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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
has been much more lenient. The AKC
allows 5 missing teeth, before
disqualifying an adult Shiba from the
ring, or from the whelping box.
We
pride ourselves in our Shibas 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 sesame or Black and
tan. Although the red variation Shiba
babies are born with a black mask this
will fade with maturity. Black n'
tan's are also typically born with dark
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 an example of a "true" or properly
marked Sesame colored adult Shiba,
please see our "Emi's" Sire,
Ch. Switch.
The
silhouette, shaded or black n' tan color
pattern in the Shiba is the most
uncommon of the Shiba colors. Most
Shibas come in red variations.
Cream/
white colors and pinto colors do still occur occasionally
on the Shibas
but it is considered a serious fault
or defect in
ALL the Shiba breed standards.
Purchasing
"companion" 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. The country of origin wanted
this practice banned. It
is written that Japanese breeders
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 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.
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