My daughter has a Shiba Inu, and I walk him almost every morning. I see a lot of Shiba Inu because it is the most popular Japanese dog inside and outside Japan. A couple of weeks ago, I found out something interesting about Shiba Inu from the NHK TV program, “Don’t Sleep through Life,” with Okamura and Chiko-chan. The Shiba Inu used to be a hunting dog in central Japan, but in the Meiji and Taisho eras, it was mixed with western dogs. Soon, there were very few pure Shiba dogs. Dog lovers decided to save them by breeding Shiba Inu from several different prefectures. That’s why the Shiba Inu isn’t called by a place name like other Japanese dogs such as Akita, Hokkaido, and Shikoku. (126 words)
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