Breed profile
Shiba Inu
Explore the care, lifestyle and household factors that matter before making a commitment.
SizeSmall
ExerciseModerate
GroomingLow
ChildrenModerate
BarkingModerate
HealthModerate
What this means
Source-linked data has been researched to help you make an informed decision about life with this breed.
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Key facts
Size classSmall
Adult weight8 to 10.4 kg
Exercise needModerate
Energy levelHigh
BarkingModerate
Grooming effortLow
Health burdenModerate
Breed profile
Life with this breed
Home and lifestyle
- Flat suitability
- Possible
- Alone tolerance
- Moderate
- Energy level
- High
- First-time owner fit
- Limited fit
Care and training
- Minimum daily exercise
- 60 minutes
- Mental stimulation
- Moderate
- Trainability
- Moderate
- Grooming effort
- Low
- Professional grooming
- Low maintenance
- Shedding
- Very high
Household fit
- Children
- Moderate
- Dogs
- Moderate
- Cats
- Moderate
- Prey drive
- High
- Visitors
- Limited
Health and evidence
- Health burden
- Moderate
- Heat tolerance
- Poor
- Cold tolerance
- Excellent
Health-burden evidence confidence: Medium.
Recorded health considerations
- Gangliosidosis GM1
- Gangliosidosis GM2
These are breed-level considerations, not a diagnosis or a guarantee that an individual dog will be affected.
Children and pets need supervision and careful introductions. Individual behaviour varies.