2018 Blog - My First Shiba Inu
Top 100 Shiba Inu Training Tips
On occasion, our posts contain affiliate links. However, we only recommend products that we truly believe in. For more information, visit my privacy policy page.Training Shiba Inus is not like training Golden Retrievers.Training an eager-to-please Golden is akin...
How to Trim Your Shiba’s Nails Without Losing a Limb
On occasion, our posts contain affiliate links. However, we only recommend products that we truly believe in. For more information, visit my privacy policy page. What happens when you combine an unsocialized primitive breed of dog with a penchant for dramatics...
How To Manage Shiba Inu Shedding
On occasion, our posts contain affiliate links. However, we only recommend products that we truly believe in. For more information, visit my privacy policy page. Fur, fur, and more fur. If you are fortunate to have a Shiba Inu - then you unfortunately have to...
Kikko, Sasha, Momo and Hina: The Most Photogenic Shibes On The Planet
If there's one thing we at My First Shiba love to talk about—photogenic shibes!What's better than spending hours looking at photos and memes with cute, fluffy, and smiling doggos?Though we like to compare all the pics that happy Shiba Inu owners around the world share...
Shiba Inu Escape Artist No More – Must Do Steps To Keep Your Shiba Safe
The term Shiba Inu “escape artist” may sound lighthearted and humorous on the surface - but in reality - it’s a serious issue. Owning a Shiba Inu that constantly escapes will likely take a lot of continued intervention, training, and patience. While roaming is a...
5 Easy Ways To Feed Your Shiba Inu BETTER
Compared to humans, dogs, unfortunately have brief life spans. While we can’t control genetics and other factors that contribute to a dog’s lifespan - we can control how we nourish them. As Hippocrates once said, "let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy...
Must Haves For New Shiba Inu Puppy Owners
Bringing home a new Shiba Inu puppy is no doubt an exciting time for you and your family. The new puppy smell, the cuddling, the playing, discovering the pup's personality.... But don't forget. There's all the endless pooping, peeing, crying, feeding, nipping -...
Shiba Inu Zoomies -Everything You Need To Know!
Has your dog ever suddenly burst into motion from standing perfectly still? Do they tear around the yard or house at supersonic speed with a wild look on their face? There’s the repeated play bowing with their fuzzy buttons up in the air.Do you even find...
Unique Japanese Dog Names That Aren’t Cliche / Sterotypical
Naming your new pet is both a fun and important order of business for you to carry out. Names define individuality as well as convey meaning - some deeper than others. Naturally, when you have a Japanese dog breed like a Shiba Inu or Akita, you are going to want...
A Merry Shiba Inu Christmas
Celebrating the holidays isn’t the same without your most beloved family members. If you’re crazy Shiba Inu people like us, then that means including our furr-butts in all the joyous moments. But in a holiday that is made for people, how do you make the happiest time...
Martingale Dog Collar 101 – The Ins and Outs of a Limited Slip Collar
What is a Martingale Collar? A Martingale collar, also known as a limited slip collar is a type of collar used to prevent a dog’s head from slipping out of the collar as well as for leash training. It is a basically a regular flat fabric or leather collar that...
The Japanese Kai Ken Dog
Out of the six recognized native dog breeds of Japan, the Kai-Ken, also known as the Tora Inu (Tiger Dog) is the most atypical looking of the bunch.While the five other dog breeds have similar fox / wolf-like features, the Kai-Ken, with it’s brindle color coat has a...
7 Things To Consider Before Even Thinking About Getting A Shiba Inu
If you've been thinking of welcoming a Shiba Inu into your home and life - hopefully you've already done all the research about the in's and outs of this special dog. The irresistibly cute and viral Shiba pictures and videos have caught the adoration and...
The Six Native Japanese Dog Breeds
There is no other country in the world most invested in preserving their native dogs than Japan. To the Japanese, their native dogs are a source of great pride and reverence. For centuries upon centuries, their native dogs have been their hunters, protectors, and...
7 Epic Mistakes Shiba Inu Owners Make
If you own or of course, "are owned" by a Shiba, then you more than likely, spoil your Shiba to pieces. That's great and dandy but chances are you there are things you could probably do better to help your Shiba live a long and happy life. How many of the following 7...
Deciphering Shiba Inu Body Language
As a dedicated Shiba Inu owner, you have probably found yourself more than once that you’d like to know what’s going on in your Shiba Inu’s cute and fluffy head. What are they thinking as they sploot and stretch and mlem? Unlike humans, dogs can’t verbalize their...
What The Heck is a Shibe? A Heckin Doggo? Omg…
Ever since the arrival of the Doge meme, Shiba Inu have ascended from real dogs into something immortal and incomprehensible. Shiba inu have transformed into shibes, doges, heckin’ doggos,Boopers, and even shibers with drincc the bepis. This might all seem like crazy...
Why Do So Many Shiba Inu Owners Think Baths Are Bad For Shibas!!!??????
Most familiar with Shiba Inus know that Shibas are typically described as “cat-like” dogs that are fastidiously clean and have no doggy odor issues.I’ve had multiple Shiba Inus for over a decade and can basically attest that these descriptions for the most part is...