one lady say, "What a beautiful Basenji! I had three. They're such wonderful dogs."
((-________-'' Sure you did lady...))
^__^; Actually, he's a shiba inu.
"He looks just like a fox!"
"He looks wild like a fox! Should you be keeping him as a pet?"
o______O;; Yes, he does have cute fox-like features. In fact, that was one of the many things that attracted me to shiba inus. But he is not a fox. Please stop freaking out.. He's very friendly and well-behaved.
^O^ "Oh look! A shitzu!"
**>____O What?! I'm... not really sure how anyone could confuse a shiba with a shitzu... but this was the second time someone asked that.
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The basenji comment really annoys me. Only because of that one woman who was practically screaming at me because I didn't know my own dog. I remember her fat mouth jiggling as she was yelling "I've owned three basenjis and I know a basenji when I see one"
ReplyDeleteI've never seen a shiba in person before but I know them (yes.. have confused the same color akita for a shiba but never the other way around) and my friend had 2 basenji .. I don't think they look alike.
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