Oh Shiba,
I feed you, I shelter you, I buy you many toys,
But when I reach for you, you step back,
I walk you, I pick up your poo, I mop up your pee,
But when I call your name, you turn away,
Kan-i, Ryosei, Soboku,
You bold rogue, good-natured scamp, spirited little wild thing,
I love you, just the way you are.