Apricity Kennel Hokkaido Ken

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Apricity Kennel Hokkaido Ken

A former breeding program that was dedicated to the preservation and progression of the Hokkaido breed in the USA.

We are a small breeding program dedicated to the preservation and progression of the Hokkaido breed. Located in Northwest Ohio, we strive to produce healthy, well-conformed, even-tempered Hokkaido that anyone would be proud to own. I am a proud member in good standing with HANA (the North American parent club of the Hokkaido Ken), and my family trains and shows our dogs in conformation, barn hunt,

trick dog, and agility competitions. Our main focus is producing Hokkaido that meet the breed standard as defined by the Hokkaido Ken Hozonkai (the premiere Japanese parent club & preservation society), are competitive in the show and performance rings, and are cherished and devoted family companions. We offer a full warranty against any hereditary health problems. All pet evaluated puppies are sold on a spay/neuter contract, and all show prospect puppies are sold to serious show/breeding homes. It is very important to us that all our puppies are healthy, happy, and well cared for. Therefore, all potential puppy buyers will be screened thoroughly. Potential buyers must have researched the Hokkaido Ken, and must be able to discuss proper training methods for the breed before a puppy is placed in their household. If you are serious about purchasing a Hokkaido Ken from Apricity Kennel, please take the time to visit our website and read about the breed, browse though our links page, and fill out a new puppy application to be added to our wait list. We are one of three Hokkaido kennels in the United States, and litters are available around once a year. If you have any questions about our kennel or the Hokkaido breed, feel free to contact us and we will respond as soon as possible.

01/23/2024

Buffy blessed us with a beautiful singleton boy born on 1/17/24. Introducing "Daichi Go Apricity-Mijikai" 💖 We'll be reaching out to our wait list this week, but local homes interested in getting involved with dog sports is preferred. If interested, please send us an email at [email protected] with your Nihon Ken experience and dog sport experience.

10/15/2023

Photo dump from the Columbus AKC Meet the Breeds! We had such a good time.

09/29/2023

4 year old spayed female Hokkaido seeking a new home (not of our breeding).

Would prefer to be an only dog, or with a tolerant male dog.

Outgoing with women. Takes some time to warm up to men (shy; not aggressive).

Send an email to [email protected] if you are serious and I can provide more information.

06/20/2023

More Buffy photos from Premier! Seeing how happy she is in all these makes me so happy 🥰

📷 Katrina Poteet / Eternal Spark Photography

06/19/2023

It was so hot and all the dogs and people were so done by this point lmao... but what an awesome family picture!! Kibo (left) is the mother of Kiwi and Tater Tot (middle two), and Aiko (right) is their half sister. Nash (not pictured) is the sire to Kiwi, Tater Tot, and Aiko.

06/19/2023

Litter C siblings Kiwi (left) and Tater Tot (right) were reunited at Premier! They still love each other so much which was awesome to see. Unfortunately we waited until the end of the last day there to take pictures and they were too done with our s**t at that point to want to pose for the camera 🤣 Thank you Katrina (Eternal Spark Photography) for trying anyway lol.

06/19/2023

How many Hokkaido can we cram into one picture? The answer was 13! From left to right: Kibo, Joey, Buffy, Gaigan, Megaro, Minira, Waji, Kiwi, Pokku, Tater Tot, Arashi, Aiko, and Hana. It was so exciting to have this many Hokkaido in the same place at the same time. Thank you to everyone who made this possible 💖

📷 Katrina Poteet / Eternal Spark Photography

06/19/2023

Buffy had fun at UKC Premier Nationals this year! She took BOB on Friday against a lovely lineup, including her dad and her sister, and she showed her little heart out in group 💕 Best part of this weekend was seeing all the Nihon Ken people come together to support one another. I look forward to seeing everyone again next year!

📷: John DePalma & Claire Matthews

04/29/2023

Tater Tot

04/29/2023

Yoshi is such a good trail dog 💕

04/18/2023

When you find out that your AKC S.T.A.R Puppy medal you earned in FEBRUARY finally arrived in the mail 😂

02/01/2023

Round-of-paws for Kiwi (litter C) for earning his AKC Trick Dog Novice title!

01/20/2023

Buffy the Super Dog went to school today to teach kids all about dog safety!

01/13/2023

Do not under any circumstances stop trying.

12/29/2022

Yasu and Buffy are so funny. They want to exist together but only 3’ apart. No play 🤣

12/27/2022

Yasu and Yuki 💕

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas to all our Apricity family and friends ❤️

12/24/2022

It’s slightly warmer today with wind chills being in the -20°F’s instead of -40°F. Buffy is upset with me because I won’t come play outside. This is as close to coming inside as I can get her without dragging her 🤣

11/29/2022

We loved meeting Joey and Blue!

11/24/2022

I am considering placing Tater Tot in a local guardian home (within 3hrs of McComb, Ohio). She is 6 months old, potty trained, leash trained, and has her TKN, TKI, VHMP, and VSWB titles. With a little bit more work she could easily pass her CGC. She has strong foundations in agility training and I would love to find someone willing to dedicate the time and effort into doing agility trials with her. She shows a lot of promise in flyball as well.

Tater Tot is extremely dog social and would flourish in a home with a confident canine companion. She is shy with new people and takes time (and treats) to warm up. She is cat friendly but does try to play too rough if the cat doesn’t correct her, so supervision is still required. She has met chickens and other livestock and is fine with supervision.

I am in no rush to place her and will be extremely picky about where she goes. Guardian home will be expected to keep her intact, continue her training and titling, and agree to let me borrow her as needed for training, health testing, and events.

10/28/2022

Chujiro Go Apricity-Mijikai ✨TKN TKI VHMP✨aka Tater Tot! Still waiting to hear from AKC regarding her VSWN 💕 Im so proud of this 5 month old baby.

10/24/2022

She has my whole heart ❤️

10/20/2022

Buffy did good girl things today!!

10/17/2022

Just office dog things 🤣

10/16/2022

10/08/2022

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10/08/2022

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10/07/2022

The day was full of adventure 🥰

10/06/2022

Some silly Deku zoomies. She has been having a blast boarding here ❤️

09/30/2022

Kiwi (Litter C) is growing up to be such a handsome boy. I’m so proud of all the work his handler has been putting into him! You can follow all his training adventures at 🥰

Address

Findlay, OH
45840

Telephone

+15672282171

Website

http://www.apricityhokkaido.weebly.com/

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Videos

Daichi had his first taste of food tonight! He took to it right away 💖

Mocha (Kai Ken) having some fun in between training clients today ❤️

Some fun with Yasu 🥰

Kibo is back to practicing agility for the first time since her “maternity leave” 😍 For those in the NW Ohio area, you can come see the new Zoom Room Dog Training on August 6-7 for our grand opening pawty! There will be games, contests, raffles, and $5 agility classes all weekend… and you’ll get to meet a Hokkaido!

Yoshi is being a good boy guarding the puppy pen outside while I’m inside cleaning the dogs’ room 😘

A bit of training with Bo Bo today 🥰

The puppies are learning to love affection and they start crawling closer whenever they are getting pet 🥰

Kibo really yelled “NO!” at me when I told her to come inside from the snow 🙄

Brin says Fetch = Life lol 😂❤️

Brin (Arashi x Yasu) is here for a week of socialization and training ❤️

Some obedience practice at the park with Yoshi!

Blue (from litter B) started her agility training ❤️ She leaves for Maryland next week!

Facebook won't let me attach photos and videos to the same post, but here's the puppies crossing the swing bridge ❤️

Mom's tail makes the best tug toy.

The babies ate their first solid meal today! Litter B took to the puppy mush so much better than litter A (who sniffed it, stepped in it, and walked back over to nurse on mom lol).