Shio the Shiba » The Story of a Shiba in NY

Masthead header

Tag Archives: water

Shio vs. Water

Prior to getting Shio, we have read that Shibas do not like water. So, we made a conscious effort to expose Shio to water as early as possible, including giving him a bath the first night he arrived home. Despite our efforts, the Shiba in Shio is too strong for us to fight — he…

View full post »

show hide 2 comments

Anonymous

Don’t worry about the first bath setting a bad precedence! It’s a shiba trait. Bailey and all other shibas we’ve met said the same thing. Bailey’s even requires us to hold an umbrella over him on a few occasions for him to pee!

[...] him a bath. (Those who do not know how difficult it is to give a Shiba a bath can refer to this, this and, more hysterically, [...]

# W o o f