Key points for raising Shiba Inu:

1. It is best to buy puppies from professional kennels or individual breeders. Because this can ensure the health of the puppy. And generally such puppies have been vaccinated. If you buy a puppy from a street dog dealer, it is recommended that you take the puppy to a pet hospital for a detailed examination. And communicate with the doctor about the time when the vaccine should be injected.

2. When a puppy has just arrived in a new environment, the puppy may bark incessantly out of uneasiness, especially when the lights are turned off at night. At this time, as the owner, you should prepare enough food and water, prepare a warm and comfortable nest or mat for it, cover it with your soft old clothes, and place the nest where it can see you at any time (such as Beside the bed, at the base of the bedroom wall), this can reduce its fear.

3. It’s a matter of feeding. Puppies are generally fed 3 to 4 times a day. If it is a puppy less than 1 and a half months old. It is recommended that you feed puppy milk powder or infant skimmed milk powder. Baby rice cereal. oatmeal. Cornmeal porridge. These things are easy to digest and have nutritional content that is more suitable for puppies. Puppies over 2 months old can almost be fed puppy dog ​​food. But it should be soaked until soft before feeding. In order to enhance nutrition, you can appropriately feed some special nutritional supplements for pets.

4. Puppies that have just arrived home cannot be bathed. Especially puppies that have not been vaccinated. If it feels dirty, you can wipe the puppy's body with a towel dipped in warm water. You can also buy pet-specific dry cleaning powder to dry clean your dog’s body.

5. Defecation problems. Generally speaking. Puppies do not consciously urinate at specific spots. At this time, the host should adopt a tolerant attitude. Be prepared to train. The normal color is generally: yellow or tan. There are also some that are darker or yellowish white. Mainly related to the food you eat. Moderate softness and hardness. It is best to pick up the ground with your hands and there are just some marks.

6. No matter how hot the weather is, dogs cannot blow on the air conditioner for a long time. Especially puppies. Try not to blow the air conditioner, as this is very easy to catch cold and induce diseases. Even if it's a fan. You also shouldn’t blow the air vent on your dog. Be sure to keep warm when the weather is cold.

7. Puppies that have not been vaccinated within 3 months should not be taken out.

8. Some puppies like to destroy things. It even bites its owner's hands and feet. Because of the growth of deciduous teeth, the dog will feel very itchy and must be very uncomfortable. At this time, you need to buy some teething tools for it, such as molar bones, teeth cleaning ropes, dog chew sticks, vegetable sticks, etc. Biting hands and feet may be a sign of liking. The puppy doesn’t know how hard it is to handle, and it may hurt. When it hurts, just let go of the throat and scream in pain! A dog that picks up clothes may ask to go out with you if there are enough toys. It may also be that the shaking of the clothes aroused its curiosity. After all, dogs prefer dynamic things. Once it picks up clothes when it sees it, the owner should open its mouth and give it a toy.Tell it that this is a toy. If necessary, you can pat the forehead and nose, or give it a lesson.