Shiba Inu Residential Training
Shiba Inus are renowned for their spirited personality and keen intelligence. They are one of the most popular dog breeds in Japan and around the World. The breed descends from an ancient lineage and is considered Japan’s national treasure.
The name of the breed ‘Shiba Inu’ translates to ‘small dog’, yet sometimes they’re referred to as ‘cat-like dogs’ for their independence and sometimes stubborn nature. Shiba Inus flourish when their unique characteristics are understood and shaped through practical training.
At Royvon, we recognise the importance of harnessing their cleverness while curbing unwanted behaviours and guiding your Shiba Inu to become a well-mannered family member.
Shiba Inu’s Thrive with Positive-Reinforcement Training
Positive reinforcement is highly effective for Shiba Inus, taking advantage of their innate intelligence and desire for engagement. This type of training allows us to tailor the approach specifically to your dog’s unique personality, age, and temperament, ensuring the most beneficial outcomes with lasting results. It motivates them and strengthens the bond between you and your pet.
Originally bred for hunting small game, Shiba Inus tend to have sharp minds and can sometimes seem aloof, but they respond exceptionally well. They like to test boundaries to see what they can get away with, plus their natural hunting instinct will lead them to chase everything that moves. That’s why teaching your Shiba recall is paramount. By focusing on positive rewards rather than punishment, we create a cooperative environment that inspires your dog to learn and excel. Our approach ensures your Shiba Inu is happy, well-adjusted, and ready to become an integral part of your family.


Why Should You Train Your Shiba
Shiba Inus are loyal and loving dogs, looking for a strong bond with their owners and love being part of everything that’s going on at home. Their independent, alert and bold demeanour can make them develop undesirable habits if unchecked. If they get bored or inactive, they have a tendency towards destructive behaviour. This is why structured and playful training makes sure they mature into well-behaved companions, highlighting their inherent traits such as loyalty, alertness, and adaptability.
The right training will emphasise their amiable qualities and equip them with the skills necessary to behave in various settings and perfect family pets.
Training Your Shiba Puppy
It’s important to train your Shiba Inu from a young age. They are expert escape artists and will test you, so it’s important to establish a dominant role in your relationship as early as possible. It helps that they are inherently curious and ready to learn, meaning puppy training can be really effective. Their early years are perfect for instilling obedience and receptivity to commands.
Establishing clear communication and boundaries during this early training sets the foundation for a well-behaved adult dog. It’s vital to foster a strong, positive relationship between you and your pup, meaning they will grow into friendly, confident, and well-mannered companions. Starting training early leverages your Shiba Inu’s natural traits and helps them reach their full potential.


What To Expect From Our Training?
When you sign up for our residential training program at our Esher and Merthyr Tydfil locations, you get a holistic approach designed to cater to your dog’s needs.
Within our well-structured and nurturing environment, your dog will socialise with other dogs, receive obedience training, exercise in nature, and, most importantly, be trained daily, focusing on any particular behavioural concerns.
Royvon’s residential training includes personalised attention from our professionals. The training will be closely aligned with your pet’s personality and requirements. Our comprehensive curriculum teaches your dog to navigate social interactions gracefully, adhere to commands eagerly, and confidently overcome challenges.
You can always leave your dog in our caring hands whether for training or care at our doggy daycare camp Royvon Playhouse in Bridgend.
Decades of Experience Working with Shiba Inu Dogs
Over the years, we’ve perfected our force-free, positive reinforcement training techniques, ensuring they’re effective for Shiba Inus and their owners alike. Our decades-long commitment to these strategies has repeatedly shown that compassion and patience yield the most remarkable results in dog training.
Employing force in training undermines the trust between a dog and its owner and can also exacerbate behavioural issues, leading to fear, anxiety, and even aggression. Our experience has solidified our commitment to force-free methods, recognising the detrimental effects of harsh techniques on a dog’s mental well-being. Forceful behaviour fails to address the underlying causes of undesirable actions, instilling fear rather than understanding.
Our force-free approach, rooted in kindness and understanding, significantly boosts learning, sharpens response accuracy, and reinforces behaviour recall. By rewarding desired actions, we encourage the repetition of these positive behaviours, making training a stress-free experience which builds a strong foundation for a lifetime of mutual respect and cooperation.
Don’t Just Take Our Word: Royvon’s Shiba’s Archives
Trust Our Experts to Train Your Shiba Inu
Trust us to look after your beloved Shiba Inu. Our expert training programs are designed to bring out the best in your dog, ensuring they become well-behaved companions, as well as happy and fulfilled family members.
Contact us for further details or to enrol your Shiba Inu on one of our training courses.
Mimi was absolutely wonderful. She took the time to really understand both us and our new family member (Lilo), who joined us when she was 16 months old. She helped educate us on how to best support and care for our dog, and all her advice and training techniques were practical and relevant to our situation.
Her approach was always positive, encouraging, and thoughtful, which made the learning experience enjoyable for all of us. As a result of her help and guidance, Lilo is now confident, well adjusted and happy doggy.
Highly recommend Royvon and Mimi to anyone looking for professional, compassionate dog training.
The team is incredibly kind, helpful, and accommodating. When I recently broke my foot, they arranged a last-minute stay for him so he could be properly looked after while my husband was away. They even let us pick Vincent up after hours when our flight home was severely delayed — something we were so grateful for.
We love the daily updates and photos they send, and they’re always quick to respond to WhatsApp messages or suggest services that might benefit Vincent during his stay. We always feel he’s in the safest, most caring hands.
Thank you so much, Royvon — we’re so glad we found you!
We have taken our puppy to Royvon since he was 12 weeks old and now 6 months. Starting with the master class at home then puppy school and 1:1’s! We have felt completely supported by everyone at Royvon, nothing ever too much trouble.
We couldn’t have asked for better care, all staff are kind, friendly and so welcoming. Our Puppy is excited as soon as he enters the Royvon premises, he knows exactly where to go and always greeted with open arms and cuddles. So great to have a safe environment to leave our puppy without having to worry about him! Thank you Royvon for all your help and ongoing support! Rocky is one happy and beautifully behaved boy!
We have Romeo and Kelsey’s on going support and together I’m hoping we’ll help our boy become the calm gentle giant we know he can be. Ps his recall is also now excellent
Thanks
Sha
Our Border Collie, Coby, often would chase cars, wildlife, etc. With her guidance, Coby is a lot better.
Thank you Charlie for all your support and encouragement.
From point of enquiry about boarding for our two dogs Mabel and Albie, the communication from the team has been amazing and so helpful. It was an easy booking process and I loved that we could make the stay as bespoke as we wanted to suit our dogs best, enabling them to follow a similar routine to when they are at home.
This is the first time we have left our dogs but would not hesitate to use Royvon again. Every member of staff we met showed their passion for working with dogs and were true experts. We collected our dogs yesterday after a 10 day stay and it was evident they had been so well cared for. We loved the updates whilst we were away, ranging from photos to written reports which were so reassuring. It was also clear that they really got to know Mabel and Albie as their observations and comments were spot on, also showing that both dogs were relaxed and settled in the boarding environment and with the staff that cared for them. A special thank you to Millie and Sofia who were both amazing and spent a lot of time with them. Mabel and Albie send kisses!
We would not hesitate to recommend and are already looking forward to booking them in again.
The Hooper family.
The staff were brilliant ( Millie especially)
My shepherd ( Easy ) was looked after so well on his “ confidence “ stay .
I was updated regularly.
We will be booking another stay soon .
A very professional, efficient ,
knowledgeable & friendly set up .
I highly recommend a visit .
Thanks very much everyone at Royvon
Nick & Easy 🐾
It has been very difficult for us to leave Riley in anybody else’s care because he requires experience and a controlled environment and we were blown away by how intuitively and confidently the team at Royvon took care of him and put our minds at ease. Millie who checked Riley out was fantastic too and had spent extra time with him that morning, and everybody we met on site was so responsive, kind and professional. It is life changing to know there is a place we can trust with a tricky but beloved dog, and we are looking forward to Riley building strong relationships with the team there. Thank you Tilly, Millie and all at Royvon!
Sisu absolutely loves it at Royvon and gets excited every time we pull into the car park!
From the moment we drop her off, we know she’s in great hands. The staff are professional, caring and clearly passionate about what they do.
Sisu always comes home happy, healthy and tired after enjoying days packed with play, training and love from the team :).
It gives us total peace of mind knowing she’s getting great care and we never hesitate to book her into Royvon when we’re going away.
We highly recommend Royvon!
I can now go on holiday knowing that my dog will be having a great time too.
Alfie and familyxx
Both Leo and Pippin had a great time at Royvon, staff all very pleasant and clearly love working with the dogs. The videos of the dogs out and about shows how happy they are whilst on their holidays. Wouldn’t hesitate to use Royvon again.




