Educational Shibas

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to attend a couple of conferences in Tokyo. Fortunately, my work involves animals, so even when I was working, I was on the lookout for shibas. Here are some shibas that appeared in the literature that I picked up at the conferences.

This is from a brochure for Hill's b/d prescription diet, which is purported to "fight age-related behavioral changes in older dogs." The brochure was distributed by Hill's Japan

This is from a brochure for the Teikyo University of Science and Technology. I'm guessing here, but I think it may be more specifically for their Child Science and Education Curriculum, which seems to include a lot of animals.

This is probably my favorite shiba thing from the conference. It's a body condition chart for veterinarians. It was distributed by the Pet Food Institute, which is based in Washington, DC. They include a local Japanese phone number on the back, so maybe they have an office in Japan?

This is sort of how Yoshi looks...

...but this is how he'd like to look.

This is from a booklet published by the Ministry of the Environment. It's all about animal breeding restrictions. Can you spot the shiba?

Here's the dog page from the same booklet. Some of them are at least shiba-ish, if not actually shibas. The full brochure can be viewed here. The bunny illustrations are definitely worth seeing.

And, last but not least, especially in terms of cuteness, is this ad for a veterinary pharmaceutical company called Zenoaq