MY FAVOURITE LINKS

Having had Shibas for 13 years, fed a raw diet for 6 years, and having been involved in the Maritime show scene for 8 years, I'd like to share some of my favourite links with you. If you have any trouble with any of the links, please let me know.  Thanks.


THE WONDERFUL SHIBA INU      

The Canadian Shiba Inu club can be found at: http://www.shibainucanada.com. Here you will find the history of the breed, the Canadian breed standard, information on the very first National Specialty held on April 15, 2006 in Edmonton. This site is quite new & is under constant development.

The Greater Toronto Shiba Rescue is new this year and its goal is to provide a loving, forever home to Shibas finding themselves in rescue or foster situations. They do wonderful work in fostering, evaluating and caring for Shibas that can no longer live with their families. These dogs can greatly enhance your life if you open your heart and home.

The National Shiba Club of America can be found at http://www.shibas.org. Here you will find a great detail of breed information, US breeders, US rescue, US breed standard, etc. An excellent site.

Breeder pages (both Canada & USA)
    Rodel Shibas in Pennsylvania
    SunoJo Shiba Inu in British Columbia
    Akashima Shiba Inu and Shikoku in British Columbia
    A Guide to Purebred Dogs, Breeders and Kennels in New Brunswick

So you think you would like to have a Shiba Inu join your family? Check out this site first.


THE CONFORMATION SHOW SCENE      

For the Atlantic Canada show scene including seminars, health issues, breeders, & events other than conformation.
New Brunswick Dog Events site.
Fredericton Kennel Club site.
To obtain an entry form for Canadian shows.
For past, present & future US show information, results, judges' information.
The Canadian Kennel Club site.
The American Kennel Club site.

An excellent chat group is Maritime-Show-Dogs. Go to the Yahoo site, search for "Maritime-Show-Dogs" and follow the directions to join.

A comprehensive and well done Canadian site with information about specific breeds and lots of other information is Canada's Guide to Dogs.


THE RAW DIET            
(you could spend all day at most of these sites)

In my opinion, the best diet available. And it's only in Canada - pity! The Urban Carnivore is from Saskatoon. The site is chock full of valuable feeding and product information.

K-9 Joy is another wonderful site for raw feeding information, as well as for training, health care, species information, etc. Subscribe to the Peeing Post.

A comprehensive site of fantastic information and links to Natural Rearing, the raw diet, and a wonderful list of resources in a large number of areas relating to dogs - that's Lepus Whippets & Borzoi site.

For a wonderfully supportive chat group, join RawDogCanada. Many long-time raw feeders who are more than willing to share their experience. Go to the Yahoo site, search for "RawDogCanada" and follow the directions to join.

For newbies to raw feeding and for those who are still researching, here is a site of 50 Frequently Asked Questions.

Dr. Tom Lonsdale is a well known raw meaty bones advocate. Here is his site.

Dr. Ian Billinghurst is, perhaps, the best known advocate of a raw (evolutionary) diet. Here is his site.



THE ISSUE OF GOOD CANINE HEALTH      

Here is a comprehensive site from Australia. Not just diet, but lots of other health topics.

Heart murmurs are not unusual in Shibas, but fortunately, they are usually Grade 1 and disappear within a few months from birth.

Vaccinations - Give all? Give none? Give minimal? What about reactions (vaccinosis)? Canine Vaccination News is up to date on the new protocol and other vaccination issues.

Another great page on vaccinations is from reknowned Dr. Jean Dodds.

DogtorJ is a nice site with lots of health information on everything from diet to pain management to vaccinations, etc.

Wonder what those terms around blood tests are? Check out this site from Dr. Jean Dodds page.

Underactive and overactive thyroid can rear its ugly head and can manifest itself physically or psychologically. Here are a series of articles to help understand the thyroid gland.

It is important for breeders to regularly have their dogs' eyes checked by an ophthalmologist. The paperwork must be submitted to CERF for an official record. Many breeders do not submit the paperwork, but retain their copy of the examination. This, of course, is not official.

It is important for Shiba hips and patellas to be checked. There are three certifying bodies for hips: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, PennHip (University of Pennsylvania), and the Ontario Veterinary College.  Each does their certification in a different manner. Check with your vet as not all can do PennHip.  OFA also certifies patellas, but a good veterinarian should be able to give an accurate assessment of the looseness of the knees.

A site with information on feeding dogs with cancer.

When it comes time for our loved pet to leave us due to illness, injury or old age, we can be comforted by the Rainbow Bridge. Make sure you have some tissues with you when visiting this site.