About Us

Prairie Shibas is located on a ranch in SW Nebraska. We breed our dogs for the enjoyment and pleasure of producing healthy, happy, quality (to breed standard), Shiba Inus. Our puppies are socialized with children and animals, including cattle, cats and other dogs. Some of the facts you should know about us is that the care of our dogs, and our puppies come first at Prairie Shibas. We perform extensive health testing on our breeding stock. Health testing can be viewed at www.offa.org.

I AM A MEMBER OF THE ALL BREED GARDEN CITY KANSAS  KENNEL CLUB

TIFFANY AND I ARE MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SHIBA CULB OF AMERICA

I AM ASO AN AKC BREEDER OF MERIT 

The Qualifications for Breeder of Merit are

1. Must have a history of at least 5 years Involement with AKC events
2. Must have earned AKC Conformation, Performance or Companion event titles on a minimum of 4 dogs from AKC litters I have bred/ or Co-bred
3. Must be a member of an All Breed AKC Licensed Club
4. Must certify that applicable health screens are performed on my breeding stock as recommended by the Parent Club. Be prepared to supply proof upon request.
5. Currently in good standing with AKC
6. Must demonstrate a commitment to ensure 100% puppies produced are AKC registered.

I have been an animal lover all of my life. My love of animals began with horses and in 1990 I became a barn manager for one of the Top Paint horse breeders in Washington for 5 years. Not liking the wet and wanting a dryer climate we moved to Nebraska, where my mother was born and raised. I was here 4 months and the local vet called me and wanted to know if I would like to work for him. Wow, how did he know what I did? Small area, word gets around was what my Aunt said. I have been with Western Plains Vet Service now since November 1998.  I am retired now but still help out when they need me. We are proud to announce that as of April of 2021, I have achieved the AKC Breeder of Merit.

We came across our first Shiba in 2005. Maika was unlike any previous breed we had been familiar with. Her characteristics took owning a dog to another level. House training was not an effort. She was very intuitive and did not have any dog odor, shedding or blowing their coats only twice a year. We fell in love with the breed and decided to add a Shiba Inu male, Obi Wan Keobi. We felt this was a breed of dog we were willing to share with others. We bred and sold my paint horses but never bred and sold dogs, with my vet technician background, I felt I could go down this road. We only breed Shiba Inus. They are very unique and although not for everyone, it is difficult to own another breed once you’ve been owned by a Shiba. When we plan a breeding we have a specific goal in mind and often keep a puppy from the combination to further our line. Characteristics we choose are confidence-mental soundness, ideal Japanese Shiba Inu conformation, excellent coat quality/color and sound health. Pedigree is also closely studied prior to breeding to ensure the offspring are not in-bred. I have worked very hard to be able to own and improve my breeding dogs. Showing is new to me and with the help of friends and grandchildren, I enjoy showing and have 23

 champion and 7 of them are Grand Champions. We will be adding new champions, hopefully each year.