Where do Shiba Inus come from?

Shiba Inus come from Japan. Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of the Shiba’s ancestors from 7,000 BC, but today’s Shiba Inu is thought to have origins around 300 BC. They were used as hunters for game from fowl to game to boar and are known for being highly independent and intelligent. In World War II, a distemper epidemic greatly reduced the Shiba Inu numbers in Japan, but since then, there has been an effort to revitalize the bloodlines to create the modern Shiba Inu breed.