{"id":437,"date":"2009-07-23T19:24:03","date_gmt":"2009-07-23T19:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/shibainublog\/sheba-inu-shiba-inu-shibu-inu-whats-that\/"},"modified":"2021-12-29T00:51:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-29T00:51:09","slug":"shiba-inu-breed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/shiba-inu-breed\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shiba Inu Breed"},"content":{"rendered":"

He looks just like a fox!<\/strong><\/p>\n

You have probably seen this foxy little dog, walking his little walk<\/em> around your neighborhood. Or perhaps you saw him at the dog park, strutting his stuff,… or maybe it was at the dog show.<\/p>\n

These little foxes are striking. They act like they are on show all of the time, and they stand out wherever they go.<\/p>\n

What are they?<\/p>\n

Sounds like Sheba Inu, Shibu Inu, Shiba Enu<\/em> … the one and only Shiba Inu<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Sounds like Sheba Inu, Shibu Inu, Shiba Enu ... the one and only Shiba Inu.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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The Shiba Inu – What’s That?!<\/h2>\n
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The Shiba Inu is a Japanese dog breed. There are six original distinct breeds of dog from Japan, and the Shiba Inu is the smallest one.<\/p>\n

The largest in the group is the Akita. There aren’t many red and white Akitas in the United States, but the few that I have seen, look just like larger versions of the red Shiba Inu. And not in the Schwarzenegger-DeVito<\/em> sort of way.<\/p>\n

Between the Akita Inu and the Shiba Inu, are the medium sized Japanese dog breeds, including the Shikoku, Kai, Ainu, and Kishu. These six Japanese dog breeds have very similar appearance and temperaments. They all belong to the Spitz dog family<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Shiba Inu – What Does It Mean?<\/h2>\n

The Kanji or Japanese character for ‘dog<\/em>‘, can be pronounced as ‘Inu<\/em>‘ or ‘Ken<\/em>‘.  Therefore, Shiba Inu simply means Shiba dog. Sometimes, you will also hear the Shiba dog being referred to as Shiba Ken.<\/p>\n

The exact interpretation of ‘Shiba<\/em>‘, is less clear. It could mean ‘red shrub<\/em>‘, for the red bushes that grow in the region, where Shibas come from. Alternatively, it could also mean ‘small<\/em>‘.<\/p>\n

The Shiba Inu is certainly a cheeky little red shrub, so both interpretations work out well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Shiba Inu - What Does It Truly Mean?<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n
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Shiba Inu of all colors have the same fiery red personality.<\/div><\/div> <\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Shiba Inu – What Does It Truly Mean?<\/h2>\n

I know that discussions of red shrubs are truly riveting, but you probably want to move on to what it truly means to be Shiba, am I right?<\/p>\n

Well, you know what they say about red-heads and their fiery temper.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The same is also true of the red-headed Shiba Inu. You may think that you can get around this thorny issue, by getting a Shiba of another color, such as the red-sesame, black and tan, or cream colored versions. However, the Shiba God<\/em> is indeed one step ahead of you.<\/p>\n

Shiba Inus of all colors, have the same fiery red personality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That is why they are also known as –<\/p>\n