Characteristics of the Shiba Inu

The Shiba Inu is a medium-sized and oldest dog. The Shiba Inu's ability to cope with steep hills and mountain slopes and its keen senses have made the Shiba Inu an excellent hunting dog many times.

The Shiba Inu has a lively and active personality; he will play with his favorite toys all day long. It is extremely aggressive externally: especially towards large species of its kind, and refuses to admit defeat. Mice and birds in the grass will be its prey and toys.

The Shiba Inu is Japan's smallest native breed. It was originally bred for hunting in mountains and dense bush, with both sight and smell. Stay alert and agile. Feel sharp. At the same time, he is also an excellent watchdog and companion dog.

Love to be clean:

This is one of the biggest characteristics of Shiba Inu. They like to clean themselves, short hair, shiny hair, minimal saliva, no odor, and simple combing is enough in life. Shiba Inu is a small and medium-sized dog, with a shoulder height of about 40 cm and an ideal weight of about 10 kg. It is small and can adapt well to the built environment. Intelligent, Independent Chamois Dogs are highly intelligent and have great understanding abilities. Puppies are easy to train, but adult dogs cannot focus well on a trainer because of their independent personalities. Of course, they will vary from dog to dog.

Brave, simple, quiet and alert:

The Shiba Inu is brave by nature, not afraid of any hostile forces, and expresses its consciousness relatively clearly. The Shiba Inu has an obedient and calm personality, and never barks in life, but has a strong sense of vigilance, sensitive senses, and is gentle and generous. The Shiba Inu is tolerant and friendly to people. Although it has a strong territorial awareness, it is generous in dealing with situations.

Good temperament:

The figure is vigorous, the running is quick and agile, the movements are agile, light and resilient, the dog is chic, beautiful and dynamic, which creates the unique temperament of the Shiba Inu.

Historical origin of Shiba Inu

Original to Japan, it is an ancient breed. Its ancestors were cross-bred by Chinese Chow Chow and Japanese native Kishu Dog. It was introduced to Japan from China about 2,000 years ago. After long-term breeding and training, it developed a nature of loyalty, obedience and patience. The Shiba Inu has a high level of alertness. It is usually used to stand alertly at high places and look down. It has an alert and independent personality, a strong body, quick movements, and a color like firewood. It was mainly trained by humans to hunt small animals. It is a good hunter in the deep mountains and forests, so it is called Shiba Inu. The Shiba Inu looks more like a smaller version of the Japanese Akita Inu. It looks similar to some small native dogs in my country. In fact, the Shiba Inu means puppy in Japanese. In Japan, the Shiba Inu is designated as a "natural monument" by the government.