Tips For Raising A Shiba Inu
The Shiba Inu is known as the ‘cat dog’ because it has a completely independent behavior. This, added to other factors, makes your training a little more complicated than that of other races. Well, to help you train him without too much difficulty, we’ll give you some tips for educating a Shiba Inu.
Why is it so difficult to educate a Shiba Inu?
It is not a well-known breed and, in fact, it is often confused with the Akita breed , due to the enormous similarity between them.
What we cannot deny is that, upon learning a little more about his character and behavior, we were surprised.
Although physically both races are very similar, they differ greatly in terms of personality.
The characteristics that most define the Shiba Inu and that make their education difficult are:
your independence
This independence is very similar to that of cats and makes them believe they don’t need anyone, so don’t think you’ll have a dog to hug whenever you want.
Just like the cats, this will happen when they want and decide.
your air of superiority
It’s the same independence that makes him feel superior, so you must be careful not to create the group leader. This is something that can happen to other pets at home or to yourself.
your disobedience
The Shiba Inu are disobedient by nature; he doesn’t like anyone telling him what to do. So he has a tendency to disobey and do what pleases him at all times.
your nervousness
Shiba Inu need a lot of exercise, because they are nervous by nature, so if they don’t play the necessary sport, they can have destructive behavior at home.
Keep these tips in mind when educating a Shiba Inu.
Reading all of this, you may believe that this is not a suitable dog to have as a pet, but nothing further from reality.
All these aspects of your behavior are easily resolved with a little discipline. Therefore, we will give the definitive advice for educating a Shiba Inu:
be the leader
The first thing you need to do to educate a Shiba Inu is to make them understand that the pack leader is you.
This can be accomplished with simple everyday gestures such as eating in front of him, walking through the door in front of him, or speaking to him firmly when you want him to obey you.
If there are more family members, it is important that everyone has the same guidelines. That is, if you said that the dog cannot climb on the couch, and his partner allows it, the Shiba will believe in the leader and do what he wants at all times.
establish rules
Once you’ve taught him who’s responsible, you now decide what rules in the house he must respect.
It could be things like not going into a certain room and sleeping in his bed and not on the couch. You make the rules and you shouldn’t make things easier, like closing the door, for example, so that he doesn’t enter the rooms he shouldn’t. He must always obey.
Teach basic commands
Don’t be content to spend time with him. The Shiba Inu needs discipline and learn basic commands such as picking up or dropping something, sitting or stopping. These commands will help you stay focused and balanced.
be loving but firm
You already know that we are in favor of positive reinforcement in teaching and that is what we always recommend doing. When it comes to educating a Shiba Inu too. Even so, with this breed you will have to be firm.
Why do we tell you this? Because this breed of dog is spiteful and will show it to you with their look and their behavior.
He won’t like you scolding him or telling him what to do, and even if he “forgives,” he will behave hostilely toward you.
Don’t let this soften you up, because you will lose authority and everything you have achieved so far will have served no purpose.
If to educate any dog you have to be patient , to educate a Shiba Inu, even more. Don’t give up, be consistent, loving and firm at the same time, and you will have good results.
