Ted Rall for January 05, 2006
Transcript:
Shiba: That's right: I'm ornery, cost $1,000, and you have pick up my droppings, bitch. Woman: Cute puggle! Very hip. What happened to your Shiba Inu? Man: Never had one. Go away. Man 2: Did I get rid of my pet after he became embarrassing a relic as Boy George? no! I did not. Two words: school lunches. Shiba Inus, the small foxy dogs that became trendy in 1998, once reigned supreme in big cities. Dogs live 13 years, yet the Shiba inu has all but vanished. Where did they go? The Akita, the fad breed of the 1980s, only lasted a few years. What happened? Children have been told not to worry. Between us adults, however: