Shiba Inu
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 3 year old reid Shiba Inu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ither names | Japanese Shiba Inu Japanese Smaa Size Dug Shiba Ken | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common eik-names | Shiba | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oreegin | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Domestic dug (Canis lupus familiaris) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Shiba Inu (柴犬) is the smawest o the sax oreeginal an distinct spitz breeds o dug frae Japan.[1]
A smaa, agile dug that copes very well wi muntainous terrain, the Shiba Inu wis oreeginally bred for huntin.[1][2] It is seemilar in appearance tae the Akita, tho much smawer in statur. It is ane o the few auncient dug breeds still in existence in the warld the day.[3]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "Dog Owners Guide: Shiba Inu". Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ↑ a b "Shiba Inu Breed Standard from AKC". Archived frae the original on 1 Mey 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2007.
- ↑ Parker, H.G. (21 Mey 2004). "Genetic structure of the purebred domestic dog" (PDF). Science. 304 (5674): 1160. doi:10.1126/science.1097406. PMID 15155949. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 5 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2013. Unknown parameter
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