What can you tell me about Shiba Inu dogs?

I just got my Shiba Inu pup last week. He's a great dog... he learns VERY quickly. As you may have already read, they are not lap dogs... if you try to hold him for very long, he'll begin to squirm and scream (mine mostly 'screams' and howls, i've only heard one bark. He is a great dog though. If you set a schedule and ground rules from the very beginning, and follow them, then you should not have any real problems. Just remember that if you control the food... then you heavily influence the behavior of the dog. Make him submit to your for everything to establish dominance (i.e. make him sit before he can go through a door or before you give it food). You can follow my thread here on mine:

http://www.thepuppypub.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=46

I've been posting new pics periodically so people can see how the color of the shiba changes as it matures.

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What can you tell me about Shiba Inu dogs?

I'm getting one soon and I would like to know as much as I can.

I have researched but would like to hear from those who have or breed them.

The Shiba is a small, compact, agile furry dog that looks like a miniature Akita. It has a pointed face, broad forehead and triangular prick ears. The eyes are small and dark. The teeth should form a scissors bite. The nose is dark. The Spitz-like tail is thick and strong curling over the back and carried either in a ring or with a sickle curve. Though all colors are acceptable, the plush double coat most often comes in red, or red with a little black overlay, or black with tan markings. The dog should have white or cream-colored markings on the cheeks and sides of the muzzle, throat, underside and chest. White is also permitted on the legs, tail tip and above the eyes.

I own a nine year old Shiba girl, Suki. She is a gorgeous little girl, and even at her age, she is still full of energy and loves her new "puppy", a two year old Rat Terrier mix we adopted after her Scottish Terrier companion, Hamish, died last October.

Here's some pictures of her:

http://flickr.com/photos/meaghanedwards/sets/72157...

In behavior, they are as close as you can get to a wolf. My girl howls more than she barks. She's also VERY healthy, her only health complaint, if you can call it that, is her seasonal allergies. Bee pollen and antihistamines work wonders for her. They do tend to have a mind of their own :D

I have owned 3 shiba's before

They are very aloof, they WILL try to run and are very fast(I chased mine down for 2 miles before-but I can run fast- and she stopped to go number 2), they are usually one person dogs, when you come home they will be all excited for 5 minutes then go lay down, they usually follow me form room to room, but not "close" to me, usually across the room, mine were pretty easy to train, but do not generally listen unless you have treats lol, they are moderately affectionate to their person, but not very affectionate to the others in the house(my girlfriend lol), they can be possessive and are pretty dominant, but you can train past that, they are stubborn

the good things- they will always make you laugh with their antics, you say come, they sometimes look at you and just walk away like there sayin "ummm i dont think so", they have an almost human personality, their faces are very expressive, they are pretty playful and thats what I like best about them, they do this trotting thing like a horse and when bringing back the ball Naomi will always do this "jolly" walk kind of like swinging back and forth(cant really explain)

And they are generally very health, none of mine have ever had any problems

Any more questions email me

Vigorous exercise requirements. They are high energy dogs.

Massive destructiveness when bored or left alone too much

Suspiciousness toward strangers when not socialized enough

Aggression toward other animals -- strong chasing instincts. They were bred to hunt other animals.

Escape attempts and running away, oblivious to your calls, when an interesting sight or scent catches his attention

Strong-willed mind of his own, requiring a confident owner who can take charge. Many are very willfull, obstinate and dominant. Typically do not do well with small children.

Heavy shedding

Good for you for doing some research BEFORE you get one.

Try this rescue site. It has some great information.

http://www.shibas.org/about.html

there the 2nd cutest dog behind a german shepherd in front of a siberian husky there easy to train great loyal dogs a+ dog