Care & Development
10 articles · How a puppy grows: care, socialisation and daily routine, explained practically.
Basic Training for the Shiba Inu: Reinforcement, Timing and Commands
How to train a Shiba Inu: the dog's here-and-now, positive reinforcement, correcting with technique, first commands and resource management.
Walking the Shiba Inu: How the Relationship Is Built
Does the puppy keep circling around you? You are its reference. How to manage the lead on walks with a Shiba.
Feeding the Shiba Inu: Weaning, Portions and Mistakes to Avoid
What a Shiba Inu eats from weaning to adulthood: homogenised food, blue fish, free bowl, the 3 most common mistakes and the Shinjukawa programme.
Shiba Inu Recall: Why It Does Not Come Back (and How to Build It)
Your Shiba does not come back when called? It is not disobedience: it is hunting selection. How recall is built from the first 60 days.
Shiba Inu Health and Lifespan: How Long They Live, What to Fear, What We Test
How long does a Shiba Inu live and which conditions to watch for: patellar luxation, dysplasia, eye diseases, allergies — and the tests we run on breeding dogs.
Parasites in a Shiba Inu puppy: prevention, prevention, prevention!
Worms, fleas, ticks and leishmaniasis: how to protect a Shiba Inu puppy with sound prevention, without self-medication.
Grooming a Shiba Inu: the double coat and how to care for it
How to care for a Shiba Inu's double coat: shedding season, brushing, baths with keratin and chlorhexidine, blaster drying, never clip, nails, ears and teeth.
The interview and conscious matching — how we choose owners
We don't sell puppies to the first person who asks. From the phone interview to delivery: the path to the right puppy for the right family.
Educators and trainers, not just breeders
CEPAS, ENCI and the ANMVI-ENCI Master Breeder: how our credentials change the way we breed — and the support we offer to those who adopt.
Prenatal stimulation and neonatal development: what we do before and after birth
What we do before and after birth: gestational enrichment, the critical first 16 days and the protocol we prepare for every puppy.
