Association of Nihon Ken UK

27/05/2023

Uzume and Rudy get along so well!

28/09/2022

04/05/2022

Thought I would add the grotbag in here too … sharing the love of green things (he wanted to match the fence obviously)

07/04/2022

06/04/2022

Our first event this year is with the All About Dogs Show! We will be at Newbury All About Dogs on Sunday the 17th and Bank Holiday Monday the 18th April.

Use code NIHONKEN20 for 20% off tickets purchased in advance from www.allaboutdogsshow.co.uk
This code will expire at midnight the day prior to the show. It is also valid for the Norfolk All About Dogs Show which will be held later this year.

We hope to see you there!

05/04/2022

What are those leashes? If you see a Kishu Ken in the ring in the USA, you may see them shown on the traditional style of show leash. These leads are widely used in Japan, often made of silky braid, and include a tassel at the end. These leads are colored to compliment the color of the dog.

The National Kishu Ken Club advocates for education and emulation of the parent culture here in the USA - that is to say we want to bring the show and breed culture set by our enthusiast and breeder peers in Japan to the AKC. Thus, many exhibitors will opt to show on these leashes so when our friends in Japan see our conformation photos and dogs being shown in the USA, they see things familiar to them.

This is a nod of respect to tell our friends that we care about how they present their dogs and would like to do the same. In a rare breed good relations are monumentally important and can be built with the smallest gestures.

Plus, they're very nice to hold for a long day or weekend of shows.

24/02/2022

Association of Nihon Ken member and breed ambassador Lauren is raising money to support her breeder in Ukraine right now. Anyone who has come to our events and met Yokai the Shiba will know what a wonderful dog, ambassador and credit to his breeder he is.

Olga of Go You Djenima Kennel is based right in Dnipro, and needs fuel for kennel generators and food to keep her dogs safe and fed.

“Yokai’s breeder Olga is based in Dnipro, this is about 185 miles from the Russian borders and has already been hit, for context that’s about as close as Sheffield is to London. She needs fuel to run the kennel generators and food for the dogs and needs to stock up on both. She will also be helping local residents and refugees. Olga loves her dogs and I can’t for one second imagine she’ll be leaving them any time soon even though many people are currently leaving their homes, plus there’s likely too many to move. Please give whatever you can and I’ll make sure it gets sent across to help them out, if you aren’t able to use the western Union or international transfer methods.”

https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8HxNP2gGZm

Please everyone who can!

Today at 5 am Russia started a war against Ukraine. Now it's time, dear friends, to apply to you for financial assistance to the nursery in connection with the outbreak of the war against Ukraine. Now we need a lot of gasoline to keep the kennel generator working, we also plan to buy 1 ton of dog food, we plan to buy food for the refugee camp that is now arriving in the areas that are prone to rocket attacks

Card number for fast replenishment (from card to card) 5523245800215996

Or

For Western Union or MoneyGram money transfers:
Polishchuk Olha, tel +380663691620, Ukraine, Dnipro
Financial aid

or

Swift:
BENEFICIARY: POLISHCHUK OLGA, 49098, Ukraine,region Dnipropetrovska,city Dnipro,street Liubarskoho,building 4A
IBAN - UA623052990000026206679542268
ACCOUNT- 4731219630708075
BANK OF BENEFICIARY
-JSC CB PRIVATBANK, 1D HRUSHEVSKOHO STR., KYIV, 01001, UKRAINE
SWIFT CODE/BIC: PBANUA2X
Financial aid

25/10/2021

Yoshi was initially imported to help with breed preservation for the Kishu Ken here in the U.K.

Unfortunately since his arrival, some behavioural issues have popped up which show that he would be much more suited to a home with no other dogs.

This is an excellent chance to get involved with the Nihon Ken here in the U.K. with a great dog who in any other circumstances would not be in this situation.
I know Sam, his current owner, is devastated with this decision but it is what’s best for Yoshi to live a long life without the stress of other household dogs upsetting him.

26/08/2021

We are reaching out to our UK based members today, to ask a huge favour. We are not asking for money, just a little of your time!

Many of you may have heard of the new laws the government are trying to pass under the guise of animal welfare, which will ban the import of puppies to the UK under 6 months of age. Their reasons for this new legislation is to 'stop puppy smuggling'.
(more info: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-powers-to-tackle-cruel-puppy-smuggling-move-step-closer)

This legislation will have a potentially catastrophic detrimental effect on the continuation of rare breed preservation in the UK. This will not only affect the Nihon Ken, but, perhaps over decades, will impact the genetic diversity of even common breeds as the ability to import new lines will be restricted to those who have the resources to import adult dogs.

Not only will those wanting to import need to find a breeder willing to give up 6 months of their time to raising a puppy they are not keeping, but the new owner will face challenges relating to bringing over an older adolescent dog, including possible issues with bonding, integrating into a household with resident dogs, fear periods and learning a whole new routine. While these are not insurmountable problems for those who are already familiar with importing, it will provide yet more barriers to those wanting to add any uncommon breed to their family.

With this in mind, we have drafted a letter which can be printed and sent to your MP (or emailed), bringing up these issues and asking them to consider speaking out against this legislation when it is presented to the house.

For the PDF version of this letter, please click below:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/b756bh4901zrykd/MP-letter-Nihon-Ken-Association-Fin.pdf?dl=0

If you wish to download an editable version of this letter, you may do so here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xz2zrjscypu089n/MP-letter-Nihon-Ken-Association-Fin.docx?dl=0
To find your local MP and how to contact them, visit this link: https://members.parliament.uk/members/Commons

We (the Association of Nihon Ken) release this into the public domain in the hopes that you, as individuals, and other breed clubs may join together in an attempt to at least enlighten our Members of Parliament to the effects this legislation may have on rare breeds in the UK, a self-professed 'nation of dog lovers' and home to the world's biggest pedigree dog show.

We are happy for this letter to be used as a template by any other breed club wishing to add their voice to this battle.

Thank you for your time and please feel free to share.

Shared with Dropbox

03/08/2021

27/07/2021

Are you ready for All About Dogs Show this weekend?!

We will be attending once again with a whole host of Nihon Ken in attendance!
On Saturday we’re joined by the incredible Kishu Ken, Yoshie and Bushi, and Pup the Shiba Inu. On Sunday, ANK regular Freddie the Shiba Inu will be with us again!
You can meet the Hokkaido Ken, Kai Ken and Shiba Inu on both days, so please drop by and say hello! We can’t wait to meet you!

27/07/2021

We are delighted to announce we are attending the All About Dogs show in Newbury, Newbury Showground this weekend! We are attending with Association of Nihon Ken UK!

If you are free please come and meet the Hokkaido in the fur, and learn about this beautiful breed! Momo will be attending with her friends, and she may even be available for cuddles!

Use the code ‘NIHONKEN21’ to get 20% off day tickets on the All About Dogs Show official website (not valid for group adult). This code is valid for Newbury, and Norfolk.

We would love to see you there! 🦊

23/07/2021

🦊 Meet the new kid on the block! 🦊

Next weekend (31st July and 1st August) we will be attending the All About Dogs Show at the Newbury Showground as part of the Association of Nihon Ken [UK]. This will be Tsume's first big event and his introduction to becoming a good breed ambassador.

We hope to have Hokkaido (Satsuki, Momo and Tsume), Kai (Akiko), Kishu (Bushi and Yoshie) and Shiba (Inari, Yokai, Okuri, Pup and Freddie) attending at various points across the weekend! So if you're interested in meeting some of the Nihon Ken breeds, this is a great opportunity to see more than one in the same place. Please note that the Kishu will only be attending on Saturday so if you want to meet them, make sure you book your tickets for Saturday.

All About Dogs have been kind enough to provide us with a special discount code! Use NIHONKEN21 to get 20% off your tickets when purchasing online - this includes both the Newbury and Norfolk events.

As well as meeting us, there's plenty of stuff for everyone to do, both four legged and two legged, with have-a-go activites, food and drink and of course shopping! It's also looking like the weather will be a little kinder for the dogs over the weekend, which is a big relief.

Come and say hello :D we'd love to meet you!

09/07/2021

Seeking U.K. Japanese Akita Inu and Shikoku Ken breed ambassadors!

The Association of Nihon Ken are looking for an Akita Inu and Shikoku Ken to be part of our meet the breed stalls at All About Dogs Newbury (July 31st & August 1st) and Norfolk (August 29th & 30th)

Unfortunately due to personal reasons, our usual wonderful ambassadors are unable to attend.

Your dog must be good with other dogs and strangers/children.

We have all four other Nihon Ken in attendance.

Entry will be free for you and your dog but you’ll need to sort accommodation and transport. I will personally buy you food/pay petrol if you are willing to attend.

If you know anyone who might fit the bill, please tag them.

01/07/2021

Tomorrow we are off to our first ever All About Dogs Show, Paws at the Palace! Taking place at the beautiful Blenheim Palace.

We can't wait!

Kirin and Satsuki will be representing the Hokkaido Ken alongside Akiko the Kai Ken and Freddie the Shiba Inu coming to join us on Saturday.

Tickets are very limited for this event, and must be purchased directly from the Palace website and are very limited due to the Covid restrictions.

We will also be attending the Newbury and Norfolk All About Dogs shows and if you would like to join us at either of these events we have a special discount code which will give you 20% off the purchase price of the tickets. Use code NIHONKEN21 when purchasing your tickets online (they must be bought in advance) to get 20% off your tickets!

We hope to see you there!

01/07/2021

Tomorrow we head down for our next show, our first time at All About Dogs!

We hope to meet you there!

02/06/2021

Not long to go now! Here is where you can find us at Dogstival this weekend!

12/05/2021

Seeking U.K. Japanese Akita Inu and Shikoku Ken breed ambassadors!

The Association of Nihon Ken are looking for an Akita Inu and Shikoku Ken to be part of our meet the breed stall at Dogstival at Burley Park on June 5th-6th.
Unfortunately due to personal reasons, our usual wonderful ambassadors are unable to attend.

Your dog must be good with other dogs and strangers/children.

We have all four other Nihon Ken in attendance.

Entry will be free for you and your dog but you’ll need to sort accommodation and transport. I will personally buy you food/pay petrol if you are willing to attend.

If you know anyone who might fit the bill, please tag them.

27/03/2021

What do you want to see us post?

We are hoping to up our social media game a little, instead of just posting when we have events, but we want to know what our community want to see!

So far our thoughts are history posts, featuring some historic dogs with information from the Nihon Ken Network archives, or perhaps interviews with U.K. breeders and ambassadors, or spotlights on our individual breed ambassador dogs/Nihon Ken who are living in the U.K.

Please let us know what you think and what you want to see!

13/03/2021

We will be attending Dogstival 2021!!!

We are delighted to announce that we will be attending Dogstival 2021 with Momo! We were not able to attend last year due to working through the pandemic, but this year we will be there!

We are extremely excited to be attending as part of the Association of Nihon Ken U.K. We cannot wait to introduce the Hokkaido and other Nihon Ken breeds to lots of new people!

Dogstival is going to be held in Burley Park, New Forest on June 5th-6th 2021. We would absolutely love to meet you! Mark your calendars, buy some tickets, and come and say hi! We are excited to have something to look forward to after this extremely trying year.

Dogstival will be covid-19 secure, and will be following the current government regulations at that time. Please make yourself familiar with the government guidelines on the day.

Please check out the Dogstival page or instagram for more information!

08/03/2021

Kaiju Kennels have been sharing some wonderful questions and answers about their work in the breed. In particular, this question is something that gets asked a lot and this is a fantastic answer. We need more young people stepping into these breeds.