Shiba Inu rescue dogs and puppies for adoption and rehoming in the UK

As of 8 November 2026, no Shiba Inus are listed for adoption in the UK on LocalPetFinder. Rescues add animals all the time, so this page fills as they list them.

Small-Medium, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Over 10 years, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Up to 1 hour per day, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Ask the rescue how much exercise this dog is used to. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Once a week, according to The Royal Kennel Club. Coat: short. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Yes: The Royal Kennel Club lists the Japanese Shiba Inu as a breed that sheds. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

The Royal Kennel Club lists breeder health tests for inherited eye conditions and hip dysplasia. The Royal Kennel Club names these for the breed: gangliosidosis. In February 2025 The Royal Kennel Club recognised DNA tests for gangliosidosis (GM1_2) and gangliosidosis type II (GM2_2) in the Japanese Shiba Inu, applied as part of the breed's Best Practice guidelines from December 2025. A rescue dog's parents may not have been health tested, so ask the rescue what vet checks the dog has had. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Inherited eye conditions: The Royal Kennel Club asks Japanese Shiba Inu breeders to have their dogs eye tested under the BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme, including gonioscopy for PLA before breeding. The Royal Kennel Club asks Japanese Shiba Inu breeders to hip score their dogs under the BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme before breeding. Ask the rescue whether it knows of any test results for the dog or its parents. Source: The Royal Kennel Club: Japanese Shiba Inu.

Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.

No. We don't list animals for sale. Every Shiba Inu on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months and £275 for a puppy under six months, and Dogs Trust £300. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "shiba inu puppies for sale", the Shiba Inus here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price.

Not here: we only list dogs with rescues, so every Shiba Inu on this page is adopted for the rescue's fee, which usually covers vet work already done. Whether to buy is your choice. Adopting means the rescue can tell you what it knows about the dog's history and health before you apply. If you decide to buy, Dogs Trust's breed guides suggest talking to your vet first: they say some practices offer pre-purchase consultations on likely health conditions and rough costs.

Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Many rescue fees are under £500: Battersea charges £230 for a dog over six months, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.

Not right now: no Shiba Inus are listed in the UK today, so there are no puppies either. Puppies do get listed, and rescues can tell you much more about an adult's character, so check back.

This page lists every Shiba Inu with the rescues we list across the UK, each with its town. For a city, see Shiba Inus in Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Canterbury, Cardiff, Carlisle, Dumfries and Galloway, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow, Ipswich, Kendal, Kingston upon Hull, Leeds, Lincoln, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Middlesbrough, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northampton, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Peterborough, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Preston, Sheffield, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea, Truro and Worcester. You can also search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page to see what is closest to you.