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Puppy Update - September 12, 2024

Thank you all so much for the interest and well wishes on the puppies! It has been such a busy summer - I have been away at shows (both showing dogs and judging) and even just a weekend away the puppies grow in leaps and bounds!  I have to apologize for being extremely bad in updating with photos - my Canon SLR finally died and I am just not doing well with the cell. Also, there appears to be an issue with the contact form - I am getting several emails with corrupted addresses and I cannot respond to them. If I have not responded to you, please email directly to sunojo@shaw.ca. Hopefully the bots don't see this!

Puppies got their tattoos (for identification) and veterinary checks (vaccinations, wormings, and exams) with very little drama. They were more upset about having to be still during their vet check than having the tattoo, if anyone was worried about that!  

If you sent in an application and have not heard from us, PLEASE contact me as it is possible it was caught by our overzealous security.

Puppies born July 9, 2024


Sire: Am/Can Ch Sunojo's I Aim To Misbehave  "Nathan"   click for photo
Dam: Sunojo's Tomoe Gozen "Tomei"  click for photo

2 Red Boys, 1 Red Girl.

Pedigree

Please note that homes with fenced yards and prior doggy experience are preferred. Shibas are NOT the easiest breed, so the ability to provide adequate exercise and having the experience in developing them into the best canine citizens does factor into the selection process.

For information on price, selection process, etc, please review the Puppy Placement details below.

APPLICATION FORM

Important Information

Puppy Placement

Age: Puppies stay with us until at least 9 weeks of age.

Shipping: We do NOT ship sight unseen - we prefer potential owners to come meet us and the dogs face to face prior to pick up. We may consider long distance placement if the puppy is travelling with new family, in the cabin. 

Price:  $3500 CDN on a spay/neuter contract. INCLUDES the CKC certificate of registration, sales tax, veterinary record, current vaccinations & wormings, SunoJo puppy care manual, starter package (food, blanket, collar, toy), 30 day full return, 2 year limited warranty on genetic health (hips, knees, heart & eyes) and lifetime support.

Spay/Neuter: Unless you are purchasing a show potential puppy, all dogs are on a non-breeding contract, which means they are to be spayed/neutered by 1 year of age. Any dogs we have available that are old enough (over 10 months), will be spayed or neutered prior to leaving us.

Reservation/Wait List: We do not maintain a Waiting List or take deposits  - it can be a long time until a puppy is available and we do not feel it is fair to keep someone waiting, and waiting. Non-refundable deposits are required after applications have been reviewed and interview process completed. 

Factors We Consider:  Shibas are not the easiest breed to live with, and we believe they are too challenging for the first-time dog owner. They require a great deal of exercise, especially in the first year, so fenced yards are a preference. No puppy does well being left for long hours by themselves, so this is an important consideration as well. To provide better support, we do like our puppies to stay somewhat local, at least in the same time zone.

Show/Breeding Stock

We are pleased to work with responsible Shiba Inu fanciers around the world, and proud of the contributions our dogs have made to the global Shiba Inu community.

In Canada, we co-own the show quality puppies, as this allows us to have access to a dog for showing and breeding, and to assist those who may be novices in the dog sport. For those new to the concept, there is a lot of responsibility involved - living with an unaltered animal and all that entails (heats, hormone swings, etc), and being able to let your dog go away on weekends for shows (perhaps 4 or 5 times a year). Breeding entails the dog come back to us for the actual breeding, and if the owner is a novice, the girls come back to us to whelp out the litter, which means they are with us for approximately 10 weeks.

We do have very stringent requirements, both to protect the dogs well being and the future of the breed. Please contact us if you are in search of a well bred, sound, healthy, and typey show dog.

 

Retired Dogs


We generally hold back a puppy from each litter, to hopefully show and breed later on. The evaluation process can take a year or more and we have very strict criteria for our breeding stock, so a dog that isn't maturing to that criteria then becomes available to a companion home. So they may be 'retired' by the age of 12 months, but are still very much puppies inside. 

The dogs in our breeding program are 2 to 5 years, and after giving us the next generation of SunoJo Shiba Inu, we find the perfect home for each individual dog. So their retirement age can be from 3 to 7 years. Retired show dogs are house/crate/leash trained, used to travel, comfortable in large noisy buildings, accepting of respectful strangers, and pretty darn perfect. Because they have been intact (not spayed/neutered) until recently, they will not have been around the same gender - Shiba males and females do NOT play well with the same sex. They are NOT used to being off leash or going to dog parks, or being around uncontrolled rude dogs. So there is there is a transition time to adjust to other family pets and routines.