Shiba Breed Description
- General appearance: small, moderately-built dog with pointed
ears and a curled or sickle tail. Often has prominent, rounded cheeks and a
foxy appearance.
- Temperament: Some Shibas are friendly and outgoing, some
very reserved. May be dog-aggressive, but not aggressive toward people. Many
Shibas dislike being restrained, and will struggle and scream during nail trimming
and bathing. (This is typical for the breed and DOES NOT indicate a problem
temperament!)
- Size: usually between 13-17 inches at the shoulder, average
weight 16-25 lbs.
- Coat: medium-short plush double coat, about 1-2 inches
long.
- Color:
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| Red: ranging from fawn to bright orange
to a brownish shade. Sometimes overlaid with black, or showing a black
saddle pattern. Usually has distinctive white markings on cheeks, front
side of neck, forechest, inside of legs, underbelly, and on tail. May
have white socks. |
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| Black and tan: usually has mask-like
markings on face with white cheeks, white or tan spots over eyes, often
a white bowtie on the forechest, tan and/or white on lower legs and
feet. White on tail. May have red showing through black on head. |
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| Cream: white to cream, often with buff
or pale red markings on ears and topline. |
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| Red Sesame: Occasionally a dark, wolfy
gray-brown color, usually with buff or cream markings on cheeks, front,
underside and tail. |
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| These are puppies, black & tan on the left and red on
the right |
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