Japanese Shiba Inu Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

Advertise your Japanese Shiba Inu puppies, litters and stud dogs

Do you breed Japanese Shiba Inu in the UK? List your kennel on caninebreeder.co.uk so buyers searching for Shiba Inu puppies for sale, and owners looking for a Japanese Shiba Inu stud dog, can find you. A free basic profile shows your kennel name, website, social media, location and categories. You can advertise Japanese Shiba Inu puppies for sale, planned litters and stud dogs, and show buyers your eye, hip and DNA results. Add your listing or see pricing for the full showcase features.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

Is my listing already here?

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About the Japanese Shiba Inu

The Japanese Shiba Inu is a small-to-medium spitz breed in the Royal Kennel Club's Utility group. The RKC breed page explains that the name translates as small dog and that the breed was developed in Japan to hunt small game birds. Three regions, Mino, Sanin and Shinshu, each produced their own type. Numbers fell sharply after the First World War, and in 1928 a programme to save the breed drew on dogs of all three types. In 1936 the Shiba was declared a National Monument of Japan. The RKC likens it to a miniature Japanese Akita Inu.

Size and build

The breed standard describes a small, well-balanced, sturdy dog of spitz type, very slightly longer than it is tall. The ideal height is 39.5 cm (15.5 in) for dogs and 36.5 cm (14.5 in) for bitches, with 2 cm allowed either way. Seen from above, the head forms a blunt triangle; the eyes are fairly small, dark brown and almond-shaped, set obliquely; and the high-set tail is carried curled or in a sickle curve. The RKC picks out the urajiro markings and the quick, light movement as breed features.

Coat and grooming

The Shiba has a hard, straight outer coat over a soft, dense undercoat, with slightly longer hair on the tail. The RKC breed page lists black and tan, red, red and white, red sesame, sesame and white as breed standard colours. It classes the coat as short, suggests grooming once a week and notes that the breed sheds.

Exercise

The RKC suggests up to an hour of exercise a day and says a small house with a small or medium garden, in town or country, can suit. As the Shiba was developed as a hunting dog, it is worth asking breeders how they approach recall and off-lead exercise.

Temperament and suitability

The standard describes the Shiba as lively and friendly, and as bright, active, keen and alert. The RKC gives a lifespan of over 10 years. Two breed clubs listed by the RKC, the Association of Japanese Shiba Inu and the Japanese Shiba Inu Club of Great Britain, hold shows for anyone interested in conformation showing. Buyers comparing spitz breeds may also look at the Japanese Spitz, Korean Jindo and Eurasier, or browse all Utility breed breeders.

Japanese Shiba Inu health tests

The RKC lists eye testing under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, including gonioscopy for PLA, as Good Practice for the Shiba. At Best Practice level it adds hip scoring under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme and two DNA tests, recognised in February 2025 and applied from December 2025, for gangliosidosis (GM1_2) and gangliosidosis type II (GM2_2).

Gonioscopy uses a special lens to examine the drainage angle inside the eye. Since January 2026 the RKC eye screening scheme has graded results 1 to 3, and the BVA says dogs graded 3 are at risk of developing glaucoma. Hip X-rays can be taken from one year of age; each hip is scored from 0 to 53, and the BVA advises breeding from dogs with scores below or close to the breed median. The gangliosidoses are storage diseases that affect the nervous system, including the brain and spinal cord. Both are autosomal recessive, so a carrier shows no signs but can pass the gene on, and mating two carriers risks affected puppies.

The RKC places the Shiba in Breed Watch Category 1, with no specific points of concern identified. Health testing lowers risk but cannot guarantee a healthy puppy.

Health tests and schemes for the Japanese Shiba Inu (RKC):

Eye testing, including gonioscopy for PLA, under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, RKC Good Practice
Hip scoring under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme, RKC Best Practice
DNA test for gangliosidosis (GM1_2), RKC Best Practice
DNA test for gangliosidosis type II (GM2_2), RKC Best Practice
Breed Watch: Category 1

Choosing a Japanese Shiba Inu breeder

A careful Shiba breeder will show you both parents' eye certificates, including a gonioscopy grade, and will have hip scored them and DNA tested them for GM1_2 and GM2_2, as the RKC recommends. Ask how the hip scores compare with the breed median, and check registered dogs on the RKC Health Test Results Finder. Because both gangliosidoses are recessive, a responsible breeder will not mate two carriers of the same condition.

A good breeder should also be able to explain the mating's coefficient of inbreeding and why the stud dog was chosen. Both breed clubs hold shows, and the Association of Japanese Shiba Inu says it offers advice to Shiba owners, so either club can be a useful contact. In England, licensed breeders must not sell puppies under eight weeks old and may only show them with their mother, and anyone breeding three or more litters in any 12-month period and selling any of the puppies needs a council licence. Our buyer safety guide covers deposits, scams and fake adverts.

Questions to ask a Japanese Shiba Inu breeder:

Can I see both parents' eye certificates, including their gonioscopy grades?
What are the parents' hip scores, and how do they compare with the breed median?
What are the parents' GM1_2 and GM2_2 DNA results?
What is the coefficient of inbreeding for this litter?
Can I meet the puppies with their mother, and will my puppy be RKC registered and microchipped?

Japanese Shiba Inu questions

How big is a Shiba Inu?

The breed standard gives an ideal height of 39.5 cm (15.5 in) for dogs and 36.5 cm (14.5 in) for bitches, with 2 cm allowed either way. It is a small, sturdy spitz, very slightly longer than it is tall.

What health tests should a Shiba Inu's parents have?

The Royal Kennel Club lists eye testing, including gonioscopy for PLA, under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme as Good Practice, and adds hip scoring and DNA tests for gangliosidosis (GM1_2) and gangliosidosis type II (GM2_2) as Best Practice. Ask to see all the results before you commit.

What does Shiba Inu mean?

According to the RKC, the name translates as small dog. The breed was developed in Japan to hunt small game birds and was declared a National Monument of Japan in 1936.

How much exercise and grooming does a Shiba Inu need?

The RKC suggests up to an hour of exercise a day and grooming once a week, and notes that the breed sheds. The coat is double, with a hard, straight outer coat over a soft, dense undercoat.

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