Located in Florida. Sharing the adventures, daily life, and my musings on the Shiba Inu. I focus on temperament, structure, and type – in that order.
Boomlay is a up-and-coming Shiba Inu kennel located in Tampa, Florida, specializing in versatile AKC and NIPPO registered Shiba Inu. I strive to produce mentally sound Shiba with balanced structure and a good work ethic. I not only show my dogs in conformation but I also participate in performance events with my dogs including Barn Hunt, Fast CAT/CAT, AKC’s Trick Dog, AKC’s Canine Good Citizen, Ra
lly as well as training for agility. Our goal is to preserve & promote the Shiba Inu as the breeders in Japan intended the Shiba to be. Our dogs are raised with other animals including other dogs, cats, rabbits & birds (budgies, pigeons, ducks). Socialization and good genetics is key. The dogs travel to wherever dogs are allowed, making them more well rounded and less likely to develop fears or phobias. Our Shiba are health tested before breeding – eyes, hips, & patellas are OFA certified. I’m a member of the Heart Of Dixie Shiba Fanciers, the National Shiba Club of America, Nihonken Hozonkai (NIPPO), and the Florida Cracker Horse Association
06/25/2025
I only got movement photos of Delilah from Kayes Media . She’s matured into a great show dog, shame Black & Tans aren’t given more weight in the show ring.
Delilah is from my first ever litter, I use to think she inherited none of her mother’s grace but as she’s getting older, there’s a smidgen of it showing up. 😂 Her son has taken over as wild child who tests my patience daily, literally following his mother’s pawsteps 🙃
UKC CH AKC major pointed Boomlay’s Truth Is Karma Don’t Lie RN CA DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB
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06/24/2025
Nekora strutting her stuff at the veterans attraction at the Tampa show. I can’t believe she’s 11 years old 😭 She keeps up with the younger dogs, just at her own slow pace 😂 She’s always up for an adventure and is the best adventure buddy. She had a blast showing her little heart out, look at her hamming it up. We’ll keep showing in veterans as long as she’s able to.
Fun fact - Nekora was the first Shiba Inu to get the FCAT title.
AKC GCH CH UCK CH Lesand’s Karma And Effect RN FDC FCAT CGCA TKI ATT FITB
Photos by Kayes Media
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06/23/2025
While no dog is perfect, I cannot thank Leslie of LeSand/Akakiyosou Shiba enough for not only giving me my start with good structured (& tempered) dogs but taking the time to educate me about structure & opening my eyes to it.
While Wallen is a goofy 10 month old puppy, I am happy with how he is maturing. Thank you Krissy of Coquina Shiba Inu for letting me use Angus for Delilah so I can keep on going with well structured (& tempered) dogs. Three generations in merged into one picture. Photos were at the Tampa Shows by Kayes Media . Don’t worry, full photos to come, but I wanted to make this little combination piece because it makes me happy.
From the AKC standard:
Gait: Movement is nimble, light, and elastic. At the trot, the legs angle in towards a center line while the topline remains level and firm. forward reach and rear extension are moderate and efficient.
Boomlay’s Tennessee Tipsy STR TKN “Wallen” 10 months old
UKC CH Boomlay’s Truth Is Karma Don’t Lie RN CA DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB “Delilah” 6 years old
GCH CH Lesand’s Karma And Effect RN FDC FCAT CGCA TKI ATT FITB “Nekora” 11 years old
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06/22/2025
Multi BIOS Akiyama No Roushya Kaichou Go CA BCAT TKN ATT FITB “Brently” at the Tampa shows.
Photo by Kayes Media
06/21/2025
I want to preface this as I am very proud of Sophia (Tsubaki’s owner) for showing her first dog ever at the Tampa show. I asked her if she would want to show Astrid in the veterans ring as she was finally old enough and she LOVES showing. I also felt like this was super special since Astrid is Tsubaki’s mom.
Sophia literally got back from Japan a couple of days before the show, I gave her a quick 10 minute ring training session two days before the show, then threw her to the wolves 😅 Maybe I should be fired as a friend, haha.
Astrid had a BLAST, was she the best behaved? No, but it really did make her day, so that’s all I can ask for.
Did Sophia do her best? Yes, and she better watch out, she might have more handling in her future 😂
Am I proud of both of them & glad I entered? Duh, of course!
While Astrid is a little pudgy and blowing coat hard, I wasn’t not going to enter/take her. Our time is limited with our dogs, if I waited for the perfect moment we’d both be dead.
UKC RBIS UKC CH Kurochiyo Akakiyosou CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC TKN ATT FITB
Photo by Kayes Media
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06/21/2025
Another rainbow! It was fading fast but you can kinda see it in the background. Getting 5 dogs leashed & rushed to the golf course isn’t that easy 😂 at this time of day the seconds count as the rainbows fade away. Then to get them all to look or not eat grass is another feat itself.
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06/20/2025
UKC CH AKC major pointed Boomlay’s Truth Is Karma Don’t Lie RN CA DCAT CGC TKN ATT FITB “Delilah” at the Tampa shows.
Pictures by Canine Candids by Stone Mountain Photography
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06/20/2025
We saw a rainbow this morning!!
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06/19/2025
Multi BIOS Akiyama No Roushya Kaichou Go CA BCAT TKN ATT FITB “Brently” at the Tampa dog shows.
Photos by Canine Candids by Stone Mountain Photography
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06/19/2025
Nekora, Astrid, & Wallen got brand new handmade leather leashes from Patriot Leatherworks LLC! I just love her work & am extremely happy with the leashes I got. Now the whole crew is matching!
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06/18/2025
Boomlay’s Tennessee Tipsy STR TKN “Wallen” at the Tampa dog shows. Expect a lot of ringside photos over the next couple of days/week. 😊
Photo by Canine Candids by Stone Mountain Photography
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06/16/2025
I wanted to share a little story about Shiba drama ™️
Last week, Sophia & Tsubaki joined my mom & I on our evening walk. All my dogs love Sophia, but Wallen, my little trouble maker, is very enthusiastic with greetings, especially when it comes to Sophia.
In his multiple, desperate attempts to say hi (aka jumping all over her while yipping/screaming - just acting feral) he hit his, ahem, delicate male parts on the girls’ leashes. He yipped, he jumped to the side, he laid in the grass like he had been shot. He quickly checked himself, got up, & we continued our walk. About 10ish feet away from the horrible incident, he decided to lay in the grass, refusing to move. Now Shiba are dramatic ™️ & I figured he was being dramatic ™️ but I picked him up to check him out. Which everything looked fine. I set him back down & he walked a bit before laying down, unhappy.
So I picked him up as it was hot & I didn’t have time for his dramatics ™️. He was absolutely in heaven that I decided to pick him up & carry him. I carried him for about a block & set him down, knowing damn well he was fine. He walked a bit & decided to repeat his performance which lead to more carrying & a happy Wallen. Eventually I got tired of carrying him so I set him down so we can finish the last 5 minutes home (he was heavy & it was hot 😅). He refused to budge until… he was offered a stick. This stick was magical. He was cured & he pranced all the way home, stick in his mouth, & as smug as he could be.
Yes he’s fine, his ego was probably more bruised than his manhood in all honesty.
Photos courtesy of my mom & Sophia 😂
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"Temperament, Structure, and Type – Kan-i, Ryosei, and Soboku."
We are small, brand new Shiba Inu breeder located in Tampa, Florida, specializing in AKC & NIPPO registered Shiba Inus that excel in temperament, structure, & type – in that order. We not only show our dogs in conformation but we also participate in performance events with our dogs including Barn Hunt, Fast CAT/CAT, AKC’s Trick Dog, AKC’s Canine Good Citizen, as well as training for agility. Our dogs are raised with other animals including other dogs, cats & birds (budgies, pigeons, ducks) while being exposed to horses. All interactions are supervised. Our Shibas well socialized – I take them where ever dogs are allowed, making them more well rounded & “bomb proof” in unfamiliar places.
Our Shibas are health tested before breeding – we check eyes, hips, & patellas with OFA. Puppies are sold on spay/neuter contracts. Show puppies are sold on individual basis. Occasionally we may have older puppies or retired show dogs available to a loving home.
I’m a proud member of the National Shiba Club Of America and the Heart Of Dixie Shiba Fanciers – a small regional Shiba Inu club .
My name is Alexis Amerosa, I started showing dogs at 17 years old in 2010 guided by Celeste Robinette of Sunshine Samoyeds. Celeste showed me the ropes of handling, grooming & whelping. I received a Samoyed puppy from Celeste in 2010 whom I named Chi. Chi & me had some success – the most notable thing accomplished was Winners Bitch as a regional specialty! It was her first major & the first points I’ve won!
After six years of wanting a Shiba I finally got what I longed for – a black & tan Shiba bitch! I’m freshly started in my Shiba Inu journey – with the Leslie Anderson being my guide & mentor of all things Shiba.
I’ve met several lovely people in the Shiba breed giving me the opportunity to participate in some amazing experiences. I was able to go to the NIPPO Grand National in Hiroshima in 2015 thanks to Yumi Hagiwara. I was able to meet a couple of breeders & their dogs as well as talk to a highly respected NIPPO judge. I was also able to not only attend the NIPPO Grand National in 2016 but also participated in showing a young bitch named Beni owned by Yosh*to Wantanabe. We placed 8th in the class and received a Yuuryou (an excellent rating)! I can never thank Yosh*to enough for his kindness & this great honor!
I’m also very involved with purebred dog education – I volunteer for meet the breed booths and have even done dog bite prevention presentations at my job (a local private school.) I feel the best way to educate is to make people fall in love with what you’re trying to teach. My dogs love the attention & I love to talk about one of my favorite subjects – dogs!
