Sanin Shiba Inu?

The Shiba rose to popularity with Dogecoin. Then Shiba. Now Sani. According to Asahi, The Sanin Shiba Inu is a small dog raised mainly in the town of Yurihama in central Tottori Prefecture. The breed is characterized by a smaller head and a more muscular and leaner build than the standard Shiba Inu dog. The variant has a pair of small, cocked-up ears narrowly separated from each other.

Breed Preservation:

Preservation of the breed was first undertaken by Masuzo Osaki, who is the grandfather of Satoshi Osaki, 62, president of the Ikuseikai group.

During the early Showa Era (1926-1989), Western dogs were introduced into Japan, which rapidly mongrelized domestic dogs. Alarmed by a loss of local characters in the canine population, Masuzo started studying indigenous dogs being raised in Tottori Prefecture.

He collected and bred Shiba Inu dogs of a variety that was called the Inaba dog in the southeastern Yazu area and the Hoki dog in the central Tohaku area.

So with this description, was the Shiba Inu the dog we captured on film yesterday actually a Sanin Shiba Inu? Let’s have a look at her!

Based on the small differences between the Shiba and the Sanin Shiba, we might have just witnessed a Sanin Shiba Inu yesterday. We ran into her owner while having coffee at our local coffee shop. As we got to talking, she mentioned she got her Shiba from a breeder right here in LA. So we’ve reached out to the breeder because we were told she’s looking to rehome some Shiba’s. We reached out to her and we’ll hopefully have a follow up article with her.