Mini Punkster

* Price reduced from original 2950 to make sure I get this rare beauty a home while still puppy!* Price is for pickup in Orlando or Tampa areas, or $1150 for delivery included! Very pleased to announce another rare mame-shiba inu pup! This is not the dwarf genetic but rather the actual highly sought after mame gene taking Japan by storm! Quickly becoming as common there as the standard size, but not quite accepted here yet. It is the smallest version of the shiba inu and was not created by greedy breeders wanting more money by messing with genetics. It's just the actual act of natural selection and is quite rare unless you have both mother and father that carry the gene. They are equally healthy to the standard shiba when selectively bred in my experience of over 10 years with the mame-shiba and 30 years exclusive to the shiba inu breed. I didn't plan to breed the mame-shiba but they are almost identical other than size and there isn't a good reason not to fancy them! This sweetheart pup is very calm easy to handle, loves to be carried around and likes to look you in the eyes while licking your face if you'll let him. His mother is adorable and his father is a tiny charmer of a gentleman. All are pretty reds with white markings and built correctly. Their eyes are correct as is also the proportionality of length, height and girth percentages, only about half the size of what has become typical making them a great option for in cabin airline travel. If you want a shiba inu and love the original size, that's great. I love the standard shiba inu size too and would never want to change that. However I've seen the average size increase in the 30+ years since I first started showing them in the 90's and many people seeking a standard shiba end up with a considerably oversized shiba inu. Anything under 14.5 inches or over 16.5 inches is immediate disqualification for standards conformation. My mini boys end up close to 12 inches which is perfect for the Japanese recognized registry of mame-shiba inu. Just like the Shiba Inu was not a recognized breed until the early 90's the mame-shiba is likely to take a couple more years and more interest by the US public to become recognized. Until then we'll have to put up with ignorance from people that think humans are inbreeding or doing silly things to create them. If you think you may wish to be part of the early grass-roots mame-shiba inu crowd, then lets talk and see if we can get this well built beauty into your family!