Puppy-cam!

[Pedal Wench]

Oh gosh -- this is addicting...

http://cdn1.ustream.tv/swf/4/viewer.45.swf?cid=317016

[Ana]

OMG, I discovered this on cuteoverload.com last week and I couldn't stop watching :eek: :D

[Velobambina]

Those puppies need more room!!! I shouldn't watch. I've been having puppy cravings, now that Fiona is a strapping 15 month olds.

[Bluetree]

Shiba puppies!!!

My old Shiba gal is nearly 16 years old... that cam brings back memories of her as a pup. :)

Today:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2125/1674504975_757d50d1ff.jpg


Those puppies need more room!!!

LOL. They heard a noise and all ran off, so obviously they're not stuck in the box. Funny to watch... Can't. Look. Away.

[Trekhawk]

Oh they are so cute!
Fast asleep when I had a peek.:)

[bike4ever]

They are sleeping for me right now. I'll have to leave this up through the evening to hopefully catch them playing. Where is this from?

[Flur]

They are all sleeping in the back of the crate in one big pile. It looks like there are six of them. Is that right? Wow, they are cute!

Oops, make that the front of the crate. Ooh, one's moving!

[firenze11]

This made my day! One is sleeping on its back with another one sleeping on that one's belly. Adorable.

And now I need a puppy in my life again.

[pardes]

THAT DEFINITELY QUALIFIES AS ADDICTING AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. Pedal Wench you are now a "drug" pusher. Love it, love it!

OMG, they are barking now.....

[Zen]

Their human is playing with them now.

[Tuckervill]

They're puppalicious!

Karen

[crazycanuck]

Now I can't stop thinking about what my doggie is doing :o:rolleyes:

They are cuties

[Pedal Wench]

Shiba puppies!!!

My old Shiba gal is nearly 16 years old... that cam brings back memories of her as a pup. :)


LOL. They heard a noise and all ran off, so obviously they're not stuck in the box. Funny to watch... Can't. Look. Away.

Bluetree -- I'm not at all familiar with the breed. What are they like? The pups are just too cute. I'm not getting anything done (well, okay, I blogged about them instead of the stuff I'm supposed to blog about!) and instead of watching the shows I watch on Monday night, I paused my TiVo because the human was playing with the pups...

[Velobambina]

Thank goodness they aren't stuck in there!

BT--your girl is gorgeous! Sweet 16!! You are so lucky.

[Bruno28]

Ooooh - fight! fight! play fight

This is great.

[Flur]

Mom's in with them and they're nursing. So cute!

[lph]

aaaawwww - they're asleep, one of them flat on his back with his feet straight up. Just stretched, pointing his hind toes at the sky :p And there's one awake, and about to start tormenting his siblings, I can just tell. awww.....

[jobob]

I love that they have different colored collars. Purple collar seems to be the largest one. Er, maybe not ...

[channlluv]

Oh great. There goes my productivity for the morning. I'm seeing me some lotsa puppy bellies!

Whoop, incoming! Is that a play yard to the top of the screen?

Roxy

[spindizzy]

Every time I have checked in on those puppies, they are sleeping. Could I just give them a little BOO!? :D Just this once?

[lph]

Ha! They were all asleep, one hanging halfway out of the box, he figured it out and came rolling in, then suddenly one! two! three! four! the whole lot were on their feet and stormed out - MEALTIME! :D

[lph]

Yup, they're all gone. This is a HOOT.

[F8th637]

Every time I have checked in on those puppies, they are sleeping. Could I just give them a little BOO!? :D Just this once?

Oh you missed it! Earlier they were all rough-housing and then one-by-one they all started going to sleep and then the last one to fall asleep began howling out that door. They are a rambunctious bunch when they aren't napping. ;)

[Bluetree]

Bluetree -- I'm not at all familiar with the breed. What are they like? The pups are just too cute. I'm not getting anything done (well, okay, I blogged about them instead of the stuff I'm supposed to blog about!) and instead of watching the shows I watch on Monday night, I paused my TiVo because the human was playing with the pups...

They are like miniature Akitas, about 15-25 lbs depending on show quality. Because they are one of the 14 ancient breeds (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_dog_breeds) they can be very strongwilled and must be socialized heavily when young. Otherwise, they tend to have territorial or dominance issues with other dogs, and can rarely be off-leash, lest their wild natures take over whenever they see anything that resembles prey. They also adhere to a very strict "pack hierarchy" when it comes to dealing with their humans. They are not impossible to train, but they are fairly high on the difficulty scale.

One thing I have noticed about them is that are so persnickety clean. I've had two Shibas and neither of them required any housebreaking at all. They absolutely will not foul up anywhere they consider "home" and avoid stepping in puddles, mud, or anything that will get them dirty. They constantly preen and clean their paws like cats. This clean nature, of course, totally goes out the window if they see small game, cats, birds, etc... then they go into hunter mode and you can see the wolfishness in them.

They are very brave in defending their home. I've seen my 20-lb. female Shiba go directly after a 70-lb. German Shepherd that jumped our fence. She's chased off a prowler one night, too. She also has scars on her muzzle from encounters with wild rats and raccoons. Absolutely fearless in that regard, almost to the point of stupid.

They have a two-layered coat which is great for cold weather, and no-so-great during shedding season. Health problems are rare, although we got our Shibas from carefully bred stock in Japan. Most of the Americanized version has been bred after their inclusion into the AKC, which means that traits may have been bred into them for looks, as opposed to function.

I've read some reports that because of their size, they can be made into apartment dogs. I heartily disagree. This breed is very athletic and loves to run!

http://userpages.chorus.net/hi_jinx/Shobii3.JPG

[Pedal Wench]

Wow. Gorgeous picture, and wonderful description. Thanks for taking the time. As cute as they are, it's clear that a lot of thought and dedication must come with choosing them. Your description will help discourage people who don't have the time or temperment -- because as cute as they are, I know I thought about one! :)

[Pedal Wench]

I love that they have different colored collars. Purple collar seems to be the largest one. Er, maybe not ...

That would be Autumn!

Girls:
- Autumn (Purple collar)
- Ayumi (Yellow collar)
- Amaya (Red collar)

Boys:
- Aki (Green collar)
- Akoni (Black collar)
- Ando (Blue collar)

[BethG]

Every time I have checked in on those puppies, they are sleeping. Could I just give them a little BOO!? :D Just this once?

No yelling boo!, but if you go here:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

You can look at a number of video clips, some of which show them playing. Not to mention clips of them when they were even tinier, and of them nursing (beware of cuteness-induced catatonia)

I just want to rub their fat little bellies :D Thank you so much for posting the webcam link! I'm having a stressful week, and I'm finding puppy-watching very calming.

[channlluv]

[QUOTE=Pedal Wench;379620]That would be Autumn!

Girls:
- Autumn (Purple collar)
- Ayumi (Yellow collar)
- Amaya (Red collar)

Boys:
- Aki (Green collar)
- Akoni (Black collar)
- Ando (Blue collar)[/QUOTE

How do you know their names? Are these your puppies? I'm hearing a bird of some kind in the background, too.

I'm just all squishy inside watching these little guys. What a neat thing to do.

Roxy - They're making me want a nap.

[Pedal Wench]

Oh -- I wish they were mine! I just love them so much I started trying to find out more about them because I was making up my own names for them. I found out their names and more about the breed at the site BethG posted above:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

[emily_in_nc]

OMG, they are darling! They are all "fighting", licking and nipping each other, and squeaking at the moment. We just got a puppy this spring, so this sure does bring back memories. Every now and then one will cry as if it's really in pain, but I know that's the way litters learn limits. It's a bit distressing to listen too, though.

I expect they'll all be snoozing in a minute or two. ;)

[Bluetree]

Wow. Gorgeous picture, and wonderful description. Thanks for taking the time. As cute as they are, it's clear that a lot of thought and dedication must come with choosing them. Your description will help discourage people who don't have the time or temperment -- because as cute as they are, I know I thought about one! :)

Oh, and I should add that only people who are trainable should have these dogs. Yup... people who are trainable.

That is because it is a rare Shiba that listens to anyone, whether it's to come when called, go outside, come inside, etc. They only do things if they feel like it, so that's one of the reasons why it is never good to have a Shiba off-leash.

They are very adept at training their humans, however. If my female decides she wants something, she will find you sit in front of you and stare at you. If you do not get up within 10 seconds to follow her, she'll let out a big catlike "Yowl" of protest. Then she'll stop, stare, and wait another 10 seconds and yowl until you do her bidding. See? Very trainable.

As for the yowling noise, I've only been around one other dog that sounds like that - the Siberian Husky. It's a weird sound.

[Norse]

The pups got a new toy - out with the pumpkin, in with a carrot.

[Bruno28]

No wonder we are in recession. Do you know the productive hours that are being lost watching these guys:cool:

[rocknrollgirl]

I have dibs on the one on his back right now....too cute

[jobob]

The puppies are now trying to find out how small of a space they can pack themselves into :o

[emily_in_nc]

No wonder we are in recession. Do you know the productive hours that are being lost watching these guys:cool:

Not to mention that when we're watching them, we aren't shopping online. No wonder the economy is in the pits! :D

Oh no -- they're gone! Or at least the link is no longer working for me... boohoo! Anyone else?

[Tuckervill]

Last night I went to bed, read a little, turned over to go to sleep, and after the house got quiet, I heard what could only be a bird, probably brought in by the cat, downstairs in the kitchen! Oy, I was so disgusted and sleepy, I angrily marched down the stairs, hoping the bird was not bleeding on the carpet.

When I got to the kitchen, I saw the culprit all right...I had left my laptop on the kitchen table, and forgot that the sleeping puppies were still there in one of the tabs. They had awakened and waked me up with their yipping and whining!

Karen

[Zen]

Oh no -- they're gone! Or at least the link is no longer working for me... boohoo! Anyone else?

No pups for me either :(

[Trek420]

No pups for me either :(

I saw a wagging wiggly puppy tail :p in the entrance and then it went away. I adopted my mutt and missed the whole puppy experience so this is one way to get a puppy fix. :cool: of course another way would be to volunteer at the shelter.

Meanwhile aaaaaaaaah, there's a puppy!!

[crazycanuck]

:( The link isn't working :(

I was looking forward to seeing what they were up to while I had me lunch..

[BethG]

:( The link isn't working :(

I was looking forward to seeing what they were up to while I had me lunch..

They do take the camera offline periodically, and sometimes I find i need to hit reload to get the feed to run.

[Norse]

They're back!:)

[emily_in_nc]

They're back!:)

Yay!

Right now (9:50 pm EST), their person is sitting outside petting them. So cute!

[Trek420]

Yay!

Right now (9:50 pm EST), their person is sitting outside petting them. So cute!

They are all sleeping with their toys; salmon, squeeky pumpkins, a dino, carrot ....

[Pedal Wench]

They've added a counter on the bottom of the screen. At one point this afternoon, over 23,000 people were watching. It's 1am, and I'm watching. I have problems.

[jobob]

I love how one moment they're raising a ruckus and in the blink of an eye they're cuddled together and snoozing.

Ooops, spoke too soon.

[Tuckervill]

The puppy-cam has gone viral. It was on the Today show this morning.

I'm surprised there aren't more puppy-cams. I'd watch all the time.

Karen

[emily_in_nc]

The resolution doesn't look as good as it used to -- do you think they've changed it?

[polly4711]

i'm addicted!!!! i just saw the puppies be taken out of their den. the door is along the back side (compared to the camera). I could hear human voices playing with the puppies!!! I want one!!!

[polly4711]

they just opened up the top and put up a big play pen for them!!!!

[jobob]

The pen is always there, Polly. It's just not that noticeable when the cover of their box is on.

They sure love their human. :)

[Pedal Wench]

They have a new bed!!!

Their human came and sat with them for a while this morning. They were so, so cute, gnawing on his toe. Very special pups.

[lph]

Oi! They're doing re-runs :eek: I'm home sick, bored silly, and clicked on it for the second time today - and saw the exact same thing happen as when I clicked a half-hour ago.

But they were real cute anyway :)

[Tuckervill]

I saw one of them throw up, and all the others rush in to investigate, and after that, the crate they were in changed, and since then I either get a slideshow or them sleeping.

I don't know how often puppies throw up, but maybe they are sick and that's why the re-runs.

Karen

[salsabike]

Right now their human is trying to clean up something in the playpen, with all the puppies hanging on to her pants legs with their teeth.

[7rider]

The puppy-cam has gone viral. It was on the Today show this morning.



It's on the Pop Chart of this week's Time Magazine, too (under "shockingly predictable"!) :rolleyes:


Is that number at the bottom telling us how many are watching at any one time? I see 21000+. Good grief...that's a lot of folks bored at work.

I've never seen a momma dog, either. Anyone?

Human had skull and crossbones p.j.'s today. Freaky, that we know absolutely NOTHING about life beyond the camera lens for these critters....

[Pedal Wench]

I saw the mom once. She came in for a really short feeding, early last week.

[snapdragen]

They have introduced a crate to the puppies. They seem to be ignoring it...

Oops, human appeared and put some of them in the crate. They've got this WTF? look on their faces.

[bmccasland]

nap time.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[spokewench]

OH No! Its a jail break-out! The screen is black. I'm sure one of the puppies covered the camera and they are making a break for it.

:D

[Ninabike]

It's gone black on my computer too, but a couple of evenings ago, their human "dad" brought in a cat and told the puppies to be good or he would take her out. He gave various instructions about not biting her tail, etc., and held the cat on his lap while the puppies investigated. Finally, the cat jumped out of his lap and wandered around the enclosure, seemingly oblivious to the puppies even though they were all over her - very tolerant cat who is obviously used to puppies. She was a black cat who looked just like my cat, Missy. Now my kitties (and their "mom") want a puppy!!

[Brandi]

Ohhh I got to see them get new toys! They were so excited!

[gnGracie]

OMG, it's been so long since I've had a puppy in the house. They are absolutely adorable!

[Tokie]

A few days ago the humans introduced a wire crate into the enclosure - oh dear puppies, your sweet puppyhood is coming to an end. Now today I am getting the "off air" message....could it be that the puppies are being sold and taken away? : - (. I have read that the "Ustream" service that the Puppycam is on is going to send a puppycam with Ustream service into the homes with each puppy, as they have had great publicity with this.) I am going to miss the Puppycam. I watch them every day and night. I hope we get another week or two of puppies. Tokie

[jesvetmed]

Wow... that's pretty cool!
Question, though. I just started to watch this tonight. How often is pic "updated"... I seem to have a still pic which has only changed a couple of times in last 5 minutes. Is this supposed to be a live "video"?
Man -- they are cute! They look pretty big -- anyone know their age at this point?

I love that the middle of the pic now is PUPPY BUTT! :D

[jesvetmed]

Ummm... NEVER MIND. Turns out they were actually sleeping in that position!
Butt up in the air and head over the edge of the bed, as if he was leaving the bed, and then changed his mind and just went back to sleep! (I think I've done that! :p)

It is LIVE -- as live as they get at the moment!

[Bluetree]

OMG... something set them off and now they're ALL howling at the top of their lungs. how funny.

[snapdragen]

Puppies now have a doggie door to the outside -- they are getting so big!

[fidlfreek]

LOVE puppycam. Most relaxing thing. Maybe ever.

[fidlfreek]

Its scary when they bark!

[bmccasland]

Heard on NPR this morning that the puppies will go to their new homes in a week. So you only have one more week to watch this group. :eek:

And I think they also said there'll be another litter to watch. :)

[tulip]

<RANT> arg! No more puppies! There are enough out there already! </RANT>

[fidlfreek]

They made NPR! Awesome. Celebrity pups!

[Zen]

I hope they haven't bred the same b itch over again :eek:

[Tokie]

Watched pups briefly, different humans in with them this afternoon (perhaps their future human familys?). One woman was trimming their little toenails! I will miss these little guys! Tokie

[fidlfreek]

Ok, so they were all just yippng and fighting in a little pile. Then the human mom said "eh eh, careful" and they all immediately rolled onto their stomachs and looked at here. And now they are just ignoring each other. Obviously this human mom is really really on top of things! Amaaaaazing.

Here's the link to the NPR bit this morning on the dogs.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=97616669

[Tokie]

Hmmmm...It seems that the human just took out the big foam and fleece dog bed. so now all 6 puppies are "dog-piled" and trying to sleep in the wire kennel. I wonder when their new families will take them away? Tokie

[Zen]

I think that was just for cleaning purposes.
Notice all the pee-pee pads are gone.

[snapdragen]

I think the first pups are going to their new homes this weekend. 8 weeks is about right, my first corgi came home at 8 weeks, Chloe came home at 12 weeks.

[Midmichigangal]

Note posted on the ustream.tv website



The dreaded warning... this coming weekend (Dec 6-7th) will be when the first couple of pups will be heading off to their new homes. Yes, it has been and will continue to be really hard for us to let each pup go but we're confident that they are going to extremely loving and caring homes.

We'll be arranging at keast a yearly meet-up (if not more) with the pups that will be going to homes in California. We'll have to post a link to where everyone can go to get updates, progress and pictures on the litter as they grow.

[Midmichigangal]

The pee pads are behind the patio door.

[snapdragen]

It appears that all six puppies have stuffed themselves into the crate. :rolleyes:

[Tokie]

Well, I thought the new owners would have their puppies at home tonight, but the human is playing with them - all 6. They seem quite well housebroken! and starting to try to get out of their "puppy pen". So cute! I wake up every morning in a (both rescue pets) poodle dogpile. Sammie sleeps near our feet - he's beagle sized. And Lucy - the size of a whippet (or our "sub-standard" poodle!) sneaks up at about 3 am when we are too asleep to notice, so we wake up a bit crowded at 5 am! It's funny when you see the pups have both a foam bed and the wire crate, and they choose the crate 6 pup dogpile. And I love the new work "puppalicious" Tuckerville! They are! Tokie

[Tokie]

Well, the Puppy-Cam is no more! When I go to the site tonight, there is a weird blinking log-in page. Until last night, there were still 3 pups. I was looking at it at work on Monday with one of the docs when a puppy got right into the camera lens - lick,nudge,nuzzle....then the camera got puppied straight up to the ceiling! It was funny! Tokie

[Zen]

Oooohhhhh, saaadnesss :(

[snapdragen]

Three pups are still there, they are currently playing and tossing toys around.

[salsabike]

I think it's a different shiba cam now. I got the same blinking weird password message at the original site. But try this, Tokie--

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

[Zen]

Oooo, happiness!

Those are the same dogs.
They were infants before, sleeping all the time. Now they're toddlers :)

[withm]

I am so addicted to the puppies. I'll be glad when the puppy cam is over so I can get some work done! They are soooooooooooo cute. And they just chew and chew and chew and chew and chew. How can these puppies ever go into the real world? They would have a field day in my house - all the furniture and carpets would be toast in a week! LOL

[withm]

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/shiba-inu-puppy-cam

odd - that link in the 1st msg in this thread has gone weird, but this one works.

[Tokie]

Yeah, thanks for tracking the puppies down! My guess is that they will be gone by Christmas. They do look like they are ready to see the bigger world outside of their enclosure now - so I guess it's a good thing! Tokie

[Tuckervill]

I can't watch anymore because I can't bear the thought of them going away! :(

Karen

[Zen]

They got Christmas candy cane rawhide treats :)

[Pedal Wench]

I've been trying to 'wean' myself off the puppy-cam, knowing they'll all be gone soon.:(

[wnyrider]

http://www.ustream.tv/sfshiba

New litter for those who are interested!

[wackyjacky1]

It wouldn't load for me just now, but that's probably a good thing. I remember being pretty addicted to the first litter! :p

[Bike Chick]

Awwwwww!

[ASammy1]

I'm so excited puppy cam is back! They are all napping now. All except one are all lying next to each other. The other one is off in it's own corner... I wanna snuggle up :rolleyes:

[arielmoon]

nooooooo that is addicting!! :eek::)

[lph]

aaaaawwwwww..... they're sleeping and they look like little bugs! little fat larvae with tiny black legs :D

One of them just got pushed over onto his back and just slept on, with all four tiny stubs skywards.

[TsPoet]

this is another puppycam. These are Italian Greyhounds. The breeder put it up to watch them since their momma is sick.
http://www.livestream.com/coccolare
They are younger, so not quite as much fun to watch.

-note - mama is much better and occasionally allowed to see her pups, but she isn't supposed to do more than "top up" nursing so isn't there much. When she is, this is a blast to watch as babies and mama are so happy to see each other.
this is an adult photo of mama - so you see what these chubby little puppies are going to grow into.
http://www.italian-greyhounds.net/coccolare/images/lamby_small.jpg

[emily_in_nc]

Oh my dog, they are precious! Thanks for posting, Tspoet! :p

[solobiker]

Way too cute!! I could watch them for hours.:D

[TsPoet]

Momma must be doing better, she's spending more time with the puppies. they all look so happy now.
http://www.livestream.com/coccolare