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I have heard some rumblings that Shiba's are listed as a dangerous breed and my prevent home owners from getting insurance. I did a search online and havent come up with anything on that, I was wondering if anyone has heard of this. It was supposedly in the last 3 years that Shiba's were added to the list. I heard this from someone that is an insurance agent.
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David owned by Kona, Kiko & Kaia

I couldn't find anything about this, other than that they are considered "the most dangerous breed of dog, in Japan"! My Murphy sure could never be considered dangerous, but maybe I should start calling him an American Eskimo mix, instead of a Shiba Inu/American Eskimo!

Nuthin' scary 'bout me!
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Anne, Bill, and Murphy

Yeah.. the Dog Bite Law in my opinion is breed biased if you ask me. All dogs will bite at some point in time for a variety of reasons. As for the Shiba... I haven't seen or heard specifically but since all or most of the Spitz breed dogs are on the list it wouldn't come as much of a surprise.
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.

Those breed biased laws really get under my skin. Instead of having a ban on breed's per say how about having a ban on non-responisble pet owners. In my opinion is where the majority of the problem is.
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David owned by Kona, Kiko & Kaia

We ahve some insurance agencies in my area that don't insure Akitas, but I have not heard anything about Shibas in my area. I am so sick of BSL and similar breed bias junk. Sigh....
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