An excitable Shiba Inu on Instagram has what could only be described as a “major announcement” to make in a new video. While gazing out the window, the pup suddenly spotted a bunny hopping across the yard. What followed was a whirlwind of pacing, squealing, and pure canine chaos that quickly had the internet in stitches.
Shiba Inu announces Bunny spotting to ‘entire neighborhood’ in video
The reel shows the dog trotting back and forth, letting out sharp, high-pitched sounds that could probably be heard several houses away. Text on the clip reads, “POV: Your Shiba just spotted a bunny and decided to announce it to the entire neighbourhood.”
After one round of pacing and wailing, the Shiba circles back to the window, locks eyes on the bunny again, and erupts in another dramatic cry. The hilarious footage quickly spread across Instagram, with Shiba owners taking to the comments to share their own stories. One wrote, “Sound the Bunny Alarm!!!” while another laughed, “My boy does the same thing.” A third joked, “We say our Shiba is on Paw Patrol.”
According to experts, there’s a reason behind the noise. As Kinship reports, the so-called “Shiba scream” isn’t just random theatrics. It’s a unique vocalization that owners around the world have documented for years.
The article explains that the Shiba scream is “not quite a bark and not quite a howl,” but rather a loud, high-pitched expression often triggered by excitement, frustration, or even affection. “What makes it unique,” Dr. Huyn Han from TelaVets.com says, “is the intensity.” In other words, it’s the Shiba’s way of communicating, and sometimes, over-communicating.
While the sound can be startling to anyone unfamiliar with it, experts say it’s rarely a sign of distress. Instead, it’s simply one of the ways this expressive breed communicates with the world. For the Shiba Inu in the video, that world happened to include one very fascinating bunny, and of course, the rest of the internet listening in.
