Shikoku in the pound?

HeidiHeidi
edited January 2008 in Shikoku Ken (四国犬)
A friend of mine said she saw a shikoku at her local humane society.  She said shikoku was listed as its breed and it looks just like pictures of Rakka I've posted.  I told her if it really is a shikoku (bearing in mind that it might just be a dog that looks like a shikoku), then the breeder would very much like to know!  It's at the Humane Society Pikes Peak Region in Colorado Springs.  Anyone else know about this?  Is there a shikoku owner in Colorado Springs?  

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  • ShikokuSpiritShikokuSpirit
    edited January 2008


    Really?


    I've actually run into people who said they've seen a Shikoku before, but I've been skeptical. Maybe they had met a Shiba or some Asian breed they thought looked similar to my dog.


    I will give Katja a call and then give a call to that Humane Society and see. If there really is a Shikoku there, I will drive out immediately!


    Thanks for the info!


    I don't have Peggy's number, so if someone can please give her a call too!


    Thanks!


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    Does your friend know the kennel I.D.? I can't find any Shikoku on their website (only Shiba & Akita) and the operator can't do anything without that I.D. number.

  • ShikokuSpiritShikokuSpirit
    edited November -1


    I don't have Peggy's number, so if someone can please give her a call too!


    Thanks!

  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    She doesn't know, although she said the dog wasn't actually for adoption yet because it hadn't been there for the whole wait period yet.  She said they keep the dogs for a month before they actually go up for adoption to give the owner a chance to contact them.  
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1


    wow - I will see what I can find out too, we are pretty close to CO, maybe we can check it out.... man, i hope its not true.


    I just barfed thinking about it.


    I'll email Peggy about it too.


     

  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Just thinking about it - I do think I accepted a membership for the forum from an owner in CO.... I'm gonna look at the DB (but I am out of town for a few days so I will not be able to login to the forum DB till Wed.)
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    So anyone get anymore info on this - we have called around and not found anything. Any updates?
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    None from me... whatever happened with that member from Colorado?
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1


    oh yea - i need to look at that... oops..


    I did just all all the local Colorado Springs shelters and none of them have a Shikoku or a dog that really looks like a Shikoku. There are a lot of Shibas tho. Frown


    I'll look in the DB now....

  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    ok - there is one member from CO that applied for membership due to interests in Shikoku - but they don't own a Shikoku... so no dice there. Undecided
  • HeidiHeidi
    edited November -1
    This truly is a puzzle.  I wonder if Corina's having any luck...
  • RomiRomi
    edited November -1
    Hmm...im sure they just mis-listed the breed or maybe your friend was wrong.  Well thats what im hoping!  
  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited November -1
    I checked every rescue in Colorado Springs on Petfinder. I couldn't find one that even looked like a shikoku.
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1


    Yea, we did the same - there are a lot of cute pups out there tho. Undecided I wish we could save them all - but I guess being on that site they are that much closer to their forever homes.


    I also called most of the rescues in that area - none of them knew what a Shikoku was. I tried to give them a quick education (usually by request) and told them about the forum - so if any ever popped up on radar they would know where to go. Every person I spoke to was very nice and interested in learning, and helping. I thought that was great.


    So I guess that is good news - no Shikoku in the pound! (at least as far as we can tell)

  • ShikokuSpiritShikokuSpirit
    edited November -1


    Well, good news so far?


    I didn't find anything except a tricolor, "Siberian Husky mix" at that shelter, but there was no photo posted.


    I hope you are right, Brad! At least, if there was a Shikoku there...then hopefully s/he got adopted by a loving, caring and forever home! And if indeed one was adopted, I'm sure we will find out!

  • AkashimaAkashima
    edited November -1


    Hi everyone,


     Thanks for sharing so much about the breed. I'm glad there is no indication that there is or was a Shikoku in a Colorado shelter.


     Katja


    Akashima Shina Inu &Shikoku Kennel

  • Michelle MMichelle M
    edited November -1


    Katja chips all her puppies. I'm sure Peggy does the same. If it were a Shikoku, at least one from a North America breeder, the dog could be scanned.


    Glad it isn't a Shikoku. I know the day will eventually come. People so rarely research dogs before they get them it seems. Sad.

  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1


    We had to have our pups from Katja re-chipped because the scanners in the US would not pick up the Canadian chip... just an FYI to anyone who has a Akashima pup.

  • EdgewoodEdgewood
    edited November -1
    And if you got a Shikoku from Peggy that was born in Holland and chipped there...they also do not read in US chip readers. I got my puppy rechipped with an AVID microchip (US). So now if I go to Europe or the US, he can be identified. I wonder if the Canadian chip is different from the European too?
  • okironokiron
    edited November -1
    So can they be chipped with 2 different chips at the same time?
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    yes, they can - but you would have to have the breeder do the AVID chip when the other one is done... tho, really, its not a big deal to just have the AVID one added when you get your pup.
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