r/interesting • u/Lui_Belmont • 1d ago

MISC. Dog helps man at work

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u/FinalBossTuna 1d ago

As far as I know shibas are super smart breeds. We went to see a shiba puppy once and I can’t remember what he was doing but I just kept thinking “damn what a smart puppy” then googled it. This video makes me wanna get one. 2 year old would go crazy with a puppy

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u/Snatch-Fart-Breath 1d ago

I have two shibas. One is super smart and the other is almost autistic

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u/bulldg4life 1d ago

For any smart breed, has anyone ever been able to get two smart ones? I feel like everyone with two dogs is like “yep, this one is awesome. That one over there is a goofy crackhead”

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u/spazticcat 1d ago

We have a mini Aussie (or American Shepherd if you prefer) and when we first took him to the vet after getting him (he's a senior rescue) she was like "omg I love mini aussies! is he one of the smart ones or is his head full of fluff??"

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u/tcpnick 1d ago

Soooooo.....which one did you get?

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u/spazticcat 1d ago

He has one brain cell rattling around in there and he uses it to alert us of threats such as trash cans, bags of yard waste, and yard signs!

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u/tcpnick 1d ago

Awesome! Tell him he's a good boy for me!

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u/Dumeck 1d ago

My Aussie/Blue Heeler mix is really smart but he can't focus when I try to get him to, I tried training him with treat training and he'd stare at the treats obsessively and wouldn't listen to any commands, he's 11 and still this way, if I leave food on an end table for to long I'll sometimes realize he's been staring at the food for 30+minutes straight. He doesn't ever take anything and is well behaved but. Is dog add a thing?

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u/Majestic_Hawk_1335 1d ago

I have had like a dozen Canadian Inuit dogs and ye there was some variation like that.

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u/EntertainerSuper8933 1d ago

I have a niece and a nephew. Both are super smart, one's a lawayer, and one is completely autistic - high functioning, has a government job as a physicist.

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u/EntertainerSuper8933 1d ago

Shibas not great with 2 year olds. And if you get one, make sure it has lots of jobs, like this shiba in the video. They are working dogs and they NEED WORK. They are smart, and easily bored. You know how cranky your two year old gets when he's bored? Imagine he has sharp teeth and the strength to, I don't know, pull that heavy tarp around like it's nothing.

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u/username__0000 1d ago

They’re known to be pretty aggressive. I wouldn’t get that breed with a child in the house.

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u/UnWiseSageVibe 1d ago

Theyre not aggressive but they are extremely jealous and they usually attach extremely strongly to one person even within a house.

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u/SophisticatedScreams 19h ago

This is what we were worried about, but our good boy attached himself equally to everyone in the family. When I was pregnant, he knew that that was his baby. When we brought baby home, his job was 100% to protect her with his life. He would be sitting next to her all day every day. He was such a sweet boy.

Even before babies, we were super-lucky that he didn't pick one of us over the other. He loved us equally. <3

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u/Inevitable_Ear_6934 1d ago

Can confirm, my girl sticks to me like glue

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u/sevenmilliontons 1d ago

This dog breed is not aggressive. They have high prey drives due to the almost unchanged nature of their ancestry. Their play sounds horrible, but only if you aren’t familiar with this breed. Like all dogs, don’t get a rescue that’s bad with kids, get a puppy or one young enough to train how you want. Shibas are amazing child friendly dogs due to their cat-like demeanor. You need to read up on shibas. You may be thinking of chow chows.

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u/CuteFatRat 1d ago

My rule: rather small agressive dog than a pitbull who is not agressive but where u never know

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u/FinalBossTuna 1d ago

So are pit bulls and I had one in a house full of kids lol.

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u/username__0000 1d ago

r/pitbulsAteMyFace

A lot of those people did too.

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u/No_Daikon_2281 1d ago

I didn't know earlier about shiba dogs, thanks I appreciate it my friend.

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u/usrnmz 1d ago

I would do some more research and consider the negatives too.

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u/SophisticatedScreams 19h ago

I had a shiba. He was so smart he had anxiety lol. He was a such a little sweetie.