At one point in time there were (possibly still exist) brindle kishus. They were rare before WW2 and the picture of a recent one I saw was taken in the 80s. Yushoku kishus are rare in Japan and very rare here in the US.
@ttddinh - Haha, I don't think so... but maybe in a different lifetime. My next dog will be female, for sure.
@shishiinu - I'm very excited! I didn't know if it was still happening! I agree with Brad! We need more Nami in this thread. I always like hearing about your dogs and what they're doing.
@crispy--I predict that 2013 and 2014 will bring many changes into you life! Yea, fingers crossed that hopefully you will get the female kishu from taro x nami!!!!
@brada1878 - I think she is a bit smaller then the standard. I'm going to measure her up but I'm pretty sure she is on the small scale. She does have a lot of guts though for her small size, absolutely fearless.
@crisy - Pack is doing great, unfortunately I havent been able to do much hunting due to a nasty flu I had but I hope I can get them all back out this weekend. Nami is a little over a year old now.
I found another dog... and I was wondering about him. I think it keeps saying he's a Kishu Mix and not all Kishu, but I don't know because... he's got the tan-point pattern. http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/shiroinu/diary/201201310000/ this is the site I found him on (with different pictures of him).
I will always be a fan of the dogs with pinto markings. I think they're very flashy. I the color of a dog is not all that matters, but it certainly helps in snagging my attention! from here: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/taronusi/34427829.html
@ttddinh I told Gen... but I woukd ideally like to wait until my boyfriend and I get our own house for a Kishu. That said, if the absolute right dog comes along and I am not in a house yet, I'll still snag the opportunity. I really want a colored Kishu, but the color comes last to an exemplary build, temperament, and health.
I've really been considering what I want in my Kishu other than 'just a companion'. I think the Shikoku community is growing stronger in NA and I would really like to help do that with the Kishu breed here (though sometimes it seems like an intimidating task). I haven't been able to experience one of my own first hand, but the more I meet and the more I learn, the further I fall in love with them.
@Saya I thought so too! I thought it was a "blue" Kai Ken at first, but I think it must be a mix of something. I'm not even entirely certain it's a Kai mix. I don't see any brindle and I don't think the blue dilute exists in the NK?
Here are some more Yushoku examples. Most of the ones I'm coming across are silver/grey. I came across one (that I have not posted yet - still looking into it) that almost looked like a sable GSD with a heavy read undercoat. I couldn't see the dog's face, so I hadn't posted it. I can dig it back up and post it, though.
I'm finding that I really like the heavy mask on some of the colored Kishu. I think it makes them look very distinguished and helps make their expression unique among the NK, to me.
@brada1878 One of my previous posts. I thought the dog in the back was a Kai. The "blue" one in front was the one I was questioning. Like some kind of NK mix, but the blue color was strange to see!
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@shishiinu - I'm very excited! I didn't know if it was still happening!
Yea, fingers crossed that hopefully you will get the female kishu from taro x nami!!!!
Then there's this one! I have a love/hate relationship with his (her?) dark colors.
In the end, I don't think it matters what color the dog is, but I do love finding these yushoku "easter eggs".
How old is Nami now?
@crisy - Pack is doing great, unfortunately I havent been able to do much hunting due to a nasty flu I had but I hope I can get them all back out this weekend. Nami is a little over a year old now.
Maybe it's just because she's out of coat, but her head looks a little strange when paired with that body. Or maybe it's because she's a pup?
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/shiroinu/diary/201201310000/ this is the site I found him on (with different pictures of him).
I like this guy's ruddy color.
With bonus Kai(?):
more colored Kishu here: http://inublo.jp/blog/gomakisyu
I will always be a fan of the dogs with pinto markings. I think they're very flashy. I the color of a dog is not all that matters, but it certainly helps in snagging my attention!
from here: http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/taronusi/34427829.html
I really like these two Kishu, though.
And lastly, the colored Kishu has the zoomies:
@ttddinh I told Gen... but I woukd ideally like to wait until my boyfriend and I get our own house for a Kishu. That said, if the absolute right dog comes along and I am not in a house yet, I'll still snag the opportunity. I really want a colored Kishu, but the color comes last to an exemplary build, temperament, and health.
I've really been considering what I want in my Kishu other than 'just a companion'. I think the Shikoku community is growing stronger in NA and I would really like to help do that with the Kishu breed here (though sometimes it seems like an intimidating task). I haven't been able to experience one of my own first hand, but the more I meet and the more I learn, the further I fall in love with them.
Maybe @thewalrus or @brada1878 would know?
Here are some more Yushoku examples. Most of the ones I'm coming across are silver/grey. I came across one (that I have not posted yet - still looking into it) that almost looked like a sable GSD with a heavy read undercoat. I couldn't see the dog's face, so I hadn't posted it. I can dig it back up and post it, though.
I'm finding that I really like the heavy mask on some of the colored Kishu. I think it makes them look very distinguished and helps make their expression unique among the NK, to me.
@shishiinu - Is the brindle dog a Kishu?
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