Luna our female was due to be spayed and the vet advised they couldn't as it looked like she was going into season, a few days later my daughter let Major out before we were able to get a nappy on her and long and short of it she is now pregnant (much to the dismay of the Mrs). We've had her scanned today to confirm and the vet has advised at least 3 pups (though likely more, but they didn't scan the full length of her as would require shaving some fur off), making this, as far as we can tell, the first UK litter of shikoku.
Major I've worked (deer tracking and bird flushing, as well as ratting), i trained him to retrieve when young but he's a bit hard mouthed and was clearly bored by it, I wasn't overly fussed with him doing it so we stopped.
Luna hasn't worked bur shows all the right signs.
For background on the breed, they are a very uncommon Japanese hunting breed, originally from the mountains of shikoku and used by ancient Japanese Hunters to track and then bay deer and boar. They remained largely unchanged due to the rarity of the breed and are said to be the most primitive of the 6 key Japanese breeds (akita, shiba etc).
It is worth pointing out these are Hunters as opposed to gun dogs, however they are very intelligent, great family dogs and in my opinion, absolutely beautiful. They are fiercely loyal and don't tolerate other dogs bad manners, being quick to let their feelings be know (grumbles, growls, barks, posturing)
I'd very much prefer these to end up inna working home due to the drive and heritage of the dogs, they do however also have a number of show champions in their lines dating back to around the 80s.
At this stage I'm just trying to find people who would be interested in a puppy so that the relevant questions etc can be asked and a short list formed. These won't go to just anyone and it is very likely some form of contract will be in place to prevent further breeding in order to protect the lines, so if that's not for you then neither are the pups.
Drop me a message for more info or if interested. Price hasn't been set yet as we are evaluating it, they're due in c.16days or so all being well.
Major:
Luna:
Both:
Major I've worked (deer tracking and bird flushing, as well as ratting), i trained him to retrieve when young but he's a bit hard mouthed and was clearly bored by it, I wasn't overly fussed with him doing it so we stopped.
Luna hasn't worked bur shows all the right signs.
For background on the breed, they are a very uncommon Japanese hunting breed, originally from the mountains of shikoku and used by ancient Japanese Hunters to track and then bay deer and boar. They remained largely unchanged due to the rarity of the breed and are said to be the most primitive of the 6 key Japanese breeds (akita, shiba etc).
It is worth pointing out these are Hunters as opposed to gun dogs, however they are very intelligent, great family dogs and in my opinion, absolutely beautiful. They are fiercely loyal and don't tolerate other dogs bad manners, being quick to let their feelings be know (grumbles, growls, barks, posturing)
I'd very much prefer these to end up inna working home due to the drive and heritage of the dogs, they do however also have a number of show champions in their lines dating back to around the 80s.
At this stage I'm just trying to find people who would be interested in a puppy so that the relevant questions etc can be asked and a short list formed. These won't go to just anyone and it is very likely some form of contract will be in place to prevent further breeding in order to protect the lines, so if that's not for you then neither are the pups.
Drop me a message for more info or if interested. Price hasn't been set yet as we are evaluating it, they're due in c.16days or so all being well.
Major:
Luna:
Both:
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