Shiba Inu
I remember Shibas from the first years I spent at dog shows in the early 80's. They were really special and caught my attention. When I much later started to think about adding a breed to my kennel that do not require as much grooming as the Kerry Blues does, I recalled the Shiba.
My first shiba came to me summer 2003. I had made some research and found out that kennel Explorer's had some very lovely dogs. I called the breeder and asked for a visit. Birgit Hillerby showed me her dogs and they were all very nice. Finally she showed me her older female "Foxy" and my heart almost stopped. This was what I was looking for. Unfortunately, Birgit told med that she was retired from breeding, 6 years old and after four litters. Well, not much to do about that. Maybe I could look forward to a granddaughter to Foxy instead. Next day I got a mail from Birgit saying that she changed her mind and would breed Foxy a last time. The sire would be her new male from Japan that was on his way to Sweden.
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Sire: Nord Ch Haguro No Beniwaka Go Chuuou
Haguro |
Dam: Int & Nord Ch Glendalin
Hime Ov Sueden |
Foxy got only one female in her litter and Birgit wanted to keep her for herself
but she offered me to have her on co-ownership. So, Explorer's Lurime "Lori",
came to live with me.
Lori is a very special Shiba. I don´t know if it is because she has
been raised among my Kerry Blues that she has a lot of terrier behaviour.
She doesn't know what being reserved against strangers means. She just loves
them. She loves everyone intensely. She has a lot of self-confidence and is
well aware about her charm and good looks. She is the boss over my kerries
but is the sweetest you can think around other Shibas.
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Lori 8 weeks old |
Lori 5 month old |
Lori is now retired after four litters.
