I-Shiba Inu uhlobo lwenja yaseJapane yasendulo. Waziwa nangokuthi uShiba noma uShiba Ken. U-Shiba uchaza ukuthi “emncane” futhi “Inu” noma “Ken” kusho “inja” ngesi-Japanese. Abameleli bomlando bohlobo babebancane kakhulu futhi benemilenze emifushane kunezibonelo zanamuhla. Abalimi basezintabeni babezigcina njengezinja zasemapulazini nasekuzingeleni izilwane ezincane nezinyoni. Bakwazi ukuziphendukela ngaphandle kwezinye izinhlanga futhi bashintsha kancane. Ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, abaseBrithani beza namasethi abo kanye nezinkomba. Ngenxa yalokho, phakathi namashumi ambalwa eminyaka, i-Shiba ehlanzekile yaba yivelakancane. Lolu hlobo lwacishe lwashabalala cishe eminyakeni eyikhulu edlule. Cishe ngo-1928 abafuyi bokuqala, ngakho-ke, baqala ukuvuselela uhlobo futhi basungula indinganiso esemthethweni ngo-1934. Ngamazwe ngamazwe, i-FCI imbalela kuQembu 5 "Spitzer and Primitive Type" kuSigaba 5 "Asian Spitz and Related Breeds".
Ngezansi uzothola ama-tattoos wenja ye-Shiba Inu ayi-10 ahamba phambili: