Comments on: Shiba vs. Siberian

By: shibashake

shibashake — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:57:50 +0000

Hi Phil,
Would love to see pictures of your dog. She must be a looker!

By: Phil Brangers

Phil Brangers — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 19:46:14 +0000

We have a 1yr old Husky/Shiba Mix. Its almost hilarious to read this and see how much she shows the best and worst of both breeds.

By: shibashake

shibashake — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:42:33 +0000

Thanks Laura.

My Zoey appears to have more the personality and temperament of a Shiba, except when it comes to attention she is more like a Husky.

That is awesome! My Shiba is actually a bit better about that now, simply from being in close proximity to my Siberian. Still though, he is very aloof by dog standards.

My Sibe is also shy and a bit fearful – especially of loud noises. For example she really does not like the garbage truck. Doing distance desensitization work really helped with that. She still does not like the truck but at least now she doesn’t try to flee with all her might which is quite great.

Big HUGS to Zoey.

By: ShibaHuskyMutt

ShibaHuskyMutt — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 19:38:07 +0000

I found your site when looking up information about the Shiba Inu. To my surprise you had a page comparing your Shiba and Husky. Just a few days ago I got the results back from DNA testing my dog and we found out she has Shiba Inu AND the Husky in her DNA. I found this amusing because when we adopted her we were told she was a Shephard/Rottie mix. My Zoey appears to have more the personality and temperament of a Shiba, except when it comes to attention she is more like a Husky. She loves attention and wants to be petted for hours on end. We love her so much and she is an amazing dog, aside from her anxieties while outside. Everything seems to freak her out and she is on constant guard and cannot relax. And heaven forbid she see anything (kids, animals, people), then she goes into a screaming, shaking fit. Not sure if that is a product of what she was exposed to before she was abandoned at the shelter or if that is a common Shiba reaction. Anyway, thank you for all the information. This site was informational, as well as entertaining.

You have beautiful dogs!! Take care!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 23:24:05 +0000

Very interesting article, I’m really surprised since my shiba is very different in many aspects. Although he may have been mischievous as a puppy, he has completely changed and has become a very calm dog as he grew up. This change may have been due to an unfortunate leg that included a fractured tibia, hip displasia, and a luxated patella, which made him basically immobile for a good portion of his puppy years, but he is now a very friendly dog. He may be alert, but he never barks at strangers, he loves being petted and is an attention whore from anyone who will give him a minute. He loves going to the vet, and will allow the vet do anything but take his temperature.

But, this just goes to show that every dog has a personality of their own, I love my shiba even though he doesn’t act like a typical mischievous fox . thanks for the good read

By: shibashake

shibashake — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:51:13 +0000

Hello Katie,

We got them both as puppies and they grew up to become best friends.

Yeah that is exactly how Sephy and Shania are like. Shiba Sephy is probably the more needy one. He is always making sure that Shania is ok, and when she stays outside for too long, he will go out into the backyard to fetch her.

but are also in the same position/action as my dogs in several of our photos.

That would be great to see! Would love to see some of their pictures when you have the time.

Good Luck with them and may they live a long and healthy life.

Thank you very much. I am very attached to my Sibe girl, Shania. Whenever I get sad, she would come over, lick my face, and lie next to me. Shiba on the other hand is off somewhere doing his important Shiba business.

What are the names of your dogs? Would love to hear more about them.

By: Katie

Katie — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:53:38 +0000

They are beautiful. I an 8 year old male Shiba and had a Siberia Husky who would have been 8 this month. We got them both as puppies and they grew up to become best friends. Unfortunately my Husky passed away this year from congenital kidney failure. I have never met anyone who also had both breeds. I am shocked to see that not only do our pups look so much alike with similar markings but are also in the same position/action as my dogs in several of our photos. Good Luck with them and may they live a long and healthy life.

By: shibashake

shibashake — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:45:50 +0000

Hi Lorena,
Thanks for sharing Diego’s story with us. He sounds absolutely awesome!

Gotta hate puppy mills. Good for you for adopting a rescue puppy mill dog.

By: Lorena

Lorena — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:11:02 +0000

We are new to this whole Shiba thing having rescued a puppy mill Shiba in December. We refer to Diego as our PTSD dog. In spite of a very rough first 7 years (!), he is settling in to domestic life very well. He sleeps on the couch or bed, plays with the Brittany in the backyard, avoids the cats and nibbles on the occasional shoe. He makes some very loud and interesting noises but I don’t think we have been treated to the Shiba scream. He occasionally wakes himself out of a sound sleep with his coyote yelp, but he only makes that sound in his sleep. All in all, he is a delightful little guy and develops more confidence every day.

By: shiba inu

shiba inu — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:46:33 +0000

awwwwww! so cute!!!!!!!