Buy a Mame Shiba Inu from Japan — Step-by-Step Purchase Guide

Please have a discussion that is acceptable to all family members. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us here.         

Please also see the FAQ page.    

Kennel Name ：Japanese dog Mame-Shiba Breeding and Promotion Association, Sesshu Hozanso

Location       ：411-12 Nariai, Takatsuki, Osaka 569-1012, Japan

TEL     　　　：072-688-5794

EMAIL　　　：        mamwshiba@gmail.com

Regular holidays      Tuesday Wednesday Last Sunday of the month

We will reply to your inquiry on the same day or the next day, except for holidays, if you contact us by e-mail form.   

If the reply is slow, there may be a problem, so please contact us again.  

To send a puppy from Japan to your country, two sets of procedures are needed: one to leave Japan, and one to enter your country. The Japanese side is something we do every time we send a puppy, so we know it well. But the laws of your country, the importing country, differ from country to country and often change from year to year. Even when we look into them from Japan, we cannot always reach the latest rules.

So we have a request. Please check the laws of your country yourself, using the latest information from the authorities in your country. Then, before you sign the contract, let us know, all together, what treatments and what documents are needed for your puppy to enter your country. We will then do everything that needs to be done in Japan on your behalf, exactly as you have told us.

What we do (what can be done in Japan)
Vaccinations, the rabies vaccination, the microchip, treatment for internal and external parasites, English-language certificates from our veterinarian, and the application to and departure inspection by Japan's Animal Quarantine Service. If your country requires documents in its own official format, we fill in the parts that must be completed in Japan and have the Animal Quarantine Service check them.

What we ask you to do (what we cannot do)
Find out whether your country requires an import permit. Any permit or registration needed to keep a dog (in your city or state, or under the rules of your home). The rules of the airline you will fly with (whether it accepts dogs, in the cabin or in cargo, crate size, and rules on age and season). And any document that must be signed by you, the owner. These are matters between you and the authorities of your country or the airline. We cannot obtain them for you, and we cannot change their rules.

Why do we ask this much? Because sometimes a required document turns up only partway through the process. Some documents take days to prepare, and some require a set number of days of waiting after a vaccination. When that happens, departure may be delayed, the puppy may not be able to leave Japan on the planned day, or it may be held at the airport on arrival. The one who suffers most is the puppy, after a long journey. Telling us everything at the start is the surest way to protect your puppy.

What to check in your country
□ Entry requirements: which vaccinations and how many, when the rabies vaccination must be given, blood tests (rabies antibody test), waiting periods after vaccination, microchip standard
□ Documents: the certificate format and language your country requires, and any document you must sign yourself
□ Permits: import permit, permit or registration to keep a dog
□ Airport: which airports dogs may enter through, inspection or quarantine on arrival
□ Airline: whether dogs are accepted, cabin or cargo, crate size, rules on age and season
□ Before departure: check once more that none of the rules have changed

If you find a puppy you would like to adopt from our available puppies, please apply for it from the "Mame-Shiba Puppy Information" page.         

Please inform us in detail about the conditions of importation into your country and the procedures that must be taken here in Osaka.    

If there is no "Available" or you cannot find the one you like, please do not hesitate to write your request in the order form ^^       

*Please feel free to make a reservation, as a wish order is not an absolute "order" but a steps to find a Mame-Shiba of your choice.  

We will let you know as soon as a puppy you prefer grows up.        

Red puppies are born mostly. Black, sesame and white puppies have a low birth rate and may take some time to be introduced.      

In that case, we will guide you in order of first-come-first-served. 

When a puppy that meets your request is born and grows up, we will publish photos and a video of the puppy on our website around 60 days after birth and send you the corresponding URL so that you can decide whether or not to purchase the puppy after viewing the photos and video before giving us your decision.

Once you have decided on the puppy you want to buy and contacted us, please carefully review the part of the e-mail regarding payment and transfer the cost of the puppy and the treatment costs for importation (e.g. rabies vaccine, documents, etc.). 

Please note that the selection of available puppies is on a first-come, first-served basis, so even if a puppy is listed as available on the website, it may already be in talks with someone else.   

Please be aware of that.   

Required procedures and documents differ depending on the country/region.   

The contract will be completed upon receipt of payment of the total amount of the puppy fee and other expenses, including export preparation costs and shipping costs for air transportation, by the date specified by us.    

Pet shopping is a special sales business, and once an order (payment) has been placed, cancellation for the customer's own reason is not allowed in principle, as it will result in the loss of the opportunity to sell the puppy concerned. 

For this reason, please understand that saying "I want this puppy" when referring to a puppy in the "available" list is not a reservation, but a contract.