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Video link: Help the Humane Society after their 150 dog Puppy Mill raid!

| February 28, 2011 | 2 Comments

We were both horrified and ecstatic to hear the news about the Hawaiian Humane Society’s… raid on a Waimanalo Puppy Farm last night.  We had seen all the stories on this farm on the news, and shared our pain with Shiba Inu Hawaii members/supporters who saw these puppies in a pet store.  

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Puppy Farm Investigation Update: no puppy breeders with permits in Hawaii!?

| August 24, 2010 | 0 Comments

We’re a few days behind in updating the site with the latest in the Puppy Farm Investigation story, so hopefully you’ve been following it on Hawaii News Now….  The news of the undercover puppy farm video featuring abused, mistreated and some deceased animals has lit a fire under pet lovers all around the island.  

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Check out Katsumi Firefox & Miki on PeoplePets.com’s Cutest Pets on Twitter this week!

Check out Katsumi Firefox & Miki on PeoplePets.com’s Cutest Pets on Twitter this week!

| August 21, 2010 | 0 Comments

We’re so proud!  Katsumi Firefox and her bff, Miki made it on Peoplepets.com as the very first photo on this week’s Cutest Pets on Twitter!

Follow Shiba Inu Hawaii on Twitter…!

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Hawaii News Now’s “Puppy Farm Investigation” includes Shiba Inu Mother & Puppies

| August 17, 2010 | 5 Comments

What terrible news today, “Puppy farm investigation sparks animal debate,” found on Hawaii News Now (click here… if you haven’t heard about it yet).  Even worse, it seems that the very first clip they show is of a Shiba Inu mother and her puppies (see 0:13), in a tiny space presumably surrounded by her own feces.

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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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Check us out in MidWeek!!

Check us out in MidWeek!!

| August 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

We are so pleased and excited to announce that Shiba Inu Hawaii has been featured in this week’s Pet Parade section of MidWeek…!  We submitted a photo of our most recent Meet Up at the Bark Park, along with a little bit of information on the Shiba Inu breed, and of course who can resist a pack of Shiba Inu posing so nicely?

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The search for Copper continues…

The search for Copper continues…

| July 31, 2010 | 1 Comment

Dozens of volunteers have joined forces in Frankfort, Kentucky to find Copper, the Shiba Inu who was mistaken for a Coyote earlier this month.  They say that they are highly committed and won’t stop until they find her!  The reward is now up to $1750, according to Lex18.com….  

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TODAY! Sunday, July 18: Next Shiba Inu Hawaii Meet Up

TODAY! Sunday, July 18: Next Shiba Inu Hawaii Meet Up

| June 27, 2010 | 2 Comments

07.07.2010 – So we did a whole bunch of “dog park site research,” trying to find the best place for our meet up on Sunday, July 18th.  We were ideally looking for a dog park that  had a nice place to go for a pack walk as well.  …

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Our very first Shiba Inu Hawaii Play Date!

Our very first Shiba Inu Hawaii Play Date!

| June 23, 2010 | 2 Comments

Our very first ever Shiba Inu Play Date was this Tuesday, June 22, 2010, and it was a great success!  We were wondering how many Shiba friends would be available to show up, since it was a weekday so at first Katsumi only had non-Shiba Inu to play with…but then her friend Miki and her owner Mel showed up!  …

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