Moving with NK
Hey everyone, me and my sister are moving to Florida in a couple months and over the next five years I expect to move a couple more times. I should be getting a kai puppy within about a year, but I started to wonder if it would be best for the puppy to wait. I've read all the threads about kai being reigned and running away in the new environment. I kind of worried about that happening, the stress being too much. Obviously my kai would go with me, no rehoming going on, but would I be grounding enough for my dog to feel safe? I would love to hear about your guys' experience when moving with a dog, kai or not 
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To what @WrylyBrindle said, create a bond with your Kai, they will know you are always there for them and all will be well...and I know everything will go great!
After reading these comments though I am confident he will be ok as I have gone to every effort to expose him to many different environments throughout his puppyhood and he has never shown any problems or fears when in new places, if anything he is overly curious of new surroundings and a bit nosey and cheeky, I would call him fearless! He's always out and about with me in the car and we're always complimented on how well behaved he is when out.
He's a real Momma's boy too (he sleeps next to me at night) so I believe we have a special bond
Will keep you updated of how he gets on in the transition
It went swimmingly well
The only change in behaviour I have noticed is that he is beginning to listen to me more and respect me as boss funnily enough! Usually when I tell him no or try and retrieve something he has stolen on me it would always be a challenge with him, now to my surprise he actually drops the thing he has stolen!
He is also sleeping by my side at night more often too which is very sweet, and is overall a lot more cuddly. It could be that this is coming with age, as he just turned 7 months yesterday. It's as if the move has brought him closer to me as he realised he needed to trust in me to keep him safe
The only concern I have is when we are walking in our new area, he has started barking at some strangers and children, which I put down to fear stage. My pockets are loaded with treats to combat this! This also only happens if someone comes up to him suddenly and tries to pet him from above which I know he is sensitive of. I always stop children before they come up to him and ask them to be gentle and show them to pet him from underneath. Although then today he licked two strangers on the face with his ears back, so it really depends on his mood...
Other than that and back to my original point is that there shouldn't be any issue moving with your Nihon Ken once you have made all the efforts from the get go to expose your pup to all types of environments and new places. The bond is most important, and from my experience it could bring you and your doggy even closer together