Home-raised puppies, temperament matching, and practical guidance for Australian Shiba owners.
Our most recent litter has been placed in carefully matched homes. Our next planned breeding is scheduled for early-to-mid 2027. If that timing suits your household, your application helps us understand whether our program is the right fit before the next litter arrives.
How We Raise Them
Every Yokiko puppy is raised as part of our daily routine in Melbourne, not in an outdoor kennel or a separate breeding shed. That means household sounds, regular handling, and exposure to ordinary life from the first few weeks.
We don’t place puppies on a queue. Each puppy is observed as they grow so we can match them to families based on temperament and suitability, not order of application. Joining the waitlist is free and does not guarantee a puppy or collection date.
Future Yokiko puppies are intended to leave microchipped, wormed, and with their first and second vaccinations, a puppy care guide and a puppy pack. They begin crate and toilet training with us, but individual progress varies and continued consistency at home matters.
Panda and Bao Bao are the foundation of our current program. Their full bios, pedigree notes, and health information are on the Our Dogs page.
Meet Our DogsWe keep the program small so every litter can be raised, observed, documented, and matched with care.
Individual puppy microchip numbers are displayed when puppies are advertised as available.
From your first message to bringing a puppy home, here's the shape of it. The full timeline, what we ask in the application, and common questions all live on the process page.
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