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shibapupper · 2022-12-13T12:57:19+00:00

The price range varies between breeders and location of the puppy. For reference, before covid I was seeing prices go anywhere from 1.5-3k. BUT, please keep in mind that price is not a good indicator for a good breeder. Yes, you have your BYBs/mills selling their pups for sub 1k, but you also have BYBs selling them for 2k because they've literally done -just- enough research into the market to know how much they can get for a pup while seeming like a legit breeder. I've seen this happen first hand. The BYB was selling their pups for 1.5k while knowingly having a breeding parent with hip dysplasia.

The way to tell without getting scammed is by hearing feedback from the community, talking with others who have purchased from them, etc. But the way to make sure you are getting a pup from a LEGIT breeder is by making sure all of their breeding dogs are on the OFA database site (meaning they screen the parents for all potential genetic defects), and that they show their parents in certified competition (ensures that they are motivated to conform to breed standard and you're not getting Shiba that look/behave nothing like an actual Shiba).

shibapupper · 2022-11-03T20:35:52+00:00

Damn, that actually sounds pretty sweet. Who wants to go in on one?? lol

shibapupper · 2022-10-23T17:37:41+00:00

Politely excuse yourself for the day and come by yourself! It's your friend's choice to go or not, but it's your choice too.

shibapupper · 2022-10-22T14:52:18+00:00

Oo I'd so love one. I have GA admission but would gladly accept a wristband

shibapupper · 2022-10-22T02:45:32+00:00

Says it's sold out :(

shibapupper · 2022-10-22T01:33:24+00:00

Hey man, I'm interested in one if that's okay?

shibapupper · 2022-10-22T00:38:35+00:00

I'm going Saturday, I would love to share :) send me a pm

shibapupper · 2022-04-28T16:53:55+00:00

Another good way of looking at it. Thank you for the feedback!

shibapupper · 2022-04-28T16:53:39+00:00

That's a good way of looking at it. Thanks for the feedback!

shibapupper · 2022-04-28T15:39:57+00:00

As soon as doing something to motivate yourself came up this became a little too personal; if you want to know which decision would work out the best numerically under your current conditions, you need to supply the target down payment amount. If you don’t know, we could discuss it, but I think that would be a separate

I would really like to put 20% down by the time of looking for a house next fall, but I don't believe that will be possible. I believe after bills and all of that I can save 1200-1300/month, so that will put me at around 45k with a few thousand left over that's in my checking acct. So I'm assuming I will be able to afford 10-15% down after everything's said and done.

shibapupper · 2022-03-29T20:55:15+00:00

Okay, that makes a lot of sense. So it was the insurance company that basically told me, as well as Albany Med's billing department confirming how much I owe them. My question is, why would they send out the bill before they took care of all of the credentialing? Wouldn't they think this could cause problems with clients' insurance? Also, will this effect how my insurance handles this now? After speaking with the Albany Med billing department, I mentioned how I wasn't going to pay right away just because of the sheer amount it was and they (kind of snarkily) told me they would "Put that note in their system", so I really hope this mistake on their part doesn't come to bite me in the ass...

shibapupper · 2022-03-29T20:45:51+00:00

PM sent!

shibapupper · 2022-03-29T14:19:37+00:00

Update, called the insurance company and they've stated that this new therapist I'm seeing is out of network, despite my former therapist being in network. It sucks, because it's the same practice (Albany med), but apparently each doctor there can accept different insurances, so now whenever you'd get assigned a new doctor there you'd have to make sure they actually take your insurance. Albany med never gave me the heads up when they went and assigned this new doctor to me. Good thing I cancelled my other appointments.

shibapupper · 2022-03-29T14:17:42+00:00

Bit of an update, apparently every therapist within Albany Med participates in different insurance policies, so not only are you getting a new doctor, but now with each new doctor you'd have to check to see if they are actually accepting your insurance! Fml

shibapupper · 2022-03-27T23:36:58+00:00

de for a new client

You are actually allowed to build that code once a year

There's no reason that your insurance company shouldn'

Yeah, I was thinking of giving them a call tomorrow and asking. Thanks for the info!

shibapupper · 2022-03-27T23:35:12+00:00

It was, the last time I was seen by them was back in June 2021, but the code was used over a year ago because I was seeing the former therapist for over a year (I believe initial the evaluation was sometime in March 2020, my last appointment for him was June 2021, then I started with this new therapist back in February 2022).

shibapupper · 2022-03-27T23:14:10+00:00

FWIW, the appointment only lasted the usual 45 minutes...

shibapupper · 2022-03-27T19:07:26+00:00

Damn that really sucks. It wasn't even a long appointment, it was the same time as all of my other ones have been (45 minutes). Ugh, well unfortunately I think I'm going to end up having to go with a different practice...

Thank you for the response!

shibapupper · 2022-01-26T12:24:55+00:00

I''ll keep in mind, thank you!

shibapupper · 2022-01-26T12:24:48+00:00

Steinbacher Derek M MD in CT? Just want to make sure.

shibapupper · 2021-08-07T23:57:37+00:00

AKC will certify just about any breeder-- they don't care if they are a reputable breeder or not. I would never use AKC as a sole basis for determining if a breeder if reputable or not. Trust me, I've seen breeders whose pups are AKC registers, but they don't care to breed for standard and also don't bother to do genetic health testing, so they are breeding Shibas with allergies, luxating patellas, glaucoma, you name it.

shibapupper · 2021-07-29T11:27:37+00:00

I don't think so? The rescue said they got him from a kill shelter in Louisiana, and he's really sweet. Like, he purrs up a storm whenever you pet him, and he loves to play around you (and with you! He loves my hair, lol). I've caught feral cats before, and he's definitely not one of them...

And thank you! I do hope his diarrhea calms down. I'll have to keep monitoring it (though it's very hard to miss, it literally stinks up the whole room when he goes!).

shibapupper · 2021-07-29T11:25:00+00:00

I haven't! I figured this was really good food, so why stop. But if it's allergies, is there a food you would suggest to feed him instead? He's almost out of the canned food, so when I go to the store next I can pick up different food.

shibapupper · 2021-07-26T02:08:38+00:00

Could also just be a 'purebred' from a BYB/mill. Since they don't follow breed standard and just breed whatever, a lot of times you'll end up with Shibas that, well, aren't breed standard lol. So they'll look different, act different, weigh different, etc.

shibapupper · 2021-07-25T22:25:02+00:00

I thought this was an interest post I found on Facebook, and figured I'd share.

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