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Our Shiba Family:

Suri's Page
Ripley's Page
Emi's Page
Whoopie's Page
Schmiegle's Page

 

Shibas are one of the smallest Japanese breeds. The word, "Shiba", in Japanese, means "Red brush". The Shiba is a hunting breed and is very quick on it's feet. Please also see our, "Right breed 4 U" page for more information on this breed's typical personality.

The AKC standard for the Shiba Inu states that the adult male Shiba should be from 14 1/2 inches to 16 1/2 inches in height, at the withers and they will typically weigh in at about 25  to 28lbs. The females must be at least 13 1/2 inches at the withers and not taller than 15 1/2 inches. They usually weigh approximately 17 to 25 pounds. 

Over 16 1/2 inches, at the withers, on an adult male is a disqualification from the AKC show ring, as is over 15 1/2 inches at the withers on a female. 

 While the Nippo standard for the Shiba breed allows zero missing teeth for an adult Shiba Inu, The AKC showing requirements are much more lenient. 

The AKC now allows 5 missing teeth, before over looking a adult Shiba from the AKC ring. We believe that all "ethical" Shiba breeders would abstain from ever breeding Shibas with more than 3 to 5 missing teeth since it would be a huge disservice to the breed. 

We pride ourselves in our Shiba's health and try to only breed lines that yield FULL dentition.

We only breed the best of the best.

Please note: the AKC / JKC & Nippo, color standard for the Shiba breed calls for the color patterns featured here.   These colors are:  Red variations / genetic Sables, red or black sesame and Black and tan. Although Shiba babies are born with a black mask this will always fade with maturity. Black n' tan's are also typically born with black faces and their striking tan and urajiro markings become more pronounced on their faces and bodies as they mature as well.

Check out each of our "red variation" colored Shibas on their individual pages and for examples of a "true" or properly marked black sesame colored, adult Shiba, please see our "Emi's" Sire, Ch. Switch. To see a proper red sesame colored Shiba, go to "Whoopi's" page and view her Grand-daughter, "Koubei".

The silhouette, shaded or black n' tan color pattern in the Shiba is the most uncommon of the Shiba colors. Most Shibas, here in the USA, come in red variations.

Cream/ white colors and pinto colors do still occur occasionally on the Shibas but  it is considered a very serious fault  or defect in ALL of the Shiba breed standards.

Purchasing "companion", non-breeding, cream colored or pinto marked Shiba puppies, out of properly colored parents, is fine. 

There are some breeders out there, however, that are breeding their cream/white  colored Shibas and their pinto colored Shibas thus doubling up on the Chinchilla gene. It is written that many breeders in the country of origin wanted this practice banned and that they also believed that this type of breeding would eventually cause grave health issues in the breed. 

With this in mind, beware of those that breed their cream or pinto colored Shibas under the pretext of them being a "rare" breed color. We believe these standards were set for an important reason and to keep an already limited gene Pool healthy and vibrant and so we try not to deviate from the preferred, Shiba standard for the betterment of breed.

To see more pictures, pedigrees and information about each of our Shibas, go to the menu of names in the, upper, left hand corner of this page and Click on our Shibas' individual call names.
 

Zen's Satorino Typhoon, "Buddy"

Retired

CH Double Take's Jack The Rippa-Na, "Ripley"
Mikata's Kirei Na Momo Double Take, "Emi"

Retired

Ranchlake's Sister Act At Double Take, "Whoopi"

Retired

Double Take's 

Lookin Fur Da Precious,

"Schmiegle"

Mr. Atsumi's

KazaKoshi No KuroRiki

"Suri"

(Japan)