The Misanthropic Shiba
This is about the breed known as the Shiba Inu and its attempts at world domination!
Shiba inus are a small breed of dog that hail from Japan. They resemble small huskies, but there's nothing small about this breed's attitude!
If you like a dog that surfs on the top of your couch, plays with string, and bats at things with its paws, the Shiba might be for you. It has often been said that this dog is a cat in disguise... well, meow!
Shiba inus are a small breed of dog that hail from Japan. They resemble small huskies, but there's nothing small about this breed's attitude!
If you like a dog that surfs on the top of your couch, plays with string, and bats at things with its paws, the Shiba might be for you. It has often been said that this dog is a cat in disguise... well, meow!
Shibrats
Take a mile and then some
Shibas are sometimes picked by people who don't really know what they're all about. This is due to the fact that some unscrupulous people have gotten a hold of them and are breeding them without thought to their health, temperament and future life.
Shibas are AdOrAbLe as puppies and can be charming adults. However, they are also extremely strong willed! They can and will physically challenge their owner at a very young age. This is not a breed for people who think discipline is a waggled forefinger and a disapproving, "Bad dog!".
Think of a Shiba as a working dog, rather than a cute pet and take control. Make your Shiba work for everything s/he gets!
Check out the principles of Nothing In Life Is Free:
Deb McKean's Nothing in Life is Free
NILIF does not mean you will never have to correct your Shiba! Look up, investigate and select a puppy socialization and obedience course and take your Shiba to classes. Get them started on the right paw when they're young and they'll be the charming little dog that you first fell in love with!
Shibas are AdOrAbLe as puppies and can be charming adults. However, they are also extremely strong willed! They can and will physically challenge their owner at a very young age. This is not a breed for people who think discipline is a waggled forefinger and a disapproving, "Bad dog!".
Think of a Shiba as a working dog, rather than a cute pet and take control. Make your Shiba work for everything s/he gets!
Check out the principles of Nothing In Life Is Free:
Deb McKean's Nothing in Life is Free
NILIF does not mean you will never have to correct your Shiba! Look up, investigate and select a puppy socialization and obedience course and take your Shiba to classes. Get them started on the right paw when they're young and they'll be the charming little dog that you first fell in love with!
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It's not like a car. You can't kick the tires and then drive off.
Your Shiba should come from a breeder who is dedicated to breeding healthy Shibas that look and act like Shibas. However, not every Shiba that you come across is going to be like this.
Well bred Shibas are confident pains in the you-know-wheres. If that's how they are when bred correctly, well, you can imagine what they would be like when bred by someone who doesn't give a rat's posterior.
Poorly bred Shibas are vacillating piles of shyness and fear aggression. Sometimes you get lucky, and your pet shop or stray Shiba is a paragon of canine health and wellness. However, that's not a likely outcome.
Okay, so a lot of people say "buy from a responsible breeder!" But what is this responsible breeder we speak of?
A responsible breeder is someone whose ego is not tied up in their ability to produce puppies. It is tied up into their ability to produce the healthiest, best tempered Shibas possible.
To do this, they engage in a number of activities foreign to the people who blithely fill up the shelters with unwanted pups: they test their dogs clear of genetic problems, they breed only dogs that exemplify what a Shiba inu should be, and they refuse to sell to unprepared or unsuitable people.
Well bred Shibas are confident pains in the you-know-wheres. If that's how they are when bred correctly, well, you can imagine what they would be like when bred by someone who doesn't give a rat's posterior.
Poorly bred Shibas are vacillating piles of shyness and fear aggression. Sometimes you get lucky, and your pet shop or stray Shiba is a paragon of canine health and wellness. However, that's not a likely outcome.
Okay, so a lot of people say "buy from a responsible breeder!" But what is this responsible breeder we speak of?
A responsible breeder is someone whose ego is not tied up in their ability to produce puppies. It is tied up into their ability to produce the healthiest, best tempered Shibas possible.
To do this, they engage in a number of activities foreign to the people who blithely fill up the shelters with unwanted pups: they test their dogs clear of genetic problems, they breed only dogs that exemplify what a Shiba inu should be, and they refuse to sell to unprepared or unsuitable people.
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Blog Posts from Google
- Boy proposes new law after dog dies
- Aaron Coash's dog, Nikko, a Shiba Inu, died recently after ingesting antifreeze, which kills 10000 animals and more than 1000 children each year, according to the news station. So with the help of the Humane Society, Aaron is proposing a new law: ...
- Death of 6th grader's dog prompts him to lobby for law requiring additive in ...
- In honor of his Shiba Inu, 12-year-old Aaron Coash is lobbying the Kansas legislature to pass a law aimed at stemming the number of dogs killed by antifreeze poisoning. With the help of the Humane Society, he's proposing a law that would require all ...
- Local dog returns from Westminster show a winner
- Katrina Nielsen's beautiful shiba inu Draco returns to Clarksville after winning ?Best of Breed? at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York City. / Contributed Photo CLARKSVILLE, TENN. ? Katrina Nielsen knew that it would be ...
- Makeup, hair, runway — doggy treat
- She was preparing to show her 2-year-old shiba inu Kintaro, also known as Grand Champion Bali Hai's Last of the Red Hot Lovers. She arrived at the Garden at 6:30 am for her 9:15 showing. The large, concrete preparation room was filled with dogs of ...
