Shiba

shiba shibā English Etymology 1 Borrowed from en ja 芝 Shiba. Proper noun en area ward/Minato pref/Tokyo c/Japan. Translations Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 芝 Japanese: ja 芝 しば, Shiba Further reading Shiba, Tokyo Etymology 2 Alternative forms en shiba Noun en Shiba Inu. en Pure-bred Dogs, American Kennel Gazette 1986 14 The red Shibas are an orange color, like the setting sun. en Small Animal Abstracts 1987 69 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. en Steven R. Lindsay Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems 2000 152 Interestingly, 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. Japanese Romanization しば