Kai breeders in Japan
hello hello! i am a new member, however i have been silently stalking these forums for a while but have just now joined as it gets closer to when i can finally get my Kais. im interested in getting one or two from Japan, but am unfamiliar with breeders there and i havnt had any luck googling. calling the Kai Ken Aigokai is on my to-do list for getting my puppy, but i was first wondering if there are any really good kennels that i should consider, since there are people here with first-hand experience with japanese breeders. the language part seems tricky for me as well...
what im looking for: male and female (with breeding rights - i would love to breed in the future after i take my classes on the subject of dog breeding) that fits the Aigokai standards with good drives and temperament. i would love to go over there myself to pick up the pups, but am unsure, as i do not speak japanese and im not sure how that would work, so i would probably need to ship them... so if you are up to it, i would love some first-hand stories of what you did to get your puppy from Japan (i already read the sticky about importing your dogs, which was helpful, but i think a step-by-step with one scenario per person would be more helpful, the sticky kinda covered multiple different ways, so it was a tad confusing as to which method was better)
thanks so much for all of your help, in advanced! im very excited to get my kais, in the meantime, im looking through all the puppy posts looking at all your gorgeous dogs! nothing like a pic spam thread to keep you occupied
what im looking for: male and female (with breeding rights - i would love to breed in the future after i take my classes on the subject of dog breeding) that fits the Aigokai standards with good drives and temperament. i would love to go over there myself to pick up the pups, but am unsure, as i do not speak japanese and im not sure how that would work, so i would probably need to ship them... so if you are up to it, i would love some first-hand stories of what you did to get your puppy from Japan (i already read the sticky about importing your dogs, which was helpful, but i think a step-by-step with one scenario per person would be more helpful, the sticky kinda covered multiple different ways, so it was a tad confusing as to which method was better)
thanks so much for all of your help, in advanced! im very excited to get my kais, in the meantime, im looking through all the puppy posts looking at all your gorgeous dogs! nothing like a pic spam thread to keep you occupied
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This stickied thread might be helpful in the meantime while you wait.
http://www.nihonken.org/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/5541/exporting-dogs-from-japan/#Item_16
I don't know Japanese either I've been listening to a CD and it's helping some hope to take classes some day I'd love to take a trip to Japan to see the sites and some Nihon ken.
Good luck with your search be sure to do plenty of research.
That is the kennel Akashi came from.
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Very nice dogs there. :-)
I think this is their website?
http://tenroukensya-hp.web.infoseek.co.jp/
Kuma is the akatora pup Shigs posted in a thread awhile back.
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I love the temperament, the characteristics as well as the drives (I love a good working dog).
The breed community is a plus. those who own, breed, or just the enthusiasts are such a unique mix of generous, helpful and kind, so different from many other breed group forums...i guess I've just been drawn into the world of Nihon Ken, especially Kai!
Thank you all for posting kennels! That should keep me busy tonight
http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~kaiken/
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and congrats on Kumi's birth! i bet the pups are just beautiful!
Here is a thread about our dogs from Inoue-san's kennel: http://www.nihonken.org/forum/index.php?p=/discussion/6545/our-kai-ken-from-sai-no-kuni-inoue-sou-kennel/
He doesn't have a website.
As for our kennel, the owners of pups from Haru's litter are all members here, so I would suggest asking them about their pups and their experience with us. Might get more information if you ask in private tho.
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thank you for the link to your Inoue-san pups