#kai dog

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Ginga redraw: 2nd generation kai dogs.

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fanart | Tesshin and Akame 

love them ~

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Yakko, the Kai Ken, at Yamabushi Kennel

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Kai Ken x wolf cross puppies, photographed in Japan. Yes, the animal is a wolf, not a coyote or a jackal, since I’m sure it’ll come up. Yes, it is likely pure.

What is more interesting here is the color of the pups. While two appear to be brindle, the middle one is either extremely sparse brindle, or it’s sable. This is noteworthy because Kai Ken are supposed to be mostly “fixed” for brindle.

This trend comes up again in these modern Kai Ken wolfdogs, who allegedly have a pure Kai Ken parent and a parent who is a North American wolf of some subspecies undefined.

The above animals live at a zoo, and were mistaken for Shikoku Ken crosses by a Shikoku Ken breeder until he inquired with the zookeeper (as best I understand the blog they came from...)

What are the chances of two different Kai Ken who were crossed to wolves being heterozygous, rather than homozygous, for brindle? Or is there something else happening with the interaction? Maybe Kai just aren’t as “fixed” for brindle as we believe? Yamabushi Kennel, the Kai Ken effort in New Mexico who are also behind Hakuzan Kennel (where one of my Kishu was born) have only produced one non-brindle Kai Ken, which was a surprise to everyone. 

Brindle wolfdogs have been noted in Japan, but only when mixed with Honshu wolf, prior to its extinction (the Kishu Ken wolf crosses I blogged about earlier all exhibit brindle...) 

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Dog abandoned at Scottish station along with suitcase full of belongings

Odd News

Dog abandoned at Scottish station along with suitcase full of belongings

A dog has been found abandoned at a Scottish railway station along with a suitcase containing his belongings. Shar-Pei crossbreed Kai was found tied to a railing outside Ayr station on Friday. His suitcase contained a pillow, toy, food and a dog bowl. The Scottish SPCA is attempting to trace Kai's owner. He was sold on the Gumtree website in 2013, but the SPCA has been unable to track down the address of the person who bought him.

The dog is microchipped and we were able to find out his name is Kai. We contacted the owner registered to the microchip, who stated they had sold Kai on Gumtree in 2013. Unfortunately they could not tell us the address of the person who bought him.

Inspector Stewart Taylor

The charity has said it has received more than 100 calls from members of the public interested in giving Kai a new home. Kai is around two or three years old. He is now being cared for at the charity's centre in Glasgow. The SPCA said abandoning an animal is an offence under the Animal Health and Welfare (Scotland) Act 2006. People found guilty of doing so can be banned from keeping animals for life.

Regardless of the fact Kai was left with his belongings, this was still a cruel incident and we are keen to identify the person responsible.

Stewart Taylor

[fordogtrainers]

Kai is a the dog of a medium size. Another the earlier name is "Kai - the mountain dog". Formed from the ancient hunting bird-like dogs of Japan in the region of Yamapachi Prefecture - a mountainous area covered by dense forests. Kai was mainly used to hunt wild pigs and deer. The inaccessibility of mountain areas, as well as a tendency of Kai to a pack lifestyle largely predetermined the natural "pure" development of the breed. A distinctive feature of this breed is a varied color coat. In 1934 by the government's decision Kai was recognized as a national heritage. 

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OH GAWD! So jealous of the dog. Is that weird?

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