The Hokkaido (A.K.A. Ainu Dog)
Here is some information I stubbled acrossed while during a search on the Hokkaido Ken using Kanji characters.
There are also some OUTSTANDING photos!
http://ainu-dog.info/information.html
I promise you WON'T be disappointed but you HAVE to view the page in it's entire.
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There is a beautiful picture in a dog book i have, I will scan it and post it soon. I love the Ainu dog more than maybe even the Shikoku? but they are so rare (i think) I couldn't find a breeder anywhere. That's a great website though.
On a side note, the picture on wikipedia is not even of a Ainu dog, it looks more like a Eurasian.
Hokkaido inu is quite popular in Europe (as for japaneese breed), we have more hokkaido inu kennels than Kai or Shikoku
I have gathered some info about European Hokkaido inu kennels:
Ostereich / Austria
Kennel Zwinger Ameratsu http://www.hokkaido.at/
Dogs in kennel
Dove Czech Jakobin (1997)
Dora Czech Jakobin (1997)
Sakura Hime Ferris Sakai (2000 - female import from Japan)
Sakurafubuki Eimeisou (2004 - male import from Japan)
KOUJIN PINNESHIRI SULIYAMA KENSHA (2006 - male import from Japan)
Czech Republic
Czech Jakobin - no longer active - foundation dogs: Jakob de Takara, Jakobinne Kuriyama Yonebayashiso
Sumici Kridla - no longer active - foundation dogs: Ichi-Hime de Takara
Lovisicka Alej - http://hokkaido.wz.cz
Dogs in kennel:
Cindy Czech Jakobin
Akai Lovosicka Alej
France
Kennel KYUDEN KITSUNE - http://www.kyuden-kitsune.com/
Dogs in kennel
Benikiku of Nagaregumo - (2006 red female)
Kennel Nageregumno - www.denbac.com
Dogs in kennel
Tarou Otaru Kappai - foundation dog
Kikuhime Ferris Sakai - foundation dog
Tenkai Nageregumno
Takara Nageregumno
Uketsugu Nageregumno
Uchibenkei Nageregumno
B'Hanzo Nageregumno
Kennel T de N - no longer active in hokkaido
Dogs in kennel
Andre Gold Sanderae
Paillette de L'Empereur Sirius
Tenshi Tajgeta
Holland
Kennel Ninigo-No-Mikoto - www.akita-inu.nl
Dogs in kennel
.... Nagaregumno (?? - male)
Kennel Yukiyama - http://www.shiba-yukiyama.com
K'Yabu Tajgeta (2003 - black & tan female)
Bamatsu Nagaregumno (2006 - red male)
Poland
Kennel Tajgeta - http://www.tajgeta.prv.pl/ - no longer active
Kennel Running Morpheus - http://www.hokkaido.info.pl
Dogs in Kennel
KAKUJIT SU Tajgeta - white male
Akarui Lovoscika Alej - gold female
Kennel Inuki - http://www.czterylapy.net
Dogs in Kennel
Tsubame Tajgeta - white female
Hakugetsu Kennel - www.hokkaido.pl
Dogs in Kennel
M'Kiba Tajgeta - white male
Itsu-Hime Kitami Hokuryu-so - red (2007 female import from Japan)
I'm proud co-owner of this last one - Hakugetsu