#40 Shiba Inu
607
licensed dogs of this breed
A closer look
Age, sex, neuter status, and the most common color combinations in these licensed-dog records.
Average age7.4 yearsOf 601 dogs.
Spayed or neutered87.5%531 altered · 76 not altered
Sex in the records52.4% male318 male · 289 female
Color combinations
Exact combinations are kept as reported. Color strips are visual guides, with the source wording shown beside each one.
Birth-year cohorts
The recorded birth years of licensed dogs in the Shiba Inu breed group. This describes dogs in the current snapshot, not historical popularity or licenses issued each year.
| Year | Licensed dogs |
|---|---|
| 1997 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 5 |
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 15 |
| 2012 | 30 |
| 2013 | 26 |
| 2014 | 33 |
| 2015 | 38 |
| 2016 | 39 |
| 2017 | 48 |
| 2018 | 63 |
| 2019 | 50 |
| 2020 | 66 |
| 2021 | 52 |
| 2022 | 37 |
| 2023 | 36 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2026 | 1 |
601 dogs are included in this chart.
The count, city by city
607 dogs, or 0.55% of the county’s licensed-dog records, are grouped under Shiba Inu. The rest have other breed groups.
| City | Licensed dogs | Share of city records |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego | 427 | 0.70% |
| Oceanside | 41 | 0.47% |
| Santee | 24 | 0.65% |
| Carlsbad | 23 | 0.34% |
| Escondido | 18 | 0.33% |
| San Marcos | 18 | 0.47% |
| La Mesa | 14 | 0.52% |
| Vista | 11 | 0.29% |
| Encinitas | 10 | 0.24% |
| El Cajon | 9 | 0.28% |
| Poway | 7 | 0.18% |
| Del Mar | 3 | 0.35% |
| Imperial Beach | 2 | 0.58% |
| Chula Vista | City has no records in this data | — |
| Coronado | City has no records in this data | — |
| Lemon Grove | City has no records in this data | — |
| National City | City has no records in this data | — |
| Solana Beach | No Shiba Inu records in this data | — |
