So sad.. womans dog mistaken for a coyote and set free.

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I was beginning to think I was totally losing it and I have worked with animals professionally for years. I know shelter workers are wrong identifying breeds a lot (there was a study done that found they were wrong almost 90% of the time). I still don't get how anyone could look at that picture and see "Shiba Inu". I mean it looks so far from that to me. It doesn't even remotely begin to look like ANY Shiba Inu that I have ever seen.
 
I agree with you that Copper doesn't really look like a Shiba. However, I just did a search on Petfinder and there are a lot (like the majority) of dogs that don't really look like Shiba Inu. Take Oscar for example. Then, look at the main photo of Ginger.
 
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Okay, Annarie! As much as I like you, LOL, I know we can disagree and not hold it against each other, so.... Go back to page 3 and look at those pictures JetBlack posted. The coyote is on the top and the actual dog in question is the smaller picture below it.

You can honestly look at the picture and say that A) You see a Shiba Inu? B) That looks more like a Shiba Inu than a Coyote to you?

If so, there is no point in continuing this discussion. That is just unfathomable to me. I don't know how anyone can look at that picture and see any "Shiba Inu". The face shape is all wrong. The ears are all wrong. The snout is all wrong. I'm sorry, but I don't see any Shiba Inu at all. I agree that there were lots of missteps along the way and the way they handled this is horrible, but I don't think they were crazy at all for thinking it could be a Coyote (or definitely a Coy-dog).
 
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I was beginning to think I was totally losing it and I have worked with animals professionally for years. I know shelter workers are wrong identifying breeds a lot (there was a study done that found they were wrong almost 90% of the time). I still don't get how anyone could look at that picture and see "Shiba Inu". I mean it looks so far from that to me. It doesn't even remotely begin to look like ANY Shiba Inu that I have ever seen.

agreed, it doesn't really look like a Shiba Inu to me either, I can see how somebody could have made a mistake, BUT they should have corrected it, and maybe double checked BEFORE they released it because an animal behaving in that way and that friendly is usually either a) domesticated, b) sick, or c) extremely bold/brave and in any case should NOT have just been "released into the wild", ESPECIALLY the "wild" behind a HARDWARE STORE, WHY would you want a COYOTE hanging around there!?!, some people, i swear...
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Thank you!
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I was beginning to think I was totally losing it and I have worked with animals professionally for years. I know shelter workers are wrong identifying breeds a lot (there was a study done that found they were wrong almost 90% of the time). I still don't get how anyone could look at that picture and see "Shiba Inu". I mean it looks so far from that to me. It doesn't even remotely begin to look like ANY Shiba Inu that I have ever seen.

agreed, it doesn't really look like a Shiba Inu to me either, I can see how somebody could have made a mistake, BUT they should have corrected it, and maybe double checked BEFORE they released it because an animal behaving in that way and that friendly is usually either a) domesticated, b) sick, or c) extremely bold/brave and in any case should NOT have just been "released into the wild", ESPECIALLY the "wild" behind a HARDWARE STORE, WHY would you want a COYOTE hanging around there!?!, some people, i swear...
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Yeah, I totally agree. Almost unbelievable. They had to have been breaking multiple laws in just releasing it. Really, a wild animal can become quite tame for a number of reasons, including that it is RABID. It is shocking that they would just basically set it loose. It must have crossed someone's mind that if it was indeed a Coyote, that something was really wrong with it.

Anyway, here is the picture again of the actual dog, since it is confusing with all the pictures posted....

Coyote (err..."dog" in question)...

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Of course we also have to keep in mind that that isn't a great picture. I'd be interested to see the whole body of the dog.
 
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agreed, it doesn't really look like a Shiba Inu to me either, I can see how somebody could have made a mistake, BUT they should have corrected it, and maybe double checked BEFORE they released it because an animal behaving in that way and that friendly is usually either a) domesticated, b) sick, or c) extremely bold/brave and in any case should NOT have just been "released into the wild", ESPECIALLY the "wild" behind a HARDWARE STORE, WHY would you want a COYOTE hanging around there!?!, some people, i swear...
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Yeah, I totally agree. Almost unbelievable. They had to have been breaking multiple laws in just releasing it. Really, a wild animal can become quite tame for a number of reasons, including that it is RABID. It is shocking that they would just basically set it loose. It must have crossed someone's mind that if it was indeed a Coyote, that something was really wrong with it.

Anyway, here is the picture again of the actual dog, since it is confusing with all the pictures posted....

Coyote (err..."dog" in question)...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/25614_not-a-coyote.jpg

yeah, i know and agree, they probably are breaking laws, there has some law about quarentine or examing it first or SOMETHING... its really unbelievable and shocking that they would just "let it loose",hmmm, very odd indeed...
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