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Shiba Inu; Shiba (Japanese dog breed)
A small-to-medium Japanese spitz breed with a curled tail and a thick double coat, originally bred for hunting in mountainous terrain. The most popular native Japanese breed kept as a pet, and one of the country's six recognized indigenous dog breeds.
Also read しばけん, though しばいぬ is more common in everyday speech. The name 柴 refers to brushwood — the dog's traditional reddish-tan coat resembles dried brush. Often just called 柴 for short.
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Cultural note
One of the six native Japanese breeds along with 秋田犬 and four others. Internet-famous through the "doge" meme, which features a Shiba.