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Shiba Inu Blog


Tama: The Shiba Inu who saved her owner
In 1929, a Shiba-inu girl was born into Kichitaro Karita's family, who lived in Kawauchi Village (now Gosen City) in Niigata Prefecture....


Living Environment for Shiba Inu Puppies
Shiba Inu is an ancient breed of dog and is genetically very close to wolf. Shiba Inu has very close behavioral patterns to wolf, one of...


How to Discipline Shiba Inu Puppy
Shiba Inu is a smart breed, so there is basically no problem in letting it behave naturally. However, depending on how we handle it, it...


Shiba Inu dentition and occlusion
The Dentition of Shiba Inu In Shiba Inu's correct dentition, the teeth are arranged at the correct intervals on the dentition line. The...


Shiba Inu’s Teeth
Regarding dogs, teeth are masticators and weapons. In the case of Shiba Inu, they are fairly scrutinized in dog show as they are the...


Ears and Nose of Shiba Inu
The Western tracking type breed dogs have a more advanced sense of smell than Japanese dogs, and will surely follow the animal trail...


Japanese Dogs in Japanese Cultural Heritage vol.2
The relationship between Japanese dogs and Japanese has lasted for a very long time. From ancient time to present, as a hunting dog, a...


Japanese Dogs in Japanese Cultural Heritage vol.1
The relationship between Japanese dogs and Japanese has lasted for a very long time. From ancient time to present, as a hunting dog, a...


Meal and Exercise for Dog
Meal and exercise for dog. Any dog lover would have definitely considered about it Even if special event is approaching for your dog, you...


Protecting the Japanese Dog's Nature
There is a tendency to put too much emphasis on dog's eye-catching appearance like cuteness or elegance to gain popularity. Although some...


Japanese Dog Coat Colors
Japanese dog coat colors are sesame, red, black, brindle, and white. The sesame has a red coat base and a certain percentage of black...


The Feeling of Few Months Old Puppies
When a few months old puppy is separated from its parents and starts living with its new owner, the puppy feels great anxiety. This is...


The relationship between Shiba Inu and Wolf
It is said that dog is the lineal descendant of wolf. The wolf that once lived in Japan was called Nihon ōkami (Japanese wolf).Japanese...


The Japanese dog standard of NIPPO
We'll explain about nature of Japanese dog in this post. The nature of Japanese dog is mainly composed of three thing, "Kanni",...


The introduction of the pedigree of our Shiba Inu - NIPPO -
We'll introduce our stud dogs, from which our Shiba Inu's pedigree comes. This is "Asyu-no-Tetsuyuki-Go". When he was active, he got 6...


The daily life of Shiba Inu breeder - NIPPO -
We (me, my parents, my brother, sister and other staff who loves dogs) are carrying on Shiba Inu breeding business in Tokushima...


Personality of Shiba Inu
From ancient time, Shiba Inu has been good partners with human as hunter dog. It is so intelligent, patient and brave enough to go...


Trait of Shiba Inu
The most trusted guideline of Shiba Inu “Japanese Dog Standard” The trait, ideal feature and figure of Shiba Inu is clearly written in “Japanese Dog Standard”. It was instituted in 1936 by Japanese Dog Preservation Society with the aim of preserving unique Japanese dog. Now, this is the basic standard for most Japanese dog breeder and owner, and commonly used as standard for dog show. We’ll explain in according to “Japanese Dog Standard” in the following. The personality a


The origin of the name of “Shiba Inu”
It is said that the name of “Shiba Inu” came from the middle mountain region of Japan. It seems that the local people have called small...
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