I'm not sure if there are any shibas in this book, as it was written by an Akita fancier, but I thought it might of interest to owners of Japanese breeds in general:
It can be purchased at this link.
To read more information about the book, go here.
According the site linked above, all proceeds generated from the purchase of the book are being donated to the AKC Canine Health Foundation.
This is another very very interesting reading about Shiba.
www.shiba-dog.de/ShibaDog-en.htm
These are the pics of the Jomon-Shiba pup named Sakura(Cherry Blossom), the grown up one is the regular Shiba named KumaGoro(Mr. Bear).
www.shibaho.net/aiken/07sakura_kumagorou/030810d_1.html
Jusk click the numbers at the bottom.
You can see how she grew up.