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What did you think of Dogs 101?s take on the Shiba Inu?

What did you think of Dogs 101?s take on the Shiba Inu?

| November 6, 2010 | 6 Comments

Our beloved Shiba Inu were finally featured in today’s episode of Dogs 101……what did you all think?  Did they do a good job?  Accurate or not accurate depiction??  Let’s hear your thoughts!

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Wonder if a Shiba would do this: Dog seeks out help for collapsed owner

| August 10, 2010 | 0 Comments

In Yamhill, Oregon, a 11 year old dachshund named Missy showed up at her neighbor’s house and refused to leave until the neighbor followed her home.  At her home, the neighbor found Missy’s owner, Charlie Burdon, collapsed on the ground.  He had just come home from heart surgery and suffered an attack from vertigo.  …

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Lessons traveling Shiba Inus can learn from the American Airlines Flight puppy fatalities

| August 7, 2010 | 3 Comments

If you haven’t heard this bit of very sad news, and do travel with your Shiba Inu, this story… will be of great concern to you!  On Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 15 puppies were loaded into the cargo hold of an American Airlines fight in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  

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Weird things our Shiba Inu does…do yours do this too?

Weird things our Shiba Inu does…do yours do this too?

| August 1, 2010 | 19 Comments

We were reading a new Shiba Inu blog we found, and they were talking about this weird thing… that their Shiba Inu does with his food.  Zuko, a red Shiba Inu, will take his treat, carry it around in his mouth, NOT eat it–and whine!  

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Question for Shiba Inu Owners: Anyone do Agility Training?

| July 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

A question submitted to us via e-mail…

Do you or any of your Shiba friends do agility?  (I’m slightly worried that it will enhance his escape abilities though – maybe won’t teach him to jump real high…)

We don’t do agility with Katsumi (yet)…but does anyone else?  

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Question from our Facebook page: Allergies?

| June 29, 2010 | 15 Comments

Miki’s Owner asks…

Just out of curiosity, does anyone have a shiba that has allergies? and what kind of diet you put them on, products you use to bathe them? I’m in the process of trying a bunch of organic foods and extremely mild washes (without soap).

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Discussion: Blowing their coats…is there any way to predict?

Discussion: Blowing their coats…is there any way to predict?

| June 27, 2010 | 7 Comments

Katsumi Firefox, our Shiba Inu puppy is due to blow her coat any day now.  Since this is the first time we’re experiencing anything like this, we are pretty nervous about what to expect.  We’ve done the research, so we know in theory what will happen.  …

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THIS is a Shiba Inu…?  Article: “Abandoned Dog Digs Deep to Give Birth in Quarry”

THIS is a Shiba Inu…? Article: “Abandoned Dog Digs Deep to Give Birth in Quarry”

| May 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

I was perusing Twitter, searching for “Shiba,” and I found an article on an Abandoned Shiba Inu mother in the Cemex Rock Quarry in Florida, near Miami.  This “Shiba,” named “Pebbles,” was thought to be abandoned by her owners while carrying a litter of pups.  …

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Does your Shiba have a snuggle toy?

Does your Shiba have a snuggle toy?

| May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

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