Shiba Inus may be the foxiest of dogs. I don’t mean they’re the most attractive (though they are in the running) but they may be the ones that look most like foxes. It’s a pity they’re so standoffish a lot of the time. This one wasn’t, though. He ran right up to me, tail a-wag, and said hello. (Two pictures this time.)
The world, I firmly believe, needs more highly social Shiba Inus.
It took me a little while to get him to stop sniffing me long enough for me to get a good shot.
I think the Japanese word is 'kawaii'. The cute-overload word is 'squee!'