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No stuffed shiba!

Posted : 11/11/2006 3:16:02 PM

I wanted to buy my baby a stuffed shiba, so I looked all over the internet and it seems like there's absolutely beautiful stuffed versions of almost every other breed, but none of a shiba inu! There's one from the game "nintendogs" and one from "the dog" but they're both sort of weird looking with gigantic heads. I almost wish I owned a different breed because there truly are some gorgeous stuffed toys of other breeds, like just lifelike.

I'm considering making my own! I have a sewing machine... it might end up a disaster, though, haha.

tina robinson

Posted : 11/11/2006 5:12:39 PM

Occasionally I have seen them on ebay, usually they are ones that people brought back with them from japan, try that, Tina.

rolenta

Posted : 11/11/2006 5:53:38 PM

I did find one picture of a gorgeous shiba puppy that was an old ebay listing. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.

rolenta

Posted : 11/12/2006 12:24:57 AM

I can't believe the breeds I'm finding and yet there's no shiba inu...

Goldendoodle:http://www.dogstuff.com/000000breeddetail/aap30372.htm
Glen of Imaal Terrier:http://www.dogstuff.com/000000breeddetail/aap30372.htm
Japanese Terrier:http://www.stuffedark.com/terrierjap.htm

I mean really! It kills me.

orangedog

Posted : 11/12/2006 12:52:09 AM

At the last show I was at I saw a couple stuffed Shibas, actually. I can't remember the name of the company who had them at the moment, but if I do, I'll let you know. Lol...I have the same problem trying to find Toller related things, recently though it's become a bit easier.

rolenta

Posted : 11/12/2006 2:02:04 AM

Do they usually sell stuffed animals at dog shows? If so, I should go to some big ones.

lorib

Posted : 11/12/2006 2:28:17 AM

I NEVER see Am Staff stuff either with the exception of mugs and calendars and the all-too-common tshirt. Oh well...sigh.

agilebasenji

Posted : 11/12/2006 9:28:37 PM

A few years back, a basenji owner talked Steiff into making a basenji. Wasn't cheap but I got one. About a year ago the Basenji Club of Northern CA found a company to make a special run of stuffed basenjis. So far I have the red/white, the tri and the black/white basenjis. Now I'm waiting for them to do the brindle.

[linkhttp://www.norcalbasenjis.org/home.html]http://www.norcalbasenjis.org/home.html[/link]

Maybe you could ask them and find out the company; then see if there is enough interst in the Shiba community to do an order.

rolenta

Posted : 11/13/2006 3:00:58 AM

I emailed Steiff[

]. I think if there's enough interest to make a basneji, there must be to make shibas. I am seriously surprised that there aren't shiba inus, I totally thought it would be easy to find one! And it's not like they only make super common ones like labs. Anyway, I also emailed a lady who does custom stuffed animals to get a price estimate... it would probably be really expensive, but hey, no harm in asking, right?