{"id":5944,"date":"2011-04-26T12:07:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T19:07:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/?p=5944"},"modified":"2011-04-26T12:07:15","modified_gmt":"2011-04-26T19:07:15","slug":"so-you-want-a-shiba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/so-you-want-a-shiba\/","title":{"rendered":"So, You Want a Shiba \u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"poem\">\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><em>Another awesome poem by Zeus, with some help from Jessica Ruper<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>So, you want a Shiba.<\/p>\n<p>They are the cutest things you\u2019ve ever seen.<br \/>\nThey are the perfect sized dog for you.<br \/>\nYou hear they don\u2019t smell and are quite clean.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>They aren\u2019t nuisance barkers!?<br \/>\nThey aren\u2019t needy clingy pests!?<br \/>\nThey only shed twice a year??<br \/>\nWow, Shibas are the BEST!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/files\/2011\/04\/Zeus-in-towel-520x367.jpg\" alt=\"Wow, Shibas are the BEST!\" title=\"Shiba Zeus in Towel\" width=\"520\" height=\"367\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5949\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>So now you are sure you want a Shiba!<\/p>\n<p>Meaning you want to give up your home?<br \/>\nYou\u2019re ready to be bullied,<br \/>\nInto giving him everything that you own?<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/files\/2011\/04\/Puppy-Zeus-280x298.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Puppy-Zeus\" width=\"280\" height=\"298\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5955\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You are excited to have a mini-wolf,<br \/>\nRather than your plain old compliant mutt.<br \/>\nYou want a dog with an independent spirit,<br \/>\nNot one that kisses your butt!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>So you want a Shiba\u2026<\/p>\n<p>Who laughs at your commands\u2026<br \/>\nNever comes to you when called,<br \/>\nAnd barks in response to reprimands.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>Who treats your home as his race track,<br \/>\nRunning the Shiba 500 twice a day.<br \/>\nWho eats your carpet and ruins your shoes,<br \/>\nIgnoring every \u201cNO\u201d you say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>So you are sure you want a Shiba,<\/p>\n<p>A partner in crime, not a submissive pet.<br \/>\nWho often will outsmart you\u2026<br \/>\nOutrun you? THAT\u2019S a bet!<\/p>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<p>Who\u2019s not your ordinary dog\u2026<br \/>\nActually not a dog at all.<\/p>\n<p>But once you get that Shiba&#8230;<br \/>\nOh how in love you will fall!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/shibashake.com\/dog\/files\/2011\/04\/Love-Shiba-Zeus-487x520.jpg\" alt=\"But once you get that Shiba..  Oh how in love you will fall \" title=\"Love-Shiba-Zeus\" width=\"487\" height=\"520\" class=\"size-large wp-image-5951\" \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"alignspace\"><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>A big thanks to Zeus &#038; Jess for sharing another awesome poem with us!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another awesome Shiba Inu poem by Jess and Zeus. This one is great for anyone who is thinking of getting a Shiba Inu puppy, as well as all current Shiba fans. The poem really captures some of the key issues that many people face with their Shiba Inu. 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