Shiba Inu Fanciers of Southern California
The AKC Licensed Shiba Inu Club of Southern California
Announcements
- Please join us for our Specialties on October 24 and our National on October 25 at the Kennel Club of Riverside show. More details to follow.
- We are pleased to introduced our Specialty Judges for October 24, 2025.
Wendy A. Corr
I got my first dog, an American Eskimo, during my childhood. This experience was the foundation for my interest in dog training. I learned how to train dogs for conformation, obedience, and other activities, which sparked a lifelong passion for working and competing with dogs.
Years later, I convinced my parents to let me have an Alaskan Malamute. With this breed, I learned how to compete in AKC shows and was fortunate to have many Champions and performance dogs over time. My dedication led to achievements
such as earning a U.D. (Utility Dog), MACH Agility titles, and numerous Working Pack Dog Excellent (WPDX) awards. To obtain WPDX, owners must backpack over 120 miles into remote areas, sleep on the ground for several days, and rely on their dogs for safety when crossing rivers, encountering wild animals, and dealing with rattlesnakes. During these journeys, dogs carry 30% of their body weight. These experiences have helped me continually assess my dogs’ conformation structure and deepen my understanding of how proper structure relates to the breed standard.
Currently, I am working toward completing the Non-Sporting Group and expanding my knowledge of the many Working Breeds. In addition, I serve as a Junior Showmanship Judge, sharing my expertise and passion for dog sports with the next generation.
Mrs. Gigi Griffith
Despite a lifetime of growing up with purebred dogs, Gigi didn’t become involved in AKC dog sports and events until the early 1980’s, where her first activities included Obedience and soon after, Water Work with Newfoundlands. This, of course, leading to Conformation, where with her husband Kim, they bred and showed top ranked Newfoundlands, Shiba Inu, AustralianCattle Dogs, with Westminster winners and National Specialty winners, all while showing all breed dogs professionally.
This passion for the various breeds has led to judging, where she currently has most of the Working Group along with various other Herding and other Breeds. She has been so fortunate to learn from some of the best in each Breed in the dog show family across the country, learning the essence of each breed that distinguishes it from just a generic dog.
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Club Objectives
(a) to encourage and promote quality in the breeding of purebred Shiba Inu and to do all possible to bring their natural qualities to perfection and to urge the ethical and humane treatment of Shiba Inu by all club members.
(b) to urge members and breeders to accept the standard of the breed as approved by The American Kennel Club as the only standard of excellence by which Shiba Inu will be judged.
(c) to do all in its power to protect and advance the interests of the breed by encouraging sportsmanlike behavior at dog shows under the rules and regulations of The American Kennel Club.
(d) to conduct sanctioned matches, specialty shows, and any other event for which the club is eligible under the Rules and Regulations of The American Kennel Club.
Shiba Inu Fanciers of Southern California (SFSC) is an American Kennel Club licensed Specialty Club, under the guidance of the National Shiba Club of America.