Oh Shiba,

I feed you, I shelter you, I buy you many toys,

But when I reach for you, you step back,

Oh Shiba,

I walk you, I pick up your poo, I mop up your pee,

But when I call your name, you turn away,

Oh Shiba,

Kan-i, Ryosei, Soboku,

You bold rogue, good-natured scamp, spirited little wild thing,

I love you, just the way you are.