Shiba Pin

Since the Shiba Pin has not been around for very long, it is best to look at the histories of the Miniature Pinscher and Shiba Inu. The Miniature Pinscher originated in Germany over 2000 years ago and even though they look like a Doberman Pinscher and share their name, they are not related at all. They were bred from German Pinschers, Terriers, Dachshunds, and Italian Greyhounds to get rid of rats and other vermin in stables and farm homes. In the late 19th century, the Pinscher Klub was developed in Germany although it was renamed the Pinscher-Schnauzer Klub later. In the early 1900s, the Miniature Pinscher was shown in the Stuttgart Dog Show and 19 years later, they made it to the United States. The American Kennel Club accepted the breed into their club in 1925 and the Miniature Pinscher Club of America was developed in 1929. The breed is now the 68th most well-liked dog breed in the United States. The Shiba Inu was developed in Japan in 7000 B.C. from the Spitz to flush birds and other small game and was sometimes used to hunt wild boar. In the beginning, there were three sizes of Shiba Inu. The large size is now called the Akita, the medium sized is known as the Kai, Shikoku, Hokkaido, or Kishu, and the small size is the Shiba Inu. Although they were not known as Shiba Inu until the late 1920s, they have always been the same dog. Japan named the Shiba Inu a natural product under the Cultural Properties Act because of their hunting abilities and they were very popular. However, they almost became extinct after World War II due to distemper. Luckily, many of the military soldiers brought the Shiba Inu back to the United States with them and built up a new stock. They were acknowledged by the American Kennel Club in 1992 where they are the 44th most common dog in America.