Happy Saturday afternoon, Missians!
Welcome to our first Christmas in July post of 2021! Just as a reminder for those of you who may not have read this past Wednesday's post, we will be posting a Christmas in July post every weekend this month. Each post will be the ideal Christmas gift, wish list from the perspective of the featured animal.
Today's featured animal is the Shiba Inu. For those of you into crypto investing, you may be familiar with this little guy for being the mascot of Doge Coin (and now a coin called Shiba Inu). But the Shiba Inu isn't simply the mascot of these crypto investments--this dog is so much more!
Today's Shiba Inu Christmas wish list information is courtesy of Wikipedia and Your Pure Bred Puppy.com:
Shiba Inus: What's Good About 'Em, What's Bad About 'Em (yourpurebredpuppy.com)
First off, what is a Shiba Inu? How does it look?
The Shiba Inu (柴犬, Japanese: [ɕiba inɯ]) is a breed of hunting dog from Japan. A small-to-medium breed, it is the smallest of the six original and distinct spitz breeds of dog native to Japan.
A small, alert, and agile dog that copes very well with mountainous terrain and hiking trails, the Shiba Inu was originally bred for hunting. It looks similar to and is often mistaken for other Japanese dog breeds such as the Akita Inu or Hokkaido, but the Shiba Inu is a different breed with a distinct blood line, temperament, and smaller size than other Japanese dog breeds.
The Shiba's frame is compact with well-developed muscles.
The Shiba is double coated, with the outer coat being stiff and straight and the undercoat soft and thick. Fur is short and even on the fox-like face, ears, and legs. Guard hairs stand off the body and are about 4 to 5 cm (11⁄2 to 2 in) long at the withers. The purpose of the guard hairs is to protect their underlying skin and to repel rain or snow. Tail hair is slightly longer and stands open in a brush.
Their tails are a defining characteristic and makes them stand apart from other dog breeds. Their tails help to protect them from the harsh winter weather. When they sleep, Shiba Inus curl up and use their tails to shield their face and nose in order to protect their sensitive areas from the cold. The cream color is considered a "major fault" by both the Japan Kennel Club and American Kennel Club. It should never be intentionally bred in a show dog, as the required markings known as "urajiro" (裏白) are not visible; "Urajiro" literally translates to "underside white". Conversely, a white (cream) coat is perfectly acceptable according to the British Kennel Club breed standard.
Shiba's Ideal Christmas:
Like cats, Shiba Inus would likely want a clean housing environment for Christmas due to their love of being clean. Another trait they have in common with cats is their love of hunting small prey; so they would likely, love to have small rodents or other smaller animals around that they could chase after (I'm not suggesting they get this for Christmas at all--it would just be something they'd like, hypothetically).
Because they're strong-willed, Shiba Inu's would also like to have pet parents who will let them run amok and do as they please. They would prefer to not be leashed for Christmas and run off into the sunset. Shiba's would also highly prefer to NOT get a bath for Christmas, as they do not like getting wet.
And there's definitely two things their owners will want for Christmas--a vacuum cleaner--due to all their heavy shedding, and a good quality fence to keep them from running away!
Be sure to read the rest of the Wikipedia and Your Pure Bred Puppy Articles to learn more about these adorable, yet spirited dogs.
That's it for now, Missians! See you back here tomorrow for our next Christmas in July animal!
Until then,
This is your host J,
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