Ourou Sou Kishu Ken

08/03/2024

July 20-21 at the Beaumont County Kennel Club Open Show's in Houston, Texas:

Saturday, July 20th Under Judge Angela Pickett:

•AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCI, "Sakura", went Group 1 FSS, then Best in Open Show for 3 more points towards her CM2, putting her at 29/30 points!

•BIOS Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou, "Raikou", went Group 2 FSS!

Sunday, July 21st Under Judge Nancy Liebes:

•AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCI, "Sakura", went Group 1 FSS, then Best in Open Show for another 3 points... which earned my lovely girl her CM2, as well as 2 points towards her CM3.

•BIOS Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou, "Raikou", went Group 2 FSS!

Pending AKC confirmation, Sakura will be the FIRST Kishu Ken with their CM2!

These two are fairly consistent in their recent placements among some lovely competition 😊

Thank you, again, to both of my dogs lovely co-owners, Aoiyama Sou Shikoku and Akiyama no Roushya, as well as the breeder of Sakura, for giving me the opportunity with these amazing dogs and get them out there 🥰 Our next show is likely to be in Southern California at the end of October!

07/19/2024

This past weekend at the Bexar County Kennel Club Open Show's in San Antonio, Texas, we had a lot of fun!

Saturday, July 13th Under Judge Elizabeth "Beth" Sweigart:
•Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou, "Raikou", went Best In Open Show at his FIRST ever Open Show for a total of 4 points for his CM!

•AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCI, "Sakura", went Group 3!

Sunday, July 14th Under Judge Mr. John F. Booth:
•Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou, "Raikou", went Group 3!

•AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCI, "Sakura" went Best in Open Show for 2 more points towards her CM2, putting her at 26/30 needed!

The only breed not there both days was the Basset Fauve De Bretagnes. The competition were all lovely!

This weekend we will be at the Houston World Series of Dog Shows for the Open Shows and to try some sports!

Thank you to both of my dogs lovely co-owners, Aoiyama Sou Shikoku Akiyama no Roushya, as well as breeder of Sakura, for letting me experience these lovely dogs and get them out there 🥰

07/07/2024

Ring times are out! If you want to meet a Kishu Ken and/or Shikoku Ken, Saturday our show is at 3:30pm Central, and Sunday at 10:20am Central. I should be there at Freeman Coliseum before and after for a bit both days, and I will have Sakura and Raikou with me.

07/04/2024

I will be attending the Bexar County Kennel Club AKC Open Shows in San Antonio, TX on July 13-14 and the Beaumont Kennel Club AKC Open Shows in Houston, TX (Houston World Series of Dog Shows) on July 20-21 with Sakura and my male Shikoku Ken, Raikou. I might be doing a couple of sports at the Houston Shows, but we shall see! Tentatively, I will also be attending Open Shows in Southern California in late October and in February with them, but it is not official yet. Sakura is slated to visit Japan in November with her co-owner, and will be visiting her breeder and showing at the NIPPO Grand Nationals during her time there. Kaede is mainly retired from the show ring at this time, other than US NIPPO shows when they occur, but will still get to play in lure coursing sports periodically. Otherwise, my focus is on campaigning Sakura and Raikou for the time being 😊

I have been busy with classes as of late, and that is my current priority, which is why I don't have as many shows or sport events this year, and likely will not have many next year, as well. If you have any questions or would like to meet a Kishu Ken during one of these show weekends, feel free to reach out and I will get back to you as I can.

05/25/2024

And it's official! Sakura officially has 10 separate AKC titles 🥳 while I do write in her RATI, it's not accepted as a title through AKC like how Barnhunt views it, and since her TKI is the step up from TKN, I don't write that in.

AKC MBIOC UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Group-Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC TKI ATT VHMA *VSWB* FITB LCI

This sweet little dog has accomplished so much and she's not even 3.5 years old yet! One day we will get into some other sports, but why she's younger, I've been focusing on sports she enjoys with a passion, but I would like to do scentwork and rally with her in a few years, and maybe if I get enough freetime, I'd like to try her out in Flyball and Agility. Maybe eventually... but for now, we're just having fun 🥰

I plan on getting the boys some virtual titles here soon, but with Sakura going to Japan this fall to show, I wanted to focus on getting some more for her.

05/22/2024

Sakura has another couple titles to her name with one more pending (VHMA) 🥰

AKC Multi-Best in Open Show, UKC MRBIS, AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing, UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC *TKI* ATT *VSWB* FITB LCI

I am so incredibly proud of this dog 🥰 She's also well on her way to CM2, CAA, DCAT, FITS, RATO, and her LCC (ASFA).

05/15/2024

On May 3-4 2024, all three of my dogs attended the 2024 NIPPO Classic hosted by Colonial Shiba Fanciers.

Katsuichime go Tomoe, "Sakura", placed 1st in the Kishu Ken Seiken female class.

Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro go, "Kaede", placed 2nd in the Kishu Ken Seiken male class.

Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou, "Raikou", was non-placing, but had fun in the Shikoku Ken puppy sweeps at 7 months old in the Yoken male class 🥰

I may not have been able to go myself, but I'm so happy that all three of my dogs got to attend! Thank you to Akiyama no Roushya and Aoiyama Sou Shikoku for some amazing dogs that I couldn't imagine life without ❤️

Photos all by: Over Yonder Photography

Below is the full results from the Classic!

"Here are the chuugataken results. A medium sized breed took the top award. Congratulations to Doruto go Shibukawa Kato Kensha who took Supreme (Best In Show) and his owners Samantha Walker and Shigeru Kato.

Thank you to the Colonial Shiba Club and Mr. Hidehiko Sato for their time and consideration to our BCA members and their dogs during the seminar, the critiques after the show, and the after show dinner.

HOKKAIDO KEN
Seiken Males
Excused - Kinryuu Howasou

Yoken Females
Tsukimi Bezdrevzka Perla

Wakainu II Females
Excused - Mirina go Kaijusou

Saikosho - Not Awarded
Jun Saikosho - Not Awarded
Puppy Sweeps BOB - Tsukimi Bezdrevzka Perla

KISHU KEN
Wakainu 2 Males
1st - Souma go Kenyuan

Seiken Males
1st - Akiyama no Roushya Tenrou go
2nd - Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro go
3rd - Katsusaburou go Tomoe
4th - Akiyama no Roushya Hisshou go

Yoken Females
Akiyama no Roushya Seiroume go

Wakainu 1 Females
1st - Sekaichime go Akagawa Roushya
2nd - Akiyama no Roushya Ouha go
3rd - Akiyama no Roushya Kaichou go

Soken Females
Excused - Akiyama no Roushya Rainomine go

Seiken Females
1st - Katsuichime go Tomoe
2nd - Yoshimi Trump Hunter

Saikosho - Souma go Kenyuan
Jun Saikosho - Sekaichime go Akgawa Roushya
Puppy Sweeps BOB - Akiyama no Roushya Seiroume go

SHIKOKU KEN
Yochiken Males
Rufus Groudas
Ayato go Yamagiriinu sou
Absent - Kumori no Kirisame go Hachidorisou

Yoken Males
Kumomasa go Aoiyama sou
Kaminari go Aoiyama sou

Wakainu 1 Males
1st - Tensei no Ryuho go Fukuyama Shidahara

Wakainu 2 Males
1st - Kiyohidemaru go Hachidorisou
2nd - O'Ikon Yukio Go

Seiken Males
1st - Doruto go Shibukawa Kato Kensha
2nd - Lupo go Hachidorisou
3rd - Fusonosuke go Hachidorisou
4th - Jikino Kensha no Boeki go
Not placing - Masamine go Futomisou, Berkana Pride Good Bear, Himura go Hachidorisou
Absent - Hidetsugu go Hirota Sampousou

Yochiken Females
Masami go Nidai Iwahorisou
Akohime go Yamagiriinu sou

Yoken Females
Kaguya go Aoiyama sou

Wakainu 2 Females
1st - Jikino Kensha no Katana no Hira go (entered under NIPPO name Yasurime go Shikino sou)
2nd - Hanshoume go Aoiyama sou
3rd - O'Ikon Akio go
Absent - O'Ikon Emiko go

Soken Females
1st - Oshiana go Hachidorisou
2nd - Kanata go Hachidorisou
3rd - Ineko go Aoiyama sou
4th - Kaya go Ihoku Hakurensou

Seiken Females
1st - Banshuu no Satsuki go Banshuu Nagaike sou (day of show entry, not in program)
2nd - Hirokohime go Hachidorisou

Saikosho - Doruto go Shibukawa Kato Kensha
Jun Saikosho - Banshuu no Satsuki go Banshuu Nagaike sou
Puppy Sweeps BOB - Masami go Nidai Iwahorisou

Please help us clean up any errors you see with the results. 🙏

* We are using "excused" to describe if a dog was withdrawn from the ring."

05/07/2024

Come support the National Kishu Ken Club 's first Open Show! I'm super sad to be missing out on it. This is where I attended my first ever Open Show with Sakura as a tiny bean. I had Kaede with me, but I didn't enter him, but I did do FCAT with him 😊 I went 3 years in a row while I lived there, and finished Kaede during the last show the 2nd year I went. It's a great show with some amazing people and great turnouts!

01/17/2024

For Sakura's first time seeing a hog outside of a smaller pig in an enclosure, I am quite pleased with how she did at her first ever hog bay, especially since she is currently in season.

Her solo run she was more confused why she was there, thus my friend pulled her early to ensure she didn't have a bad experience. Once I saw that video, I was okay with trying her in a two dog bay with her best Shikoku Ken gal pal, which, she did immensely better in. It's nowhere near perfect, and she easily could have been hurt or have a bad experience to the point she couldn't go on boar again, but I know my dog and it was a risk I was willing to take. I know she is a confident dog that bounces back quite easily, but I also know she didn't have as "strong" of a reaction as Kaede did when they first saw the smaller pig a while ago. I wasn't expecting a whole lot out of her, but she surprised me and finished the run strong, even if they earned no points for losing focus.

Ideally, you want to expose your dog to pigs/dogs that are smaller in size initially and work them up to a larger hog, as well as having them behind a barrier. Unfortunately, I only had the opportunity to show them a smaller pig behind a barrier once, though I would have liked to expose both of my Kishu Ken to more.

This may not be the same equivalent as hunting, but it is something, and I am immensely proud of my little 32 pound girl for holding her own. I truly have regrets for not being able to attend, myself, with both of my dogs, but things happen and I just couldn't go down myself. I'm just eternally grateful my friend was able to take my girl with them! Hopefully we can get more exposure and attend more hog bays in the future, and get Kaede out there, too. Eventually I hope they gain the experience to be more efficient in their baying, especially with our upcoming move to Texas 🤞🏻 It'd be awesome if I can eventually get these dogs out hunting as the hound they were bred and meant to be.

Thank you to Aoiyama Sou Shikoku for introducing Akagawa Roushya Kishu Ken and I (Ourou Sou Kishu Ken), to this! I deeply appreciate it and look forward to actually being able to head down there with you guys in the future.

01/12/2024

My first Kishu Ken, and my first dog as an adult. While I was raised with Labradors & a Dachshund, they were not necessarily the breed for me. I'm so glad I did research on the Nihon Ken breeds, and then was guided by a Kai Ken breeder to reach out to my boy's breeder, Akiyama no Roushya.

I never intentionally had plans to become a breeder, myself, but the cards worked in my favor for that. I was open to, and a bit excited, to try out conformation and sports. My breeder helped guide me into the world of dog shows and dog sports, beginning with Kaede's first title of Trick Dog Novice. From there, we attended our first dog show, at a UKC show, in March of 2021. From there, I got hooked to say the least.

He has also been a world of firsts for me, and for the breed. My first Best of Breed, my first Group placement, my first sport titles. He was the first Kishu Ken to earn a Certificate of Merit. The first to place Best in FSS in an AKC Open Show. He and his brother, Teddy, were the first two Kishu Ken to get their DCAT in Fast CAT on the same day, same run, same trial. I believe he may have been the first Kishu Ken to obtain his CAA in CAT, but I would have to double check. If not, he's one of them!

Kaede is soft retired from being shown in Conformation. The only times I intend to bring him back out would be for US NIPPO shows, or if we end up having Kishu Ken specialties. Even then, the priority would be NIPPO. I plan to dabble in sports with him still, as he loves doing sports, but he's content being an active pet with me. I don't have any solidified plans for any litters with him as stud, but there are a couple ideas floating around.

Kaede and I didn't accomplish too terribly much in 2023, but he did get his AKC Temperament Title, his Coursing Ability Advanced title, and made some progress towards his ASFA LCI and LCC titles.

He is currently close to obtaining his LCI and LCC titles. To get his LCI, he needs 2 more qualifying runs. For his LCC, he is at 60/100 points, and has two first placements, so only needs to obtain 40 more points to obtain.

He has one qualifying pull in weight pull, so needs two more to get his UWP.

He is still the lifetime #1 FCAT Kishu Ken, though we do not have a 2023 ranking as he didn't run any FCAT this year :)

He is still my best boy, and although he is difficult at times, I couldn't imagine life without him.

UKC/AKC Multi-Group Placing UCH Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro Go CM CAA DCAT RATI TKN ATT

01/11/2024

I've been incredibly busy over the holiday season, but I just checked Sakura's titles/points over multiple venues.

She is *officially* the first Kishu Ken to earn her Lure Chasing Instinct (LCI, 8 Qualifying runs) in the American Sighthound Field Association LCI stakes. She is super close to earning her Lure Chasing Champion (LCC, 53/100 points, 2 First Placements, 1 Second Placement).

She is also *officially* the first Kishu Ken with a Fit Dog Bronze title in AKC.

If I recall correctly, she is also the first Kishu Ken with her UWP title in UKC. She is the second Kishu Ken (First female Kishu Ken) to earn her Certificate of Merit (CM) in AKC, as well. She is the second Kishu Ken to receive a Best in Open Show, and second to receive MULTIPLE Best in Open Show!

We still have some more tunnel work to do, and better definite Rat Q's for Barn Hunt, so that RATO title evades us still, but hopefully with some work while we are not trialing we can get there!

She has been a world of firsts for me and for the breed, and I absolutely adore her. She has upcoming plans to attend NIPPO shows in Japan & possibly the US, and plans to attend a Hog Bay trial.

I am utterly ecstatic to do all the things with her, and hope to continue doing so. We will be on a hiatus for the vast majority of 2024 and 2025 in regards to shows and sports.

I hope to accomplish many more things with her (and Kaede).

AKC Multi Best in Open Show, UKC MRBIS, AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN LCI

12/11/2023

Four shows - Eastern Dog Club Holiday Classic

Sakura this weekend knocked it out of the park and earned her first ever Best in Open Show, then did it again the following day!

Thursday, December 7th: Best of Breed, Group 1, BIOS under judge, Mr. Kevin M. Flynn
Friday, December 8th: Best of Breed, Group 1, BIOS, under judge, Mrs. Linda C. Flynn
Saturday, December 9th: Best of Breed under judge, Mr. Frederick R. Vogel
Saturday, December 9th: Best of Breed, Group 4 under judge, Mr. Joseph R. Vernuccio

Sakura is the 2nd Kishu Ken to earn a BIOS, and MBIOS ❤️ She is also well on her way to her CM2 at I believe 24/30 points.

AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing/Winning UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN

11/27/2023

I love seeing "new" to the United States breeds thriving! I hope the breed can get established here and attract more breed enthusiasts! ✨️

10/23/2023

Lots of new titles and new friends this weekend!

We went to the Pilgrim Doberman Pinscher Club, Inc. CAT trial being held in Sutton, MA this weekend, where I was also pleasantly surprised to see fellow Nihon Ken owners signed up. A friend was entered with his Shikoku Ken girl, Meiko, and we met new friends who own two Kai Ken, Rajah and Yampa ❤️

It was pretty awesome to have 3/4 medium sized Nihon Ken in one place, so we of course had to get a picture.

Kaede did wonderful this weekend and obtained his Coursing Ability Advanced title. After not completing many of his ASFA LCI runs where I am not allowed to speak to him until they tell me to retrieve my hound, I learned he just needs a bit of verbal encouragement during his coursing to know he's allowed to go out that far from me and is allowed to keep chasing the plastic bunnies. His registered name will now read as:

🍁UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro Go CM *CAA* DCAT RATI ATT TKN🍁

Sakura also competed beautifully and earned her Coursing Ability title this weekend! She did learn the course rather fast and proceeded to cut the corners to cheat 🙈 She is beginning to become more vocal when she sees the lure. I am super appreciative of the lure operator this weekend- he noticed she is super lure motivated. Which, in layman's terms, she will go the speed the lure does. If it speeds up, she's happier and also speeds up. If it slows down, she slows down. Not many lure operators have figured that out without me telling them, and I truly wish more had that knowledge. Sakura's registered name will now be read as:

🌸UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM *CA* BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN LCI🌸

Also a huge congrats to Meiko and Yampa for both also earning their Coursing Ability titles this weekend 🎉

10/16/2023

We competed at our last American Sighthound Field Association (ASFA) Region 9 trial held by Gazehound of New England this weekend in Griswold, CT. We may be entering a couple held in Region 8 in the upcoming months, but after that we will not be doing any coursing events until 2025.

Kaede did not finish any of his runs this weekend, so we will be taking a hiatus for him with Lure coursing after we attend the AKC CAT trial we've already entered into next weekend in Sutton, MA.

Sakura, however, pending confirmation earned her Lure Coursing Instinct (LCI) title on Sunday, making her the FIRST Kishu Ken to earn this title! She is also just 29 points shy if I have calculated correctly for the 100 points and 2 first place placements for her Lure Coursing Champion (LCC) title in ASFA!

Her registered name will now be:

UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UWP UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN *LCI*

Hopefully after next weekend she will also have her AKC Coursing Ability title (CA)!

10/02/2023

Kaede and Sakura both qualified for FCAT Invitationals 💖 Unlikely we will go, but it's still pretty awesome! Kaede was #1 in the breed and Sakura was #4.

09/27/2023

Some recent photos of Kaede.

UKC/AKC Multi-Group Placing UCH Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro Go CM CA DCAT RATI ATT TKN

I am focusing mostly on sports with him at this time, but he will be entered into a UKC show this upcoming weekend.

09/26/2023

Sakura got to play in Barn Hunt on Saturday. No Open Q's for us as tunneling still evades us, but she had fun finding the rats and climbing! She did earn a Q in Crazy 8's though!

09/25/2023

The best spitzy girls. Kishu Ken (Sakura), Shikoku Ken (Meiko), and Eurasier (Rhu).

I love the stability of these girls. The confidence, the outgoingness, the willing to do whatever we ask of then (within reason).

09/19/2023

A few photos from this past show weekend.

We attended the AKC Open Shows at the Cape Cod Fairgrounds for all four shows 16-17 September 2023. It was a bit impromptu with signing up only a few days before entries closed. I only showed Sakura for these, as she already has her CM, and I truly just wanted to get the breed exposure to a confident dog with great type.

Show 1: BOB, Group 3 (4 FSS Breeds)

Show 2: BOB, Group 3 (4 FSS Breeds)

Show 3: BOB, Group 2 (5 FSS Breeds, 1 MISC Breed)

Show 4: BOB (5 FSS Breeds, 1 MISC Breed)

UKC MRBIS UKC/AKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN

09/10/2023

We had a blast last weekend for the Gazehounds Of New England Group Region 9 ASFA Regionals with our LCI crew 🥰

Saturday was a regular trial with 5 dogs entered in LCI Large. 3/5 dogs got qualifying runs. Of those 3, Sakura got first, and Kaede got third!

After the trial we did a fun run with a friend who will be entering their Shikoku Ken, Meiko, in the next trial and the girls did absolutely amazing running together. We may not be able to actually run with other dogs in LCI, but the fun runs do grant us that opportunity to see how our dogs will work together since its not an "official" run. Maybe the next fun run we will run the girls AND Kaede together to see how they do.

Regionals on Sunday was a TOUGH course and only 1/4 LCI Large dogs qualified, neither of which were my dogs, but they absolutely had a fun time! The dog that qualifyied and went first in LCI Large was our friends dog, Jackson! He killed it!

Kaede and Sakura are both at 6/8 Qualifying runs towards their LCI titles in ASFA. I don't know how many points they earned on Saturday, but Kaede will be over 50 points towards his LCC with all placements needed, and Sakura will be over 33 points with all placements needed 🥰

08/17/2023

Making great steps!! 🥳

We're working on some big steps!

The National Kishu Ken Club has submitted their first standard document to the American Kennel Club to better describe the Kishu Ken than the currently available materials. This standard utilizes the Nihon Ken Hozonkai standard and knowledge to help bring a more robust breed standard to the USA and the American Kennel Club.

We are also developing our first educational slideshow and illustrated standard for further standard and judge education.

08/02/2023

Back from a UKC show in May 💕

08/02/2023

If anyone is wanting a show/sport prospect Kishu Ken, this little boy is still looking for the right fit!

07/26/2023

Please please please consider commenting on the guidelines changing the importation of dogs and puppies from low to no risk rabies countries! 6 months of age and up will make it virtually impossible for many rare breeds to import quality and diverse dogs!

Either that, or consider potentially importing a puppy from Japan if interested in Kishu Ken prior to July 31st of 2024 !

There is currently a HHS/CDC rule change being proposed to come into effect after July 31st, 2024. This rule change will make it impossible to import puppies from rabies free and low risk countries under the age of 6 months.

If this passes, it will be 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 to the Kishu Ken population in the USA, where we do not have enough foundation stock to create a viable long term population. Raising the minimum import age from rabies free and low risk countries to 6 months will destroy our available options for import from Japan.

It is remarkably difficult as-is to find breeders who are able and willing to do all the steps to export to the USA, raising that export age to 6 months will add further prohibitive barriers in both logistics and dog adjustment periods.

So what can you do about it?

You can:

1. Comment on the HHS/CDC proposed rule change. Tell HHS/CDC that you oppose this change in whatever language you choose. This rule change states it is being proposed to mitigate the spread of disease, targeting rabies. It that is the case, increasing the age of import from Japan and other rabies-free or low-risk areas simply illogical. You can read the proposed rule change and comment here: https://www.regulations.gov/document/CDC-2023-0051-0001

2. IMPORT. If you have been waiting for the "perfect" time, now is that time. We have one year to import more foundation stock to the USA to get in before any rule change takes effect (confirmed via correspondence w/CDC.) After that, things will become more difficult. For this I will be targeting KISHU KEN - if you would like to co-own an import or import independently PLEASE reach out to me and I will do my best to help you.

07/17/2023

Sakura doing some fun lure coursing in between shows at the Greenwich Kennel Club's shows in June!

She had an abundance of energy that weekend, so I figured, "why not?" Since she absolutely loves lure coursing of ANY kind. She got distracted in one of the shows by a bird, which is fine, we went for exposure for the breed anyways this year!

This was a great outlet for the girl 🥰

07/14/2023

I have no words! Anny Yang Media created this beautiful advertisement of my girl 😍

If anyone has wanted a gorgeous Ad for their dog, or a litter announcement, or anything else, I highly *highly* recommend commissioning her ❣️

07/06/2023

MRBIS Multi-Group Placing UCH Katsuichime go Tomoe CM BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKN UWP "Sakura"

Photos by: Aric Lind
Junior Handler: Autumn Dalton

06/27/2023

Two Czechoslovakian Vlcak, Two Shikoku Ken, One Shiba Inu and One Kishu Ken walk into a bar....

A couple weeks ago following an AKC Open Show, the group of us went to a pet friendly brewery following it. Everyone behaved beautifully, and they received compliments from the staff 🥰 Moments like this are when it's truly nice to have dogs that know how to settle and just relax out in public!

05/28/2023

Well said!

If there's one thing you need to know about Kishu Ken before you love them it's that their immune condition and immune health can be fragile. Even in dogs that appear otherwise healthy.

In my humble opinion and experience, if a breeder is promising you that your dog will not get sick with allergies or an autoimmune illness or that they have not produced it, they either haven't bred enough, just don't know enough yet, or the worst case: could be purposefully omitting.

Kishu Ken are a healthy breed when it comes to their joints, hearts, and eyes on average, but if you love a Kishu Ken, please familiarize yourself with the signs and symptoms of autoimmune disease including (but not limited to) allergies, hypothyroidism, Addison's disease, various forms of Lupus, and Myasthenia Gravis. These illnesses have no genetic test and only autoimmune thyroiditis (the common form of hypothyroidism) is testable in breeding dogs prior to symptoms of the illness being seen.

It could save your dog's life.

Oisín picture mostly unrelated, but his recent allergy issue with the redcedar definitely gives perspective on how even a small thing can inform the immune system on how to react and how that can impact an otherwise fit dog.