Mana

Mana is a 6-month old female, sesame Shiba Inu. Follow her Facebook album.

Hello everyone, my name is now Mana ?, and it means “Love” in Japanese. I am a young female Shiba Inu, DC SIR thinks I am around 6-months-old, but they will have a vet check and guess my age. I was pulled from a local shelter when no one came to claim me. I was covered in fleas and ticks and pretty skinny. The shelter said I was a sweet but timid girl. DC SIR found a volunteer to drive all day to pick me up and take me to Shiba HQ. I was quiet the entire drive, just wondering where I was going. When I arrived at Shiba HQ, I explored the yard on my own. I stayed away from my foster mom because I didn’t trust anyone. But once the other rescue dogs came out, I was happy to greet them. I cowered down to show the other dogs that I wasn’t a threat. Once I knew they wouldn’t hurt me and were all so friendly, I ran around with them, jumping, sniffing, and exploring. Soon that ended, and my foster mom finally caught me to take me in for a bath. First, she held me in her arms and trimmed all my nails. I held on to her, but I didn’t protest as she trimmed all 10 nails. She spent a long time picking ticks off me. I had ticks on my butt, chin, ears, neck, legs, and even a tick on my eyelids! Once I was dried and de-ticked, I got to run in the yard again. I also have an xpen area where I can eat and sleep in peace. After eating, I didn’t want to sleep, so I got to go back out and play again. I am starting to trust my foster mom and come up to her for pets. I love boiled chicken and raw food! The other rescues are teaching me how to use the dog door, so I can take myself potty and play with the other rescues. DC SIR has my vet appointment scheduled for later this month. They will give you a better idea of my age & update you on my health and age. They think I will need to be spayed, and have a full medical update so please help with my care by donating to DC SIR on PayPal using dcshibainurescue@gmail.com

Location: Local
Dogs: Yes
Cats: Yes
Kids: TBD
Age: Puppy (6 – 10 mo)
Weight 16lbs
Intake Date: 6/3/22
Available Date: 7/11/22

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DC SIR is a non-profit, volunteer-run network of foster homes in the Washington, DC area.

DC SIR does not have a shelter facility. To meet our adoptable dogs, interested adopters can attend one of our monthly adoption events.