Hariko Nihonken 日本犬張子荘

09/07/2025

For those not in the know, here are a few AKC show terms!

Some random dog show terms that may be unfamiliar to you.

20/06/2025

THE ORIGINAL PICKLE PUP 💕🤩

19/06/2025

2025 Premier is in the books!

Tango and Yuko came up with me to Kalamazoo, MI this year and a LOT went on!

Tango took Altered BOB and Best Veteran at our JACUSA National Specialty! No love in groups for the weekend, but she showed that she still had it! We tried our hand in Rally 1 and 2, as well as more Precision Coursing, earring her RACEA title, 2 legs toward her RACES, and getting 2 legs in Rally 1 and her first leg in Rally 2! For those who don’t know, all levels above Rally 1 is off leash, so I was nervous, but Tango nailed it with a 97 AND a third place! 🙌

Yuko took her breed all weekend earning her not only some Top 10 points, but her next Total Dog! (thanks for the competition, Stasi! I can’t believe these girls are “adults” now!) We also got our next two Precision Coursing titles, RACES and RACEM! We also did something INCREDIBLE this weekend - we had EASY CATCHES! Bitsy allowed small bribes and hardly any fights to doing collar grabs. I think she started to understand a collar grab USUALLY meant she got to go again! And it certainly meant a handful of cookies!

Tango
MBIOS MBIM BISS HnrCH UKC GRCH CH Deikahime Go Kaijusou CM URO1 RATI UG-1 NTD 2K9 SSH UWPCH AP VPA RACEA SPOT-ON BCAT CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI SN MC EI SWN

Yuko
UKC CH AKC CH Yuko Akakiyosou RATI RATN BCAT RACEM

19/06/2025

01/05/2025

Happy National Purebred day!

All dogs rule, but ones that have been bred for a certain conformation and purpose are my passion. Thank your responsible breeder today! They are the reason we have the breeds we love.

Give a huge hug and a cookie to your purebred pups from the Hariko Crew. 💕

Koji - 17 yr
SIRTx Koji CGC TKN

Ellie - 12 yr
Evenstar's Adventure is Out There NA NJP CAX FCAT3 RATCHX3 CZ8P2B CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI RATI UG-2 SSB BID

Tango - 8.5 yr
MBIOS MBIM BISS HnrCH UKC GRCH CH Deikahime Go Kaijusou CM URO1 RATI UG-1 NTD 2K9 SSH UWPCH AP VPA RACEN SPOT-ON BCAT CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI SN MC EI SWN THDN

Yuko - 2.5 yr
UKC CH AKC CH Yuko Akakiyosou RATI RATN BCAT RACEA

28/04/2025

April was very good to us this year!!

First off, Tango is officially retired! At almost 9, it was time to retire her from show, so she was spayed and will now have fun in the altered UKC class and focus more on performance and her therapy work! She was already missed at our most recent AKC open shows when I went to go watch and support my fellow Misc/FSS owners. 🥲

Ellie had an almost perfect Barn Hunt weekend at our April trial, 2 Master B Qs, 1 Senior B Q, and 2 60 point CZ8 runs!

Koji (the OG!) just celebrated his SEVENTEENTH birthday on the 23rd! He got popcorn, a cheeseburger, and lots of loving, and is still just as sassy as ever.

And to round out the end of the month, Yuko (pending AKC) is a new conformation champion, with 12 points in majors (5, 4, and 3), and a few singles picked up along the way!

Can’t wait to see what the rest of spring and the summer has for us! Plans are underway for a fun year! 🤩

31/12/2024

Last but not least - THE BITS!

Yuko has started to become an adult and baby brain is settling so we are starting to really get into some fun!

We earned our CH in UKC, got a Total Dog (I believe being the first Shiba to be invited to the Total Dog Invitational, and possibly the first Shiba Total Dog?), tried Brace with Ellie, got our RATI and RATN in barn hunt, chased MANY bags for titles, got her first major in AKC (half way to CH!), charmed judges for a Dolce Award and Judge’s Choice in barn hunt for the pure joy she radiates, ate my night guard (🫠), and gave out ALL the snuggles.

She’s the sweetest dog I’ve ever owned, and loves unconditionally and is always excited (sometimes to our detriment, we still need to learn there is a time and place!) I’m so so looking forward to smashing 2025.

UKC CH Yuko Akakiyosou RATI RATN BCAT RACEA

31/12/2024

Tango has both started and ended 2024 not with a whisper but a BANG!

Got our CM, contributing to the first 10 in our breed to receive that title, racked up several Scentwork and Nosework titles, got her second Best in Open Show, received two Best Veteran awards in two specialties, chased some bags for titles, had a photo shoot with JCPenny, became a therapy dog, got her first Rally titles, and finished her Grand Championship in UKC with a BEST IN SHOW for the Nihon Ken Invitational Heritage Show.

I cannot overstate the lengths this dog goes for me, how willing she is to try things just because she wants to do something with me, and how gentle and kind she is to strangers, making her the perfect breed ambassador to get to learn more about how awesome these dogs are. She’s the bestest baby, and I’m so thankful how this dog has taught me so many lessons in humility and love. I also think, if I counted correctly, we are now at 50 titles. 😱

MBIOS MBIM BISS HnrCH UKC GRCH CH Deikahime Go Kaijusou CM URO1 RATI UG-1 NTD 2K9 SSH UWPCH AP VPA RACEN SPOT-ON BCAT CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI SN MC EI SWN

31/12/2024

Ellie’s 2024 Wrap Up!

My bestest bee did SO MUCH this past year.

Ellie turned 12 in November, but is still kicking butt at barn hunt! We got our RATCHX3, Crazy8’s Platinum 2 Bronze, and are close to our RATSX title as well. We also got our FCAT3, infiltrated an Akita pack walk, and showed for the first time in conformation at the Nihon Ken Invitational Heritage Show in PA where we walked away with a cool RBIS in altered!

Probably the BIGGEST thing we did was fly to LA (when my mom had flown here to Dallas - traded places!) to do a commercial shoot for Science Diet Senior Vitality food! She definitely continues to live bold, not old!!

Let the adventures continue!

Evenstar's Adventure is Out There NA NJP CAX FCAT3 RATCHX3 CZ8P2B CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI RATI UG-2 SSB BID

04/07/2024

Happy 8th birthday to our girl Tango! We’ve started knocking out Rally and kicking butt at it this year, and are looking forward to our therapy dog evaluation in a month’s time.

Thanks for being my big Baby, just continue to be nice to Ellie for me. 😘

HnrCH UKC CH Deikahime Go Kaijusou CM RATI UG-1 NTD 2K9 SSH UWPCH AP VPA RACEN SPOT-ON BCAT CGCA CGCU ATT FDC TKI AN SC SV MI SCN SIN SBN