Moro the Hokkaido
The hokkaido known as Mon-chan joined our family this last Monday. My kids decided to rename him after Moro from the Princess Mononoke anime where Moro is the white wolf god. They said she looks just like her after seeing her face off with Koga.
Following Koga around the yard.
Running after Koga into the rocky hills!
Still too young and small to follow Koga too far into the rocks
Play time with Koga
Following Koga around the yard.
Running after Koga into the rocky hills!
Still too young and small to follow Koga too far into the rocks
Play time with Koga
Comments
It is cool to hear about the comparison between Hokkaido and Shikoku as puppies.
Love the new name too that is one of my favorite movies.
Moro wrestling with sister Nina doing the stomach rub while constantly growling....
Those white eyelashes....
Not too noticeable tongue spots if any....
Shikoku chasing Shi-tzu, Shi-tzu reacting to Hokkaido, and Hokkaido reacting to Shikoku.
By the way, Koga has now reaffirmed his "dominance" over place in the pecking order over Moro. Strange thing to see how their interaction has evolved over the last week. No longer loud growls and extreme posturing. Quick growls by both with Moro usually veering away and becoming disinterested with the face-off.
Koga has now started to run up to Moro and poke her in the hind to get her all riled up to chase after him, but he is too quick for her. It seems as if Koga just loves teasing Moro to get that reaction out of him. If I can determine how to post a video of one such encounter I will post it here.
Rommel
Hokkaidos are awesome as you already know
We just love the way she interacts with everyone, dogs and people. Koga and her pretty much get along now too and often play with each other.
She can be a bully....:)
Edit: by videos, I mean instagram videos. Just in case someone tries to hopelessly search this thread for them.
When Moro sees the Malinois, she run at full speed towards her and Nina immediately goes on her back to prepare for the encounter. It's funny to see Moro use her whole body especially when she swings her rear end and rubs her belly on her. Once Nina starts getting towards her 80 lb weight, Moro might think twice about playing the same way :-)
Meitou has a pretty rough play style, too.
Genko is a noisy player, too. She loves my male dogs and is ok with the young female dogs. She is only slightly busier then my adult shibas, and she too has an amazing recall.
Thank you for the compliment! They have all day to just run around and explore, but we are always watching them closely as they find the strangest things...
By the way, how big is Genko now? We took Moro to the vet last weekend and she is weighing 17 lbs at 3 months. She looks bigger and heavier than 17 lbs though...