This event may be boring for most Shibas and some of their owners as we cannot let our dogs off-leash to play like other Meetup events. Much of the judging is conducted in Japanese. There's no harm in coming without your Shibas if you want to learn more about the Nippo standard and appreciate some really beautiful Shibas.

If you do want to go out with your Shibas and burn off some energy, I suggest the "Woofstock" event in Beverly Hills... :)

There are really great raffle items at this event, and it's a fun day of watching all of the Shibas being judged. I'm a member of the Beikoku club and it's a really good group of Shiba lovers. But like Masako said, it wouldn't be appropriate to let your Shibas run around and play or bark like at other meet-ups. It is a real show so we need to respect that. Have fun...see ya there.

Yes, Momo... The 2nd loose Shiba was caught over by the cars in the parking lot. It was close, but they got her.

Hey Melissa, Steph!
This video is for you :) (when it's done processing)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZCz8A1hZtY

Thanks Jesse - its nice to see Koa actually playing with another dog. She usually is a "Shiba Snob"!

Thank you so much Jesse - you're awesome! Love the video, so cute how they could have played all day. It was great seeing everybody, it has been so long. Great day!

Great video Jesse! Thanks for posting it. Gotta make the next meet up!!