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Aoiyama Sou Shikoku Aoiyama Sou Shikoku is a small kennel in Pennsylvania dedicated to the preservation of the historic Shikoku Ken breed

14/12/2024

Frosty mornings for the pups. Only another month before the last of them make their way home 🥰

11/12/2024

A few thoughts about a recent showsight article.

NO ONE in the US shikoku community is worried about AKC ruining our dogs and to say that's why we aren't pressing for full recognition is severely misguided.

What we ARE worried about is breeders breeding for hypertypes and what wins in AKC rather than adhering to COO type and the NIPPO standard which is advocated for by the parent club and which will be reflected in the updated AKC standard.

The primary reason we aren't pushing for full recognition at this time is the fact that it will mean the loss of our ability to register dogs who only have NIPPO pedigrees which would be a huge blow to our diversity genepool. But I guess if you're not breeding for NIPPO anyway, of course you wouldn't see this as a concern 🙃

Showsight really needs to put more effort into vetting who they interview and the roles of those people in the breed community.

Ushi wrapped up the show season in style!This past weekend at the Oaks Winter Blast Cluster he earned:- 3x BOB- 3x FSS G...
11/12/2024

Ushi wrapped up the show season in style!

This past weekend at the Oaks Winter Blast Cluster he earned:

- 3x BOB
- 3x FSS Group 1
- 2x BIOS

🥳

These wins bring him to only 2pts shy of his CM which we're hoping to earn early in 2025. Until then, a much needed break for us and all the dogs 😂

NASDA's finally making its way east so when I found a trial only 30min down the road, I figured we may as well check it ...
09/12/2024

NASDA's finally making its way east so when I found a trial only 30min down the road, I figured we may as well check it out.

Ushi earned his first 30pts in trailing and locating, and while I expected distractions - birds, squirrels, whatever - screaming children inside the trial area weren't one 😅 Despite that, I think we'll still be checking out the next event in March - hopefully with less children lol

Mei unfortunately missed sign in for trailing and locating but made up for it by crushing the Urban trials, averaging 10secs per indication and earning her UL-1 as well as a high in trial award.

Very proud of both the dogs and excited to have a new sport venue to continue with locally 😊

Guess who decided to help me change the air filter 🥴
30/11/2024

Guess who decided to help me change the air filter 🥴

The prelim results for our last two bred-by boys came in.Rai was rated as borderline however the positioning of his xray...
27/11/2024

The prelim results for our last two bred-by boys came in.

Rai was rated as borderline however the positioning of his xrays are absolutely awful and one of the reasons I don't usually bother with clinics, most of which don't offer sedation. Squirmy, adolescent shikoku and clean xrays don't usually go together 😂 There's nothing to indicate remodelling or OA at least that I can see so my assumption is that with proper positioning, he'll probably go at least Fair for his finals next year.

Kinta was rated Good as well as lower than the breed average for Pennhip (.56) 🥳

Overall I'm very happy with the results, especially for the three from Naoka's litter which was marginally higher risk due to her being UR Mild. It's nice to see that we were in fact able to improve that in the pups tested (even the borderline technically lol)

Speaking of updates, we have some exciting news! Tsuyo has been made an official part of our pack. He was a Japanese imp...
25/11/2024

Speaking of updates, we have some exciting news! Tsuyo has been made an official part of our pack. He was a Japanese import living with a family in the Midwest who allowed us to health test him and subsequently use him as a sire in our most recent litter with Yuuka after spending several months in our care.

We are so appreciative of his owners for having raised him in such a loving home up until this point and are excited to be able to continue working with him. The next challenge will be seeing how he does at handling classes. He is so sweet and confident but standing still is not his strong suit 🤣

Tsuyo will be open for stud to approved females moving forward 😊

We love updates from our owners 🤗 Little girl is settling in and getting along great with the other family dogs
25/11/2024

We love updates from our owners 🤗 Little girl is settling in and getting along great with the other family dogs

We had the opportunity to participate in a photo study of breeds that will eventually be turned into a book to be displa...
22/11/2024

We had the opportunity to participate in a photo study of breeds that will eventually be turned into a book to be displayed at the Museum of the Dog. There were so many nice photos to choose from . . . and I'll probably get more 😂 but until then, I'm really happy with this one. I feel like Koji has always been difficult to accurately photograph so I was pretty happy with the results 😁

Photographer - Miguel L Betancourt

14/11/2024

At least this litter didn't lay right in front of it 🤣

11/11/2024

What a lovely fall day for leaf blowing some shikoku puppies 🤣

10/11/2024

Got a chance to let some puppies meet their first real hog. They had no problem going right to him, and stayed with him pretty well which is a great start. These hogs are obviously bigger, meaner, and smell completely different than the trainer pig at home (which they've thoroughly outgrown 😅) so it's always interesting to see if they make the connection. Got a few nice bays out of Kira though I'm surprised not much from Koda who I was expecting to be more intense all things considered, but still very happy with them overall. First time in the pen, first real hog, and they didn't back down or lose interest - that's all I can ask for 🥰

Building a working line from basically nothing is hard work but we'll get there with practice, determination . . . and plenty more trips down south 🤣💪

Huge shout-out to JACUSA for hosting such a fun and well-run Heritage Specialty show. Ushi took the Champion class for h...
09/11/2024

Huge shout-out to JACUSA for hosting such a fun and well-run Heritage Specialty show. Ushi took the Champion class for his first GRCH leg with Mei taking Reserve Champion, and then our boy went on to take BOB and Group 4 in a lovely lineup 🤗

Baku also took Best Puppy and Best Puppy in Group ❤️

Photo credit - Studios

6 week stacks for the swords litter 😍
09/11/2024

6 week stacks for the swords litter 😍

Orange Collar, now Akatsuki, is already hard at work on those baby freestacks with his awesome new co-owner 😍 Excited to...
08/11/2024

Orange Collar, now Akatsuki, is already hard at work on those baby freestacks with his awesome new co-owner 😍 Excited to see what this team accomplishes!

Getting used to car rides and making friends 🤗
07/11/2024

Getting used to car rides and making friends 🤗

Took two of the boys to try CAT today since they're finally old enough to partake.Ushi ran two absolutely beautiful runs...
06/11/2024

Took two of the boys to try CAT today since they're finally old enough to partake.

Ushi ran two absolutely beautiful runs that I obviously forgot to record 😂

Masa said "Why would I chase plastic?" 🙃

05/11/2024

Our older litter showcased the first step of barrier challenges (i.e. up and over) but now our younger litter is here showing the next step which is to go around. It takes most puppies a little while to figure out that for the first time, straight foward doesn't work - even if the gate gives a little 😂 As they get better at it, the food is moved farther and farther inward

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Frosty mornings for the pups. Only another month before the last of them make their way home 🥰

At least this litter didn't lay right in front of it 🤣

What a lovely fall day for leaf blowing some shikoku puppies 🤣

Got a chance to let some puppies meet their first real hog. They had no problem going right to him, and stayed with him pretty well which is a great start. These hogs are obviously bigger, meaner, and smell completely different than the trainer pig at home (which they've thoroughly outgrown 😅) so it's always interesting to see if they make the connection. Got a few nice bays out of Kira though I'm surprised not much from Koda who I was expecting to be more intense all things considered, but still very happy with them overall. First time in the pen, first real hog, and they didn't back down or lose interest - that's all I can ask for 🥰 Building a working line from basically nothing is hard work but we'll get there with practice, determination . . . and plenty more trips down south 🤣💪

Our older litter showcased the first step of barrier challenges (i.e. up and over) but now our younger litter is here showing the next step which is to go around. It takes most puppies a little while to figure out that for the first time, straight foward doesn't work - even if the gate gives a little 😂 As they get better at it, the food is moved farther and farther inward

Dried corn cobs are so much fun 🤪

Their happy little food noises never get old 🤗 Chihiro's litter's first taste of mash

First short woods walk for the babies. I can't believe they'll start going home in 2 weeks 😭 We do still have one female available 🥰 This will be our last litter until next year.

A couple minutes of the puppies exploring a tarp which is a new texture for them that also makes noise under their feet. Treats scattered over the tarp help build a positive association with this new surface 😊

Fall rides 🤗 This trip was already smoother than the first lol #shikoku #shikokuken #nihonken #japanesedog #bikejoring #fallvibes

First barrier challenge for the puppies #puppyculture #barrierchallenge #wellbreddogs #shikoku #shikokuken #shikokupuppies

First barrier challenge for the pups. We always ask them to do this first as a litter as it minimizes stress and they're able to learn from their littermates what's being asked. Future barrier challenges will be done individually and with increasing difficulty. Barriers challenges are, as the name suggests, low-level challenges designed to put the puppies in minor stressful situations that foster problem-solving abilities as well as the capacity to think when frustrated. As always, although it's tempting to help certain puppies, they miss out on the lesson if you do.

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