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Kai Ken and Shiba Inu: Hunting Evaluation

lindsayt — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:31:56 -0500

Evening playtime with my CO puppy Grym and his little pack of Shibas. The Shibas always win and he shows extreme patience with their occasionally nasty tudes. For Shikoku and Kai owners, how is this Shiba play different from how your dogs interact? Thanks, Lindsay

akita growth

jellyfart — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:26:37 -0400

So, I have a Japanese Akita. Simply out of curiosity, I was wondering how much and how fast your akita grew in height and weight as a pup. I don't exactly get to see many akitas. In fact, I've only seen my breeder's dogs and never another line.
Toki is 8 months as of this last sunday. Here is what i've come up with.

2 months: 15lb
2.5 months: 19lb
3 months: 25lb
4 months: 30lb
4.5 months: 38lb
5 months: 40
6 months: 55
7 months: 65
8 months: 70

I'm super excited to see just how tall he will get in these next four months. Right now, he is 24.5-25 inches. Granted, an iPad and a yardstick make for clumsy measuring devices when you have a puppy squirming around, but consistently i'll usually get 24.5"-25".
Anyway, just wanted to see if anyone else knew how their pups grew :)
-julia

p.s. here is some photos of Toki keeping calm and chiving on.

Fukusukekou Go Kagaya(Meiyosho)

timkim — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:35:30 -0400

Also one of the best brindle akita in Japan. recently exported to Korea to my friend. He produced alot of good puppies. I think Mosura is related to this guy.

his offsprings

I'm planning to bring Fukusukekou's puppy soon. ^^

Kai Ken in Rescue

lindsayt — Thu, 17 May 2012 05:01:58 -0400

Hi,

I got a request from Shiba rescue searching for possible Kai Ken rescue resources in California @tjbart17 regarding what looks to be a Kai mix. I am very familiar with rescues making up elaborate breeds to help move their dogs out faster and most of the time, they are just generic mixes, however, this dog actually seems to fit the bill for a Kai/Shiba mix. The brindle is diluted and he has urajiro, which would make sense if mixed with Shiba, and the face and brindle distribution is reminiscent of Kai:

"this pup was adopted from Ridgecrest shetler a year ago and now they went and got a puppy and he needs a home
I sent his picture to breeders and they think he is a Kai Ken I guess he has food issues with the puppy
can you take him or do you know of someone who can I cant right now and he needs to go to a experianced rescue that has a facility
thanks for any help Michelle
p.s the shelter said he was a shiba he is about 35lbs

Southern California Shiba Inu Rescue Inc.
501(c) (3) Non Profit
Shiba Inu dog Rescue Organization
Director/ Michelle Balestrieri
http://www.shibainurescue.org

http://www.petfinder.com/shelters/CA1427.html"

Anyways, anybody in Cali know of people doing Kai rescue in that area?

Toshi spam

Mike283 — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 23:46:34 -0400

Hes 11 weeks tomorrow and 14.2 lbs as of today

Sleeping

Close up

Tried to get some of his brindle showing but it only shows under certain lighting

I know hes a little flaky, I switched him to Great Life today to help with this

He will never stand still for a photo

Treats?

okiron — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:09:21 -0500

What kind of treats do you give your dogs? How often? Do you only give it to encourage good behavior or just for fun as well?

Obedience Competition

poeticdragon — Thu, 17 May 2012 23:13:23 -0400

We have some folks on this forum doing agility, but does anyone do obedience? I could really use an explanation of how the whole thing works; assume I know absolutely nothing about training or competing with dogs.

Introducing Yamabushi no Goro

Hinata23 — Thu, 10 May 2012 23:05:16 -0400

Like a lot of you know, we not only have the great privilege of owning ChoCho, but also one of Ayu x Akashi's pups! It's almost been three whole days, and Goro (aka El Gordo/Fatty McFatfat) is doing great! And aside from him waking us up the first night at 2:30 AM with howling and crying because he wanted to play, we are doing great, as well LOL! He's loving the yard and all its surprises, especially the grass! We think he might be confused about what species he is, though, because he's started eating lettuce and tearing out huge chunks of the lawn like Jeff's pet tortoise. The tortoise, though, doesn't seem like a big fan of our new addition. After Goro tried pouncing on him a few times, we think the tortoise put him on his hit list hahaha.

What else? Goro loves to tease ChoCho and sleep in her crate with her He is the biggest fatty I've ever seen! When I'm eating something he barks at me and demands that I give him not just a piece, but ALL OF IT. Last night he tried to run between his and ChoCho's food bowls to eat both at the same time.... A true fatty indeed. Oh, and we LOVE his soft puppy coat. One of the neighbors who came over said it would make a perfect fur scarf LOL. Luckily his personality is super sweet, so I think we'll keep him the way he is, fur and all Here are some pictures of the little man.

-This picture gave Tara a heart attack! LOL

-Loving the grass :)

-Sharing ChoCho's bed during nap time :)

-Taking over ChoCho's bed during bed time! She's so sweet and patient with him. Gives up her toys, the chew in her mouth, and her bed :) Love her!

-Learned from ChoCho to wait by the door for us to come out and play

-First time playing! :)

AKC Alert on USDA proposal

ayk — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:58:24 -0400

USDA/APHIS NOW ACCEPTING COMMENTS ON FEDERAL RULE PROPOSAL
[Thursday, May 17, 2012]

http://www.akc.org/news/index.cfm?article_id=4656

Yesterday, a proposed change to how the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) may administer federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations affecting “Retail Pet Stores and Licensing Exemptions” was published to the Federal Register. Comments on the proposal are now being accepted by APHIS.

The American Kennel Club continues to believe that the proposed changes have the potential to significantly impact AKC breeders, and encourages all interested parties to review the proposed rule and offer comment.
Click here to view the proposed rule.
Click here to view a USDA Fact Sheet about the proposed rule.

Background: The AWA exempts from federal licensing and regulations “retail pet stores”, which are defined as anyone selling puppies directly to a final customer for use as pets. It is this exemption that enables most small or hobby breeders to currently avoid being licensed and regulated by the USDA.

The new proposed rule rescinds the exempt “retail pet store” status of anyone selling pets at retail to buyers who do not physically enter the breeder’s facilities in order to personally observe the animals available for sale prior to purchase and/or to take custody of the animals after purchase.The primary purpose of this rule is to regulate breeders who sell puppies online. The changes in the rule mean that breeders or others who sell puppies sight unseen, by any means, would now be regulated under USDA regulations.

The proposed rule also increases from three to four the number of a breeding females that a person may maintain on his or her premises and be exempt from the licensing and inspection requirements in the AWA, regardless of how the offspring are sold.

The AKC has a number of concerns, including:

•In many cases, geographic distance makes it difficult for a purchaser to personally visit or pick up the puppy at the breeder’s kennel. Such scenarios are particularly common for breeders and fanciers of rare breeds and others who may be purchasing a second pet from the same breeder or already have an established relationship with a breeder. Requiring such individuals to comply with regulations designed for large commercial may not be appropriate.

•The term “breeding female” is not defined. It is unclear at what age a female dog might be considered a “breeding female”.

•The AKC believes, based on its own experience in kennel inspections and breeding operations that the Regulatory Impact Analysis provided in the proposed rule vastly underestimates both the number the of individuals who will be impacted and the expense to occasional breeders to establish commercial-level facilities.

Changes to regulations differ significantly from legislation. Unlike legislation, where entire new laws can easily be developed, the proposed rule (regulations) may only address a narrow scope of how an existing law—the AWA—may be administered by the government. This means that the options for impacting regulatory outcomes are very limited compared to options for impacting legislation. The primary recourse for impacted parties for regulatory change is to provide specific expertise and comment on the proposed rule – which may or may not be accepted by the executive authority interpreting the law.

WHAT YOU CAN DO:

The USDA is seeking constructive comment on the proposed rule or alternatives to the recommendations. Individuals concerned about the proposed rule change for retail pet stores have until Monday, July 16, 2012, to comment on the rule. Comments may be made:
• Online here.

•Via postal mail to:

Docket No. APHIS–2011–0003
Regulatory Analysis and Development
PPD, APHIS, Station 3A–03.8
4700 River Road, Unit 118
Riverdale, MD 20737–1238

•AKC encourages you to respectfully share your thoughtful comments through the official public comment site. The AKC will also pursue a multi-pronged approach:

•In addition to encouraging you to share your concerns directly with APHIS, AKC GR is also interested in your concerns and questions. You may send these to doglaw@akc.org. We will share the most common concerns directly with APHIS (leaving off your contact information). These will also help to inform AKC’s response to these regulations.

•We will provide formal comments regarding AKC’s position on the regulation.
Please note, federal regulations do not supersede state licensing laws: If you meet the requirements for licensing at both state and federal levels, you would be responsible for obtaining both licenses. Some states do not require breeders to be licensed by the state if they are already federally licensed. This is an issue that varies from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Individuals should check with their state/local authorities to determine how they would be impacted.

For more information, contact AKC’s Government Relations Department at (919) 816-3720, or email doglaw@akc.org.

Japanese Akita from Korea

timkim — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:03:43 -0400

Male
* FUKUSUKEKOU GO KAGAYA

AKIHO NO.124TH HONBUTEN SHOW
AKIHO MEIYOSHO

* RYUUJIN NO TORA GO MIYAGI KOZAKI KENSHA

SIRE: SEIHOU GO (MEIYOSHO WINNER)

DAM: MAKOME GO (RECEIVED TOKUYUU)

* MITSUKUNI GO OKAYAMA INOUE

SIRE: TENCHOUMARU GO ( MEIYOSHO WINNER)
DAM: MOMOKA GO (RECEIVED TOKUYUU)

* KITAKADO GO AKITA TSUTSUI KENSHA

SIRE: KITANOYUU GO (MEIYOSHO WINNER)
DAM: AKIZAKURA GO

* GOTEN GO FUJITAEN

SIRE: SHOUEI GO (MEIYOSHO WINNER)
DAM: TAIKO GO (TOKUYUU WINNER)

Females

MORI NO TORAME GO

RISA GO AKITA YAMASAKI

TAMA GO OKAYAMA NISHI OOTA

MIREI GO HANSHIN ICHIMOTO

all dogs imported from Japan. owned by two of my friend. we are planning to make website and Kennel together.

Here we go again.

shishiinu — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 18:13:27 -0400

Another attempt to ban hunters from using working breeds.

Legislature Takes Aim at Banning Dogs for Hunting Bears and Bobcats

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has joined forces with Senator Ted Lieu and Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg to introduce Senate Bill 1221, legislation that would outlaw the use of dogs for hunting bears and bobcats in California. This misguided legislation not only threatens the long-standing tradition of hunting these species with hounds, but would set precedent placing all other types of hunting with dogs in serious jeopardy. In addition to this concern, COHA is committed to ensuring that all natural resource management decisions - including method of take - are appropriately made by the California Fish and Commission, in public forum and based on the best available science.

COHA will work with our member organizations - including the California Houndsmen for Conservation and the U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance - and our individual members to defeat this blatant anti-hunting measure. Stay tuned to future Field Wires for more information and how you can assist COHA in this effort.

supplements

kimputai — Tue, 15 May 2012 16:18:41 -0400

I would like to hear opinions of feeding supplements to your dog. I had some good experiences with adding glucosemine to my dog when he got older, but I hear the adding of vitamine C has some postive and negative things. Anyone on the board has or had some experiences with adding all kinds of supplements?

Seihou(meiyosho)

timkim — Wed, 16 May 2012 17:23:25 -0400

I personally love brindle from this line. he is one of the best brindle from Japan.

his offspring.

seiko(also became meiyosho)

ryuho(main stud in kozaki kennel in japan)

seiounpo(also main stud in kozaki kennel and my dog's sire)

Senisitive stomach?

marcia — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:06:58 -0400

My dog, Trooper, has been a handful during the long four months I've had him. His latest thing is a queasy stomach, diareha, and grass eating. He went to the vest last week and has antibiotics (Flagyl), then was better a few days. Now, he was fine a few days, then last nite suprises me with stomach aches and more diareaha in the early morning. He is eating Nutri-Source- a high quality food. (No more Taste of the Wild after the recall). My question is do a lot of Akitas have sensitive tummys? He eats grass frequently, and the vet says give Pepsid for it. Is this common? He is scared to death of thunder, and now has started being destructive. It is thunder season in Florida coming up...and I need my house to not be torn apart.

(Since I have had him, he has almost killed my cat, had flea allergies, staph infection, lost most of his fur- did not have Subaceous adenitis as originally thought- thank goodness- but had all the expensive tests and was cared for for it just in case, and has severe anxiety when left alone. He has chewed rugs, broken windows, eaten screens, and the list goes on. Did I mention he was a "rescue"? )

He is only 2 but at this rate I am so frustrated. I'd like one month with no vet visit!? (I finally got pet insurance a few days ago.) It must be love, as most of my friends are encouraging me to give him up but I am not at that point and hope never to be. Any body who can enlighten me to "normal" Akita behavior will be welcome! Do they grow out of it?? No crate...he hates it.

Introducing my furry friends [spam]

h_bk44 — Tue, 15 May 2012 01:29:12 -0400

I normally just snoop around and read the threads ... creeper status.
However, since I just added some pictures to photobucket, I figured I'd introduce my furry friends.
Kaori is currently 11 months old and Baki (my half mini) is almost 4 years old now.

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KAORI:

At about 8 or 9 weeks ...(please ignore the ogre's dangling legs in the second picture)

First time I put a t-shirt on her and she was just not excited about it at all.
This is also about the age ppl were certain she was a mini German Shepard. 0_o ..err

About to let out one of her Banshee sonic screams ...

At about 7 months ...

03/24/2012 at 9 months ... she loves to get her stomach rubbed =]

Not a true sesame, but I love her tons and wouldn't trade her for anything in the world... well, maybe for a kuro goma Shikoku ... haha jk (I'm glad she can't read)

Almost done blowing her coat (11 months - 05/13/2012) ...

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HANMA, BAKI:

A few days after I first got him (July 2011 -- approx. 3 years old)

"Is that a husky puppy?" ....

"Are you sure it isn't a husky?" =/

"Must be a domesticated coyote ..." 0_o

"Shi... what?" (poor Baki's exhausted by all the interruptions during his walk)

*light bulb* What if... he is no longer a dog, but rather a DUCK! ... brilliant!!

He was definitely not as excited as I was with the idea ...

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At the park ...

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And, I just had to add a picture of their dear friend Meeah!! at a Shiba pack walk...

Saru is really sick

Yandharr — Fri, 11 May 2012 19:36:52 -0400

This is a re-post from the shiba side but i'm pretty worried and could use all the advice I can get.

Hey all, recently Saru has been getting sick; diarrhea/vomiting. took him to the vet first time and they said it was Giardia- got dewormer and antibiotics and a few days later he was fine. (did both dogs as a precaution) well this week he's showing the same symptoms, vet said no Giardia and gave me dewormers for both regular suspect worms and Giardia. This time he seems a lot worse so I'm really worried. He ate this morning but after first bathroom break he got really depressed and lethargic right now he's camped out in my closet and just keeps staring at me. Vet first thing in the morning...again but any advice would be extremely useful. Thanks much.

Back leg weakness in a young dog-it's spondylosis :(

shibamistress — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:22:21 -0400

So we had a scary incident with Oskar, and I'm about to go to the vet this afternoon, but thought I'd see if anyone else has run into this.

Oskar was acting odd the other night. It was late, and I'd just got home, and he wasn't as effusive in his greeting as usual. Then I noticed he was systematically getting out his favorite toys (egg baby platypus for the record..he's had it a year and it is still his favorite) and laying down with it, but while he was looking for his toy, his tail was down. I thought something was up, because of that. He brought his toy over by me and laid down near me and was much more "clingy" than usual....like he had to be in physical contact with me. He just looked kind of scared.

Then he tried to get up and couldn't. He's always been slow to get up (which now worries me), but this time he tried, and his back legs collapsed under him twice, and his tail was down. We got him up with a towel, but he was scared and agitated, looking at his back legs....he couldn't keep them under him, and couldn't seem to control them. We got him to lay down, and palpated him--range of motion was fine, and though he was curious, he also clearly was in no pain. But also no control. He could stand but not walk easily. We went back and forth on the emergency vet (our place is like 5 times the cost of the regular vet and they take your credit card as you walk in the door, so I avoid it unless there is bleeding or severe pain or something clearly critical), but he wasn't in pain, and after about an hour, he was able to walk ok, though we noticed his toes were turned in a bit on the right side. We put him to bed then, and when he got up in the morning, he was walking ok, except for a very slight lag on the right side, and by the end of the day he was walking normally.

He was clearly alert the whole time, so I don't think it was a seizure. I think that the tail down was not just a sign of discomfort, anxiety now, but might have been something in the spine since the weakness in his legs was bilateral.

He's not even two. He'll be two at the end of May. He's 120 pounds, and could probably stand to lose 5 pounds (which will be a priority after this), but it seems more than just weight....

I'll let you all know what our vet says today, too, but it was super scary, and I really want to know what is going on with our big boy!

Yamabushi no "Leo"

shibamistress — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:34:20 -0400

It's been a week since we got out little man home, so time for some SPAM! Here are pics of Leo, from Akashi and Ayu litter!

He's settled in well. Bel plays well with him, and seems to enjoy him except when he's trying to nurse. Her corrections have been entirely appropriate, too, so that's going well. Toby (our most difficult dog) has surprised us by being totally uninterested. They've only met with Leo in the big cage, and Toby doesn't even get upset when Leo starts to howl or jump. (There is a lot of howling/whining and jumping going on).

Oskar, who is easiest with other dogs, does not like Leo. At first he just snarled and barked. The first couple of days he would snarl as soon as Leo moved. (they have also been meeting through the crate). Now he's calmed down some, but he does snarl and growl if Leo jumps up on the crate, and he also doesn't like it at all if he sees Leo jump on us. Their face to face meetings have been very limited, with one of us holding the puppy and petting/feeding Oskar at the same time. Oskar is getting more used to him, but clearly doesn't tolerate the puppy frenzy much. At least Oskar is over his mopey-ness of the first couple of days when he wandered out with a "betrayed" look on his face. We're going to keep everything very slow with those two.

The puppy is very clean, and lets us know when he needs to go out! He also is very busy--running, biting, climbing. He climbed the stairs the very first day. He's gone on a couple of walks, which he enjoys, and he would explore the whole yard if we'd let him, but he's hard to see in the wooded areas and so fast we can't catch him, so we're only letting him explore in the smaller very secure part of the yard for now.

My husband, who has only had one puppy before (the ultra mellow Oskar), was quite surprised by the activity level (and by the biting, hanging from pant legs, howling, humping--yep, lots of the latter). This puppy is quite like Toby the Shiba was as a pup--a very cute little demon spawn!

Anyway, pics! Some of you may have seen these other places.

Look at those leg stripes!

This tree looks tasty

ThunderShirt

sunyata — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:59:01 -0500

So, after everyone's ordeals this month and the reviews that I have read online, I decided to get Nola a ThunderShirt.

It arrived this afternoon, so I thought we would give it a try. Nola is an overall anxious dog. She recovers quickly, but there are some instances where her anxiety really takes over her. (When she is around large dogs or my nephew.)

It came with very easy instructions and the material is SUPER soft. I let Nola sniff it (and yes, it make her anxious... new item in the house and all). We played some treat games with it so that she could get used to it before I put it on her.

Putting it on was a little bit of an ordeal... However, now that I know how to do it, I can get it on and off of her quickly with no fuss at all. In order to get a good snug fit, I had to put it on twice. The second time, Nola was much more agreeable, so I think that helped, as well.

And presto...

She was a little confused. I have never dressed her in anything other than collars and harnesses, so the confusion was a bit understandable. It took her a few minutes to realize she could still walk (I had to lure her with cheese). And it took a few more minutes for her to realize she could still sit and lay down.

But it really was like a switch had been flipped. She was much calmer than normal and WAY less anxious. She did not even flinch when Bella jumped off the bed and started barking at the front door (neighbor walking down the street... she could see him from the bedroom window). She is just calmly laying beside my chair.

And while this is definitely not a miracle product, and the real test is yet to be performed (I will go down and see my nephew in a couple of weeks), I really do think that there is something to the ThunderShirt.

Coat texture

poeticdragon — Fri, 11 May 2012 13:57:06 -0400

What is the proper coat texture for a Nihon Ken? I know coats are difficult to describe in text and is generally something you have to feel in person to understand. At a NIPPO show last year, the judge explained that one of the current trends was a degradation of coat; that the dogs coats were all becoming too soft, especially Shibas. He went on to say that he blows on a dog to see if the hairs move in a slight breeze, and that they should remain stiff and upright.

(I was amused by the image of this austere Japanese business man blowing on dogs. I'm sure the dogs were less amused.)

My four Akitas (one American, three Japanese) all have different coats from each other. I can tell which dog is which simply by placing my hand on the fur. I've only had limited opportunity to pet other Nihon Ken, so I am not sure if there is as much variation among them.

[VIDEO] Kai Ken hunting (boar and kamoshika)

brada1878 — Sun, 06 May 2012 15:59:41 -0400

Ran across these videos. The boar testing looks pretty promising! Also, it shows how crazy the Japanese backcountry can be.

@TheWalrus - It this Okabe-san's videos? I ask because the Channel is named "kaiken tenroukensya"...

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Sora, Dainichi and Lola (a lot of pics)

komainu — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 13:32:10 -0400

Sora is our first Tosa Inu. Friendly, gentle with own family and not so friendly at all with other large dogs.
We firstly met her in that age

ChoCho's New Home

Hinata23 — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:52:34 -0400

Hi all! My name is Cecilia. My husband and I were entrusted with the ultra cutie ChoCho about 2 months ago! Sorry I've taken so long to start this up! I've been busy with graduating and life's craziness. I have spoken with a lot of you already either by email or through Facebook as my husband and I struggled with the decision of choosing between a Kai or a Shikoku once we FINALLY arrived at a point where we could get one (after 3 years of waiting). I've kept in touch with Brad and Jen over the years and I guess I must have driven them crazy--or maybe, made a decent enough impression--that they were kind enough to offer us ChoCho. ;) Like many newcomers, I've been kind of a ghost haunting this forum for the past few years--I've done a lot of reading, absorbing, but never commenting hahahaha. Thank you all for all the information you've shared with me even when you didn't realize it! haha! I'll be posting pictures and videos of ChoCho since many of you have expressed a desire to be updated on her status. :)

-After studying a bunch of ducks at a local park for 3 weeks, ChoCho has decided she wants to eat them. She actually caught one... the collar was not enough to hold her back!

-My husband's pet tortoise came out of hibernation and ChoCho was very intrigued. Thanks Jen and Brad for teaching her "leave it!" She would be noseless by now otherwise LOL. Now she just needs to learn that when he starts chasing her, he's not playing and she needs to run.......

-ChoCho's idea of a "walk:" Walking up to the neighbors front lawn, taking their dog's toy, getting comfortable and playing with it! These are her BFFs, Gizmo and Turbo. :)

-One of her many intense rubs. I have a collection of photos like this! She LOVES to roll around on everything that smells like it might be dead or decaying.

-Posing in front of the plum blossoms! Not quite sakura, but the closest Utah has to offer!

-She's deathly scared of Jeff's mom to the point of peeing herself (no idea why...). This is the only way (during the first few weeks) to get her to enter the kitchen with Jeff's mom in it. Love her concerned expression!

-She loves horses. She dragged me 6 blocks in the snow to see them! I've never been here before. She just followed her nose.

-Story of my life for the past 2 months! She's getting better, though. She walked up to the yard gate a few times this week. She usually stops and sits 3-6 blocks away from the house. She's smart, but possibly evil....

-Playing with her favorite toy... a ball in an old sock... lol

-At Lowe's being silly :)

letter from japanese breeder about pigment of coat color

timkim — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:40:58 -0400

秋田犬の重要な要素の一つに、色があります。赤、虎、白の基本的な3色の中で色の重視度が最も高いのは虎ですが、赤も色をおざなりにはできません。このコーナーでは、赤を中心に繁殖する熟練者が時おり陥るジレンマに少し触れてみましょう。
ベテランの皆さんはご存知と思いますが、「退化色」という表現があります。
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「良い色の赤が生まれなくなった」と感ずることはないでしょうか。
適度な赤ではなく、俗に「焼け赤」と呼ばれる濃い赤や、逆に薄い赤になった場合、「退化色」と呼びます。

ではなぜ、誕生した子に退化色が出るのでしょうか。赤の子犬が数頭生まれ、そのすべてが退化色だったとします。父母の血統書を隅々までご覧ください。赤同士の交配を繰り返してきませんでしたか。当地の大ベテランは、こうアドバイスします。「赤同士だけの交配を続けると、退化色の子が生まれる可能性が高い」。

では、どうすれば適度な赤に戻せるのでしょうか。研究熱心な赤専門の繁殖者は恐らく、解決策を提示できるでしょう。しかし、漫然と繁殖してきたオーナーは、数十年の繁殖経験があっても、回答にたどりつきません。
答えは、1度白を入れること。つまり、白と交配することです。白を1度交配したからといって100%退化色が改善されると断言はできませんが、適度な赤が生まれる確率は俄然高まります。

当地、大館市で開かれた本部展会場で、ベテラン同士らしい他県の方々がこんな会話をしていました。ある人が、出陳中の犬を見て「濃い赤だなあ」と言いました。それに対してもう一方が、「今は色が薄くなる傾向がある。あれぐらい濃い方がいいんだよ」と。はたして、そうでしょうか。濃いも薄いも退化色という点では、五十歩百歩です。「あれぐらい濃い方がいい」という考えを持つと、濃色を作ることを良しとしてしまいます。犬質向上のためにも、濃くもない薄くもない適度な赤を作出するよう心がけたいものです。

最後に、適度な赤の秋田犬を、写真(下)でご紹介しましょう。
この犬は色だけではなく多くの点で優れており、何人もの審査員から「本部展に出陳すれば、名誉章の筆頭で名を呼ばれるのになぜ出さないのですか」と残念がらせている、秋田県が全国に誇る傑作です。色は無論、全身からにじみ出る風格をご覧ください。

you can google translate this letter.

It's about Degradation of color for red akita. Degradation of color= too dark red(burnt red) or pale red( too light). and you will get this color of puppy if you use redxred breeding for all generation. and way to fix is introduce white color to your breeding to correct the color of red to moderate red.

I don't read japanese but tried to figure it out. lol

Kai Ken Imports - Round IV: Introducing Ritsu!!!

brada1878 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 00:23:18 -0500

Well, I don't really feel very good about making this post with Mochi being lost and all, but these import plans were in motion before that happened... So, let me introduce you guys to Ritsu, our latest Kai Ken import.

Ritsu is from the same kennel as Ayu & Tora, he was 4 weeks old when I was in Japan. He made it safely here thanks to Corina! Actually Corina and Tara drove him to us here in Taos, so we got to hang out for a few days with them too, it was great!

Here is Ritsu...

I'll try to get some better pics of him over the weekend. I also have some video of him and the other Kai, but it's still uploading.

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Tagg gps pettracker at Target $70.99

InuRyuu — Fri, 11 May 2012 16:32:41 -0400

This is a cross post from the other side for those who might be interested about this device.
Three month free service is included.

I pulled the trigger at Target (in store) and I was happily surprised at the price. It initially rang up as $89.99 -$9.00. Then the $10.00 off coupon brought the final price to $70.99 before tax.

Savings of 21% off the in store price and 39% off taggs website price

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Printable Coupon link:
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Now to play with it and see how well it works.

White Japanese Akita

timkim — Wed, 09 May 2012 19:26:13 -0400

This one is My favorite White akita male.
there was white akita meiyosho more than 20 years ago and this one has potiental to become one.
White Akita is hardest color out of all. wish I can see this male in person and also have one in U.S.A. Kaiju kennel's Mosura also is very good quality white and I'm expecting good quality white male from her later. ^^

Japanese Akita standard

timkim — Thu, 10 May 2012 13:17:10 -0400

#3 is good head shape. but 1 and 2 is still ok.

all four type of tails are ok.

Sosuke

hondru — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:33:45 -0400

Whew! 5am and we're finally all home and settled into bed. I'm really glad the older two kids spent the night with the grandparents, because that trip would have been murder with them. Sosuke was supposed to arrive just after 9pm, but he got there around 10:30. Then, we had to take all this paperwork through customs, which was way the heck in a different building, where we had to drive there and then do a lot of walking. There was this lady just ahead of me who was picking up a cat and she was yelling and holding everyone up, which was ironic because she was yelling about how it was taking so long. Once we got the paperwork through customs, we could FINALLY get Sosuke around midnight. So, that whole process was a real pain, but as soon as I saw the little pup, I forgot about all that.

He's sooo sweet. We took him out for a little stroll around the cargo area, although it was the middle of the night and it was raining/snowing, so we didn't do that for too long. Rakka came up with us, so they met each other in the parking lot and went for a pee break together. Sosuke's first reaction upon seeing Rakka was to run up to her waving his paws and wagging his tail. He's really friendly. Rakka was weirded out by the whole thing, and was acting like she was afraid of him. She snarked at him a bit, and he was totally unphased. Every time he sees her, he's like, "Friend!" and acts all playful. I don't think Rakka knows quite what to make of the whole thing just yet.

The ride home was really bad, in terms of weather. We didn't get home until 4:30am, whereas in good weather, we would have been home by 2:00-2:30am. Giant snow wads were falling and ruining the visibility and the roads were all half frozen, half wet. But, it was fun spending that time with our new pup. From the very start, he was wagging his tail and licking us, and just being so friendly. We gave him some water, some food, and he just cuddled right into my lap and went to sleep. When we got home, we played. As soon as I put him in his crate for the night, he was asleep. Almost faster than I could turn around. A very long and eventful day!

I only managed one picture, but it's not a very good one. This was taken in the light from the headlights. See those big gobs of snow?

I was really cold in this picture because Sosuke had peed on my lap. Whoops!

Yori.

renef — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 19:54:46 -0400

thank you for the help, on an other forum i always place pic with img.