NOTICE: We have been informed of websites using our wording, content, and photos to sell puppies these people are scammers stealing photos and content. Please know this is our ONLY WEBSITE ADDRESSes for Dakine Shiba Inu's and Dakine Exotic Cats is www.dakineexoticcats.com  : www. highlanderlynx-mainecoonexotics.com   www.mainecoonexoticcats.com    or www.dakineshibainus.com  warning: Also local BYBs of both my breeds are also copying our wording, content, and info and what I stand for in my breeding practices as dogs being fulltime family and how I raise my pups to look like they are like me and are in-home legitimate breeders, visit, talk, the question you potential breeder. and most of all verify for  yourself~
Thank you,
T

 

 

Welcome to Dakine Shiba Inu's in Oregon and Dakine Exotic Cats, Maine Coon Cat, Highlander - Highlander Lynx cats and we also cross Maine Coons with the Highlanders as well in Oregon, Purebred Maine Coon cats and purebred Highlander- Highlander Lynx,  as well as Maine Coon X Highlander Lynx making very unique well-tempered cats this is an amazing cross. we also produce Maine Coon Kittens, Highlander is known as a Highlander Lynx cat we have exotic Kittens in Oregon. We also have a limited number of  Shiba Inu puppies when we have a litter. I am an extremely small occasional hobby breeder, only breeding with time, requesting therapy animals to raise kittens or puppies. Highland Lynx are also known as Highland Lynx cats. Please note that we are not a Cattery or a Kennel.

NOTE: I place my  Shiba Inu puppies and Exotic Kittens, for I breed for therapy animals, improving and for the love of it.

I only have 4 dogs total in my entire Shiba Inu program and 7 cats total in our Exotic Cat program at this time our Maine Coon Cats the sought-after Gonsior Line Maine Coons one of our females has this line also have three Highlanders or what is also referred to as Highlander Lynx in my program this includes, my kids, my family, and friends housing, owning, loving, and contributing to my program /hobby with the exotic Maine Coon cats, Highlander Lynx,  and Shiba Inus that further my mission and goals. Without those who participated in owning exotic cats and Shiba Inus, I couldn't do what I Love, for I want things done a certain way. Maybe it is my head injury I sustained in a head-on car accident years ago, but I like order, and cleanliness, and the mental health of the Dakine furry companions is my priority. 

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*All  Shiba Inu Dogs and exotic cats both our Highlander Cats/Highlander Lynx, Maine Coon X Highlanders, and Maine Coons,  come to me when it is time to give birth and raise any litter we may produce this is my specialty. my passion is what drives me and gives me purpose. I am an expert in my chosen hobby. Also, I select any exotic  Maine Coon cats and Highlander Lynx cats or Shiba Inu even though they may be owned by, and live with their forever families. Blessed to have many people in my life who love cats and dogs and specifically Shiba Inus, Maine Coons, Highlander Lynx, and rare Highlander Lynx crossed with a Maine Coon exotic cat and my son, and who are excited and want to be involved in my passion. All support animals need to be raised with a lot of socialization and temperament as the absolute focus. Dogs being able to be in focused families when not having litters and being the only dog maybe one more in the family makes a huge difference for I have studied dog and cat behavior.  This is just how my program works and how I run it period.

 

 My Mission: Exclusively raising Shiba Inus tiny scale with only 4 dogs in my entire program, all-inclusive friends/family who have Shiba Inus/Exotic  Maine Coon Cats and Highlander Lynx cats used in the program yes only 7  cats in our program at this time.  Please note: we are NOT a CATTERY or a Kennel all cats and Dogs are family members (though crated when needed as any good breeder would do just wreckless not to have containment when needed, litters, health all depend on this!) I can't stress this enough I get many inquiries thinking that because I have a website we are a cattery or a kennel we are not. Many hobby breeders are very very small and may not even breed litters every year these breeders are not kennels or catteries. take note

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Our Therapy Mission: I breed to provide Service animals mainly support to those with anxiety, PTSD, Mental, etc. Having a head injury and suffering due to long-standing issues is also good for me. so Exotic  Maine Coon Kittens/cats Highlander Lynx Kittens and  Pharaoh exotic Kittens and Shiba Inu puppies as PTSD companion animals as my mission and passion. Changing lives as I have the time and energy for a litter. There is a real need for Therapy animals our Kittens and pups make great PTSD support animals and Therapy for I have the behavior and knowledge to raise them in a way that will prepare them to be support animals. and of course, this is also therapy for myself keeping me thinking about something other than my long-standing health issues.

  

 NOTE: I only breed occasional litters when I have time and energy and often request the need for therapy animals. We also do have availability after placements to the public when we choose to have a litter. I'm very sorry if I repeat myself; my wording is a bit lengthy. It's part of living with a long-standing brain injury, so I apologize.

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My dogs and my Maine Coon  and Highlander lynx and the Maine Coon X Highlander cats are my families and my hobby and my passion after surviving a head-on car accident on HWY 99 just outside Junction City Oregon caused by a gentleman falling asleep at the wheel and hitting me head-on many years ago I was left with a front lobe massive head injury and entire spinal/hip/shoulder and joint issues that are now all a part of my everyday life as well as I have joint hypermobility issues EDS which have resulted in total spinal arthritis/spinal cord exposure and compression/rotator cuff issues. My dogs exotic cats and kittens are therapy, and they give me something positive to focus on and it helps! Shibas In my opinion make excellent therapy dogs and my mission and passion is this breed and to provide others with this amazing breed of dog who has helped me so much over the years. the Maine Coon are very loving exotic cats the Highlanders are right there with them with very loving temperaments as well as the Pharaoh cat. We are not a cattery but a hobby in-home breeder no cats live outside in cages ever. My son is a huge cat person and several are his household companions. The Highlanders are amazing and exotic-looking but still have a pet mentality. I love this about both breeds. I love the exotic look but want a cat who likes to hang with me.

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  NOTE: Due to my health issues and arthritis to avoid the damp weather in Oregon I often frequent CA traveling in the winter and spring due to my health and bad arthritis I can't winter in Oregon,  so pick-up in  Redding CA is usually accommodated when I have something available. I may have Shiba Inu puppies and Maine Coon kittens available, Highlander Lynx Kittens, and the coveted cross of the Maine Coon X the Highlander kittens when I  have a litter. The Shiba Inu puppies I produce when I do decide to have a litter are from CH Nippo Lines which are highly sought after you just don't get better than a Nippo-bred Shiba Inu.

When there is an available litter of Shiba Inu puppies or an available litter of Maine Coon kittens please note that I am Based out of Eugene Oregon So depending on where I am this Summer, early fall, and spring. Most of the time I can spend winters in Redding CA. Nov-early Feb in Redding CA (I am with and visiting my Daughter/granddaughter and Son in Law for several months. So in the winter snowbirding to Redding. I reside in  Eugene Oregon during the summer months visiting my Son who is the Director at KEZI 9 News. I am very lucky to have all of our family with acreage and huge yards to exercise my dogs during my travels for I am a NO-GO for dog parks I am a germaphobe due to the head injury I received in the car accident.  Dog parks are full of protozoa, worms, parvo, and other diseases so many parvo outbreaks and giardia, etc. can be linked back to dog parks. Being a germaphobe due to the massive head trauma I have had makes it a hard no for Dakine Shiba Inu's,). I am cautious in my travels.

 

I am very dedicated to preserving the Shiba Inu and the Exotic cats.

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Dakine Shiba Ius have top Nippo Shiba Inu bloodlines this is the best of the best Japanese Shiba Inu, AKC, UKC, and FCI champion lines from imported and USA  lines the Shiba Inu's  in our program carry top Nippo Japanese lines. We may only have a couple of dogs but we make it count!

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  Though we breed very few litters, our pups are worth the wait. I have produced many Shiba Inus and Siberian Huskies ( back in the day Siberians were too large now with my ever-changing health and arthritis they are just too much physical work had to give them up many years ago (though I own a 5-year-old my breeding Dakine's Afansay Aleksei who is my best friend for life) who have gone on to be service dogs I have donated and (we have a few who are seizure detection dogs for people that have been trained for this also donated.  Dogs are not a business and never should be good breeders are small-focused and often do not even break on expenses taking care of them.

I  do not support breeders who mass-produce or have a lot of dogs. Just not socially healthy for them through my studies we as humans can only be spread so far as to how big of a pack we can attend to. I am incredibly motivated to properly source and protect the breed's genetic health and do breeding to improve and preserve the exquisite Shiba Inu traits and healthy bloodlines, this I do is just a pure passion and hobby. Also, the same applies to exotic cats.

   PLEASE NOTE: Again Being just a hobby breeder here at Dakine Shiba Inu's  and exotic cats I  do not mass-produce puppies or kittens. It takes time, effort, planning, and money to raise a litter. All litters are planned for my purpose of developing the Shiba Inu and the exotic cat breeds I raise,  and are raised underfoot with me and my family until they go home with their forever families/PTSD/Therapy home or for, friends and family members so many have and own dogs we have produced. So please contact me for availability.

Only proper socialization makes for a well-adjusted confident dog or Cat.  Shiba Inu puppies exotic cats need even more socialization than many other breeds. This is why it is crucial that your soon-to-be family member is being raised full-time in your breeder's home, not in a kennel. 

 I have taken the time to study all my dog's pedigrees for that is also a part of my hobby and passion. I feel very good about the direction we are heading with our Shiba Inu dogs Our  Shiba Inu's all have healthy, structured, and amazing personalities. Our dogs have some of the very best CH lines in the nation. Temperament can be lost if you just breed for the show ring alone, temperament is a huge consideration, and most definitely is lost with backyard breeding without a focus on temperament. Backyard-bred Shiba Inu dogs and often have temperaments that are very hard to live with. This happened to me years ago as a youth when I obtained my first Shiba Inu from a backyard breeder. This was before the knowledge I have today about the breed. 
Focusing on the Shiba Inu Temperament has to be a focus or it can be lost quickly.

A Shiba Inu you can live with is well worth the wait. They are very unique. So when you rush in it most often is the biggest mistake you can make when selecting your breeder: Take your time. Rushed often has consequences. Especially with dogs and breeders. Proper Dog care from a breeder takes a whole lot of investment and money. 

Note the excellent communication I have with the families who get our Shiba Inu puppies and exotic cats I will get back to you in a very timely manner, in whatever form of communication, emails, phone calls, and texts. I take my relationship with my Shiba Inu family very seriously. For my hobby, I love to talk about dogs and help. You are a potential home for one of my kids I have put my soul into raising and bringing into this world, you are important. You will have years of breeder support for the life of your dog or  Exotic cat. The dogs I create are my responsibility, to mentor and help the families who get them for the life of the dog, with training, health, education, and knowledge provided so you can be a better Shiba Inu owner who is educated about your family member.  

Please Note:  special needs dogs and Cats take priority. This is my mission/hobby and purpose for breeding. We reserve our own personal selections/special needs dogs when needed. Each breeding is planned with selection in mind for the breeder and purpose not just making litters to make Shiba Inu puppies or Kittens. This isn't a business this is my passion and hobby and gives me purpose. Thank you for your understanding.

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 Do you need an expert speaker va/Zoom NOTE I DO NOT DO IN PERSON>on dogs' behavior, training, and breeding? I have done many interviews and I'm available on  Skype and Zoom. I've done this for classrooms, 4h, studies, and as an expert speaker for events and clubs. Please feel free to inquire I do this to educate and donate my time to educate.  Note I can not do in person.

 

 NOTE: There are a lot of issues of slamming and cutthroat slander of breeders with this breed as far as Shiba Inu breeders and Siberian Husky /exhibitors trashing Shiba Inu and Siberian Husky breeders or exhibitors.
Know this: A good breeder will not talk nasty specifically about other breeders, but will give you things to look for in your breeder and try to help educate you about the breed you have chosen as for what to look for in a good breeder. A good breeder will only have a few select dogs and they will be part of the family and not a kennel-full. Only replacing and improving as needed to progress. These are the breeders breeding for hobby and love and not for money. They are not in it to mass produce for profit, but for a few select breeding of purpose, Therapy Service dogs, Work, etc. Having just a few dogs means this is a tighter breeding program, for they have only a few and they choose the best to have in a breeding program. 

NOTE: The dog world can be an extremely jealous group of people. They can be quick to judge, and state things about other breeders based on assumptions and jealousy (I know this firsthand being a show breeder for many years).  I have had many emails from people looking for Shiba Inus asking me about other breeders they have heard bad things about, wondering if it was true. I say this: know that someone is always going to talk about someone. It's just the nature of people. Sad but true. Please visit those breeders and judge for yourself. Ask questions and trust your gut.  The Movie Best In Show wasn't just thought up, it can seriously ring true of dog breeders to the point of cunning and cruel statements that are slander and often unproven. I love to show for bonding time for my dog and me, the show people I can seriously do without. Not that there aren't a few nice people who show. I felt I needed to address this due to all the emails I receive questioning what people have heard about other breeders in the surrounding areas and beyond. Take it with a grain of salt, and do your own educated homework. Many times the ones talked about are truly the good ones everyone wants to be.