Comments on: Japanese Dog Breeds And How To Get Them

By: Njhhfuhjjjk

Njhhfuhjjjk — Sun, 23 Mar 2014 04:15:00 +0000

How can you get a Shikoku Inu in America.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 14:34:00 +0000

OH for crying out loud, some people like certain dog breeds, let them be you asshole

By: CaptBuck

CaptBuck — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 21:08:00 +0000

I have an Akita Inu I got while living in Japan, I am a Japanese dog guy for life now!

By: damien byrne

damien byrne — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:43:00 +0000

I have a shiba named keiko and is honestly the best dog in the world she is so quiet and friendly with her own personality and agendas super clean and beautifully Japanese dogs are the best

By: Wendybird

Wendybird — Tue, 10 Dec 2013 06:08:00 +0000

They’re dogs, they have teeth. Of course the skin will tear. But Western fights are to the death, the surviving dog may require stitches or surgery after a match, and they’re completely unnatural.

When two dogs fight, naturally, all they try to do is get the other dog to submit. Laid back breed will do this as a form of play, competitive breeds do it aggressively and bite,Boxers fall somewhere in between. All the Japanese are doing is putting two competitive dogs together to perform their natural ritual. And that is NOT a “small glass cage”. It looks to be the size of a pretty average kennel for a dog that large, perhaps even a bit generous in proportion if all the dog is doing is resting there, go too a boarding kennel and the place they keep their dogs will be about that size. It is glass because he is on display as the victor. Also probably because as a guard breed he would be agitated if he couldn’t see what was going on.

By: Deidra

Deidra — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:13:00 +0000

Almost 14 years ago, a friend’s daughter in Tucson, AZ came home with what we think was a 3 week old puppy. I made the statement of, “I will take her until we find a home for her.” After bottle feeding her for almost 2 weeks, she was found in my Doberman’s bowl of food. I had no idea what she was for the first 2 years of her life. Vets just called her a spitz mix. Then I found out about Shibas (wish I knew about the temperments earlier! Would have helped with training) and decided that must be what she was and was just a bigger one. Then I finally found information on Hokkaidos. She is a dead ringer. Unknowingly, the best breed of dog for my personality found me. She was absolutely defiant with me as a puppy and growled all the time. I was a full time college student with a full time job, so I had to learn quickly how to be alpha with her. Unfortunately I did not socialize her enough, although she and my Doberman got along brilliantly and she never fought with other dogs at the park. Until she was about 7 years old, she could be aggressive towards strangers, although she was immediately wonderful around small children. Maybe it was because they were closer to her level, and she can read their innocence. But until she knew that we were both safe, she was very guarded. As a single woman most of this time, I never let it bother me too much. She has been my protector for all of these years, and I wouldn’t change a thing. A few times she has gotten out of a fence, but when I go looking for her she would be on her way back to me on the sidewalk. And as she has gotten older, she doesn’t like being around other dogs who get in her face and want to play. Her fur is my nemesis, but I just try and brush her as much as possible and have her bathed every few months (and tip the groomer!) This breed isn’t for anyone, and I was lucky to form a bond with her as a young puppy. I am saddened to hear that I will have troubles finding another one, but I seriously doubt I could ever replace my Mia anyway. She is still going strong, but sleeps on my couch or bed about 20 hours a day now. Oh, and I used treats to train her to come to me and kissing noises. I could always trust her off the leash as long as she didn’t get too far away from me so she could act “deaf”.