Shiba Inus can be very dominant dogs.
Shibas are a lot more primitive than many other domesticated dog breeds, and their instinct is frequently to fight rather than flight or appease. As a result, training a Shiba Inu can be more difficult than training other dog breeds.
Nevertheless, training a Shiba Inu is very important because if you do not, he will likely take over your house, and do whatever he wants. This ends up being dangerous for you, for everyone around you, and especially for your little Shiba Inu.
Shiba Inus may think that they know-it-all, but our human world is very complex and it is up to us to teach our Shiba Inu what is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
However, being pack leader to a dominant dog like the Shiba Inu can be a challenging enterprise.
On our side – we have opposable thumbs and a big brain;
On their side – they have large teeth, wondrous agility, all the time in the world to observe us, and an incredible roguish kind of intelligence.
The odds are a bit stacked against us, thus we must utilize our brains and opposable thumbs well.
Here are some strategies that helped me become pack leader to my dominant Shiba Inu …
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hi,
i recently purchased a shiba inu without first doing some research. she was the most beautiful thing in the pet store, and i absolutely could not resist. now that shes home, she is a disaster! i could not control her, i could not train her like i did with my other dogs. i was able to teach her how to sit, but everytime there are any other distraction whatsoever, i am completely ignored. not only that, she refuse to learn anything else other than sit. i tried teaching her down the way i did with my other dogs (first making her sit, then hold the food to the floor she she would lie down) at first it seems very successful, but it turns out she refuse to do it unless i have food in my hand. can you please kindly offer me some advice on what i can do with my shiba inu?
Thank you
Hello Michael,
I know what you mean. I was in a similar situation when I got my Shiba Inu. He was a terror on 4 paws!
Shibas can be extremely stubborn and extremely sneaky. Some of the key things that helped me with Sephy include -
1. Calm energy – controlling my own energy so that I am always calm and sure when dealing with him.
2. Structure and routine – Shibas really need structure and routine. Sephy usually gets stressed when things change or when he is unsure what would happen. He is most calm, well-behaved, and unstressed when we stick to a fixed routine that he is comfortable and happy with.
3. NILIF program – Only give Shiba something after Shiba has done some work for you. It can be as simple as getting her to sit before opening the door, giving her affection, food, or anything else.
Here are some of the specific things that helped with my Shiba when he was a puppy.
http://shibashake.com/dog/puppy-training-tips-and-advice
Here are some of the things I did to establish pack leadership.
http://shibashake.com/dog/pack-leader-to-an-aggressive-dog
Congratulations on your new Shiba. Things will get better with time and training. Shiba Sephy is almost 4 now and he is a good boy nowadays – for a Shiba