Though I suppose... he could be going for chibi shiba... Menchi is small for his breed. Normally they are 25 pounds and Menchi is 19.5.

Menchi is a Shiba Inu. Just a typo in the article. There is no pun or sillyness going on :).

Yup this is correct. Just named after him. Nothing more than that!

Yes. Click the article link for barrel roll footage.