Shiba Inu
Japan · 14.5–15.5 in tall · short double coat
Next to the average dog it is strong-willed, protective, not for small children, and dry-mouthed. Day to day it needs a moderate amount of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Shiba Inu suits youThink twice if…
- the dog would be alone and unoccupied
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Shiba Inu (Japanese: 柴犬; Japanese pronunciation: [ɕi. ba.i.nɯ]) is a breed of hunting dog from Japan. A small-to-medium breed, it is the smallest of the six original dog breeds native to Japan. The Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
