When I tell Émi, “Il fait chaud aujourd’hui… ça fait 35 degrés,” I expect at least a little cooperation. Instead, my white Shiba Inu gives me that classic Shiba look, stays stretched across the bright green grass, and blinks at me like I’m the unreasonable one. If...

Why Does My Shiba Inu Love Lying in the Sun? Émi’s Sunny Backyard Habit ExplainedI can call Émi in my sweetest voice, switch to concerned French, and even remind her that the house is nicely air-conditioned, but when she decides her patch of grass is perfect, that...

There are moments with Émi that feel so small from the outside, yet absolutely enormous to me from the inside, and this white Shiba Inu sleeping on her back belly rub moment is one of them. She is stretched out in total peace on her bed beside...

The smallest moments with Émi somehow become the ones I remember most, and this white shiba inu giving paw for treats scene is exactly why. One second I am opening the refrigerator in my kitchen here in Sorel-Tracy, Quebec, and the next I am in a full...

Watching a white shiba inu socializing at the dog park is one thing; watching my white Shiba, Émi, do it is another entirely. I always find myself holding my breath for a second, not because she is fragile, but because she is so unmistakably Shiba about everything....