Anyone get the Dog World July issue on Shikoku? (corrected the month issue)
If you got it is it worth subscribing to read the article? The editors came to the Pet Expo and met Corina's pack and Kurenai and they wailed that they had *just* sent the article to the printers.
Jesse
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Jesse
Couple things I noticed in this article: It says shikoku generally get along well with other dogs. Also that they excel at herding...? Also that they have urijaro instead of urajiro.
Made me giggle though, seeing the picture of Miyu's dad in there, and I think the other pics is of her grandpa TK. Not sure who the puppy is though, maybe a Katja pup?
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And BTW, actually shikoku can learn to herd - at least cats. :-) My Kuma realized by watching us when we sit on the porch that we didn't want our one house cat to wander away. We would go and pick up the cat and bring him back to the porch when he wandered. So one day, Kuma tested out whether he could try and "herd" him back. We praised him thinking he was trying to herd. The next day, the cat left the porch and Kuma brought him back, we praised again.
Now, if the cat leaves the porch area, we just say "Kuma go get Chester" and Kuma will run up and herd Chester back to the porch (with tiny nips or small nose nudges). Sachi picked it up from watching Kuma and she will do it too. They will also herd the other house cat if we tell them too (they clearly know each of the house cat's names).