The Shiba Inu breed have faced two notable threats to their existence throughout history. Their name also means “little brushwood dog” based on an etymological translation of their name from a Nagano Prefecture dialect. It’s possible they are named Shiba Inu after the terrain where they hunted or the color of their coat, which is the color of autumn brushwood. While “inu” means dog in Japanese, “shiba” means brushwood. Unlike the modern-day breed which have pointed eyes, Shinshu had round eyes. They had mostly red coats and a soft and dense undercoat and bristly outer coat. The Shinshu type came from Nagano Prefecture. They also had sashi-o, or pointed tails, different from the curled tail of most Shiba Inu. Smaller than the Sanin, they had notable fleshy, triangular and erect ears and angled eyes, which were passed down to the Shiba Inu as we know them today. ![]() The Mino type originated from Gifu Prefecture. They had unaffectionate personalities that translates into the independence and feistiness of today’s Shiba Inu. They had mottled black coats and were larger than modern Shiba Inu. The Sanin type came from Tottori and Shimane prefectures. The modern Shiba Inu are a combination of all three original Shiba breeds. They are confident, headstrong and loyal to their owners.īefore World War II, there were three types of Shiba Inu - the Mino, the Sanin and the Shinshu. Modern Shiba Inu still retain their hunting instincts, however, today, they are popular pets in Japan known for their spirited, good-natured personalities. Samurai also used them as hunting dogs and companions. They were initially introduced to hunt small game like rabbits, foxes and wild poultry in the underlying brush of the mountains. Shiba Inu history traces the breed’s origin back to when the first settlers came to Japan around 7000 B.C. You can find them in collectible gacha form, viral doge memes and even cryptocurrency. ![]() One of six native dog breeds here, they’ve become pop culture icons. The Shiba Inu are one of the oldest and most popular breeds of dog in Japan.
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