Meanings
shiba1
plural shibas · alternative Shiba
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Shiba Inu.
Some shibas have red fur.
2020, Kaitlyn Duling, Shiba Inus (Awesome Dogs; Blastoff! Readers), Bellwether Media, →ISBN, page 112 more examples
“There’s nothing wrong with your dog,” she said. “Then why was he wailing like that? I’ve never heard an animal make such a god-awful noise.” “It’s just something that shibas do,” Dr. Cho replied. “Get used to it. He was probably happy to see you. Had you been away for a while?”
2004, Lolita Files, Tastes Like Chicken, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 155Niimi and coworkers (1999) have found that golden retrievers and shibas predictably differ in terms of their expression of short allele and shibas expressing the long D₄ allele more often (see Neural and Physiological Substrates in Volume 2, Chapter 5).
2005, Steven R. Lindsay, editor, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, volumes three (Procedures and Protocols), Blackwell Publishing
Shiba2
Shiba3
plural Shibas · alternative shiba
- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Shiba Inu.
The red Shibas are an orange color, like the setting sun.
1986, Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette, page 142 more examples
Five Collies had a higher prevalence of slight arrhythmia than seven Shibas when given milbemycin D at 1, 2.5 or 5 mg/kg daily for 10 days.
1987, Small Animal Abstracts, page 69Interestingly, in this regard, Niimi and associates (1999) at Gifu University, Japan, have reported significant differences in genetic variants controlling the expression of dopamine D4 receptors in golden retrievers and Shibas.
2000, Steven R. Lindsay, Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems, page 152
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Origin
- Japanese芝
- EnglishShiba
Borrowed from Japanese 芝 (Shiba).
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