IShiba Inu yinja yokuzingela ekhuliswa eJapan. Imbali yayo imalunga namawaka amabini anesiqingatha eminyaka ubudala. Abameli banamhlanje bohlobo bahlala besebenza njengamaqabane. Ukufuna ulwazi kunye nesimo sobuhlobo sibavumela ukuba bahambelane kakuhle nomnini, kodwa izilwanyana zingenangqondo kwaye zifuna uqeqesho olufanelekileyo. Ukusukela ngo-1936, iShiba Inu yamkelwa njengepropathi yaseJapan. I-Integral temperament, inqanaba eliphezulu lobukrelekrele, kunye nokuqina okukhethekileyo kwenza ezi zilwanyana zaziwayo phakathi kwabafuyi bezinja. Ukuba ngumnini wesilwanyana esinjalo akulula, kodwa ukuba ufumana intlonipho kunye nokuthembela kwakhe, uya kufumana ulonwabo olukhulu ekunxibelelaneni nomhlobo okrelekrele kunye nemibuzo. Uhlobo lufanelekile kubaphathi bezinja abanamava, kodwa njengenja yokuqala, iShiba Inu enesimo sayo esiyinkimbinkimbi ayilona khetho lungcono.
Izilwanyana zolu hlobo zihlukaniswa bubulumko obuphezulu kunye nomoya onamandla.
I-Shiba Inu ngabanini abakhohlakeleyo, ngokungafaniyo abathandi ukwabelana.