The Court of Jogoso Shibas welcomes you to our castle. Jogoso is our registered kennel name with Nihonken Hozonkai (Nippo). Jogoso means “Castle in the Countryside”.

At Jogoso Shibas, we believe in quality, not quantity.  Our main focus  is producing healthy puppies  with stable temperaments for lifelong family companionship while strictly adhering to the guidelines set forth by Nippo. Our beliefs are based on a love of the breed and preservation as per Nippo standards.

All of our dogs live in the home and are a part of our family.  We believe firmly in testing for the potential of Hip Dysplasia, luxating patellas and eye disorders.  We require OFA and CERF examinations on all our animals before breeding.

 All our puppies are AKC registerable and occasionally we also will have Nippo registerable puppies.

 At Jogoso Shibas, we plan a few litters a year in the hopes of keeping one for ourselves. The rest of the litter is placed in show or companion homes. All puppies are spoken for before they are even conceived, so do not be surprised to have to wait for a well bred Shiba as most breeders do not have them readily available, waiting around for homes.

 All Puppies from Jogoso Shibas are unconditionally guaranteed for their entire lifetime. While our puppies have been successful in the show ring, we are most concerned with the people that come looking for a family pet and companion. Our puppies are raised in our home where traffic is the heaviest and are exposed to other dogs, small children and cats, early in development.

We also believe that as breeders, we should always be available to the puppy buyer as a constant and continuing reference. We welcome questions about the breed and about development and training. We encourage the use of force-free training for our puppies. Our gentle methods of creating a well loved friend are easy to use and effective. We provide all puppy owners with current, accurate information on dog training based on canine biology, physiology and conditioning principles. It is up to you, the new owner to follow through with the puppy’s training by taking him to Socialization and/or Puppy Classes. Shibas can become headstrong if not raised correctly.

Our dogs are all fed an all natural diet, B.A.R.F. (Biologically Appropriate Raw Foods) and we strongly encourage our puppy buyers to feed at least a partial BARF diet.  The results are apparent in our dogs:  shiny, beautiful coat, clean white teeth, well developed muscles and youthful happy energy.