Hiroki

13 yr old male Shiba Inu –

UPDATE: Since Hiroki’s foster family has adopted his brother, Yukio, and because they want to be sure that these 2 remain together, they have offered to foster Hiroki until the end of his days. We have changed his status to a ‘hospice’ dog, and he will remain a rescue dog the rest of his life. While hospice care is really for dogs that are in too poor of health to be adopted, this is not the case with Hiroki. He will turn 14 very soon, and we feel keeping him with his brother is extremely important to his overall health and wellbeing, and therefore, is worth keeping him in rescue. We are pretty sure Hiroki agrees.

This handsome fella came into rescue with his buddy, Yukio, who he’s lived with since 2018. We originally thought they were a deeply bonded pair, and needed to stay together. However, after 2.5 months in foster care together, we see that they are not particularly bonded and would be fine in separate homes. Their foster has already decided to adopt Yukio, so now we just need a forever home for Hiroki.

Hiroki and Yukio were rescued from bad situations by COSIR back in 2017 and 2018 respectively. We adopted them to a wonderful home where they were happy and loved. We were heartbroken to get the news that they lost their mom after a long battle with cancer. She was their person and they were devastated. Unfortunately, their dad is no longer in a position to give them the life they deserve and we are committed to finding them a forever home.

Hiroki is a sweet friendly boy who is good with people and dogs. Despite his age, he is full of energy and loves to play, however, he is not a huge fan of exuberant puppies. Although he enjoys socializing with dogs, he will guard his food, so other dogs in his forever home should not also be guarders. Hiroki has not had any exposure to children, but at his age would be unlikely to tolerate young kids. He will ignore cats.

We rescued Hiroki from a backyard breeder where he was confined to a crate 24/7. So for him, going for walks and adventures with his human, and having a yard to roam and patrol freely, is pure joy. With his mom being too sick to walk him over the last year, Hiroki put on some extra pounds. With the diet and daily exercise he’s getting in foster care, he’s already lost the weight and is feeling great, but he will need an active adopter who is committed to keeping him in top shape!

Hiroki is crate trained and house trained, however, like many older dogs, Hiroki will have an accident if he doesn’t get a pee break every couple hours. His foster has had success with using pee pads when she’s not able to give him free access to the yard. Someone who works from home or is retired would be a great fit for him.

Hiroki’s adoption fee is $50 and includes his neuter, vaccines, HW- test, and microchip.

If you are interested in Hiroki, please fill out an adoption application. If you are already on our waitlist, please reach out to let us know you are interested. Email adopt@coloradoshibainurescue.org or call/text 720-491-1278.