Shiba puppies are the cutest puppies, except for maybe Chow Chows, but as dogs they take some getting used to, LMAO. They are not people orientated, some will love on every stranger, my female is like that, others will not attach to really anyone, but most bond to ONE person and the rest of the world can go to heck. And even then they are not a people dog, they dont run up and say hi when you come home, they might come see you if you have food though. I hardly even know mine are there, they dont hang out with us at all, they are the exact opposite of Gage, who thinks he is a lap dog π . This is the reason there are so many in shelters and rescue, people buy them when they look like those ones, and think they can pack it around, and no self respecting shiba would put up with that stuff. They are the perfect dog for people who like cats though, since they mostly ignore your existence.
Ruffian, who is now 13, and may not make it through this winter π₯
and Tonka who is 11, and doing fine, and no he does not like water I carried him to the sand bar, LOL:
and for those who dont know, Gage the lap dog, all 135lbs of him π