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Shiba Inu
Cat-like, independent Japanese spitz. Clean, healthy, but stubborn and aloof.
β Strengths
- Self-grooming, clean breed
- Generally healthy and long-lived
- Quiet β rarely barks
! Things to consider
- Famously stubborn, hard to recall off-leash
- Wary of other dogs
- Heavy seasonal shedding
Trait profile
- Size
- 4
- Energy level
- 6
- Trainability
- 4
- Shedding
- 8
- Barking
- 4
- Friendliness
- 5
- Good with kids
- 5
- Good with other pets
- 4
- Alone tolerance
- 7
- Grooming needs
- 3
- Drool
- 1
- Health robustness
- 8
- Allergy-friendly
- 1
- Longevity
- 8
- Affordability
- 5