Now I can definitely see that! And both ears down. Brad, you need to make a mutating gif of Kona with his ears in different positions. That will be hilarious.
The past few days his ears have been down... Jen and I were just talking about how they were starting to lift... now there down again. We think he is going threw a growth spurt right now.
Really? For some reason, Im not diggin the heavily brindled kai's. I like the kai's that are all black with a subtle amount of brindle. Like on Marian's website, I was looking at her Kai's and the one's who have crazy brindle, where it seems like the golden color is the more dominant color rather than black, just doesn't attract my eye.
If he is not very brindled I would like him to look like this (coat wise, this dog doesn't have a very primitive head shape, I like the more primitive head shape [like Kona]):
I totally get what you mean. I think they may be an "acquired taste". Once you own one tho, or spend some time with one, you can see they are very much Nihon-Ken.
I agree Brandon. I can't quite put my finger on it either. It's not that I don't like them, I just don't have a particular affinity for them. Sounds like its much the same as Brad and his lack of affinity for Hokkaidos.
Brad - OK! I thought you meant you wanted him crazy golden brindle. Thats what I meant by heavily brindled. BTW, Mavrik is quite the stud!
Brandon - I wasn't as interested either, then I met Kona and melted! lol. Kona really is such a sweet little guy, even when Ninja was being super spazzy and growling and charging towards him, he was just like "what are you doing? I think you need to calm down...here, ill look the other way and not pay any attention to you". I never really understand what Brad meant when he said that Kona seemed to have an understanding of other dogs, but then I met him and saw how he reacted towards Ninja and Portia and I was like...OOOHHHH! Kind of like a therapy dog. I liked the look of the Kai, but was more into the Shikoku at that time, now im debating between a Shikoku or Kai...but then Brad mentioned a Male Akita would probably balance out my pack better, so im a bit torn.
I agree Brandon, Hokkaidos are up there on my list too. Not number two, but probably three. I think my next dog in a few years will be an Akita and I do really want a Shikoku, but who knows what my situation or preference will be when the time comes.
I like Akitas just fine, but the wife thinks they are too big. She is kind of uncomfortable around really big dogs, and the only Akita she has ever known was put down for biting people. That didn't really build her confidence in ever wanting one.
Kenji used to be like that to up until he turned about 10/11 months old then he really started to get more brindle. He is very handsome =)
I'm surprised to hear how much he barks because I rarely ever hear Kenji bark unless he sees a stranger outside or hears a knock or usual noise from outside. How much does he actually bark?
His barking has slowed a lot, I think it might have been an age thing - like a phase. He does still cry every morning for as long as we let him. We have been able to adjust hi schedule back to around 7:30 instead of 6:00... so we get a little more sleep.
I think our dogs bark more because of our property and the distance they can see [also because they are a pack - a large pack] - I mean you can see all the way to Colorado from our back yard, and I think they will guard as far as they can see. So our dogs bark at cars passing on roads several miles from our house.
Wow, really nice looking guy you have there Brad. All of your dogs are so pretty/handsome! You have like the ultimate collection, haha.
Will Kona eventually look like Mavrik? If so, then I am even more jealous! I am excited to see how Kona turns out. Keep us updated, as I know you will.
I don't think Kona will have very much brindle when it's all said and done. I'm not sure it will even progress much from here. His brindle is very light colored, which I find interesting since he is so black everywhere else.
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Now I can definitely see that! And both ears down. Brad, you need to make a mutating gif of Kona with his ears in different positions. That will be hilarious.
That would be funny... (the gif)
The past few days his ears have been down... Jen and I were just talking about how they were starting to lift... now there down again. We think he is going threw a growth spurt right now.
If he is not very brindled I would like him to look like this (coat wise, this dog doesn't have a very primitive head shape, I like the more primitive head shape [like Kona]):
As far as brindle goes I REALLY like these dogs:
But my most favorite Kai ever is Mavrik:
speaking of primitive head shapes.... wow:
I don't know what it is but I just can't get that into Kai's. For some reason I see them as the black sheep of the Nihon Ken.
I mean they are cute and all, and I love watching videos of Kona rumble around with the big dogs, but I'm not interested in owning one.
Funny, Hokkaidos would be right behind Shikokus on my list of dogs to get if I could have any dog.
Brad - OK! I thought you meant you wanted him crazy golden brindle. Thats what I meant by heavily brindled. BTW, Mavrik is quite the stud!
Brandon - I wasn't as interested either, then I met Kona and melted! lol. Kona really is such a sweet little guy, even when Ninja was being super spazzy and growling and charging towards him, he was just like "what are you doing? I think you need to calm down...here, ill look the other way and not pay any attention to you". I never really understand what Brad meant when he said that Kona seemed to have an understanding of other dogs, but then I met him and saw how he reacted towards Ninja and Portia and I was like...OOOHHHH! Kind of like a therapy dog. I liked the look of the Kai, but was more into the Shikoku at that time, now im debating between a Shikoku or Kai...but then Brad mentioned a Male Akita would probably balance out my pack better, so im a bit torn.
I think his brindle has actually reduced a bit. :oT
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I'm surprised to hear how much he barks because I rarely ever hear Kenji bark unless he sees a stranger outside or hears a knock or usual noise from outside. How much does he actually bark?
I think our dogs bark more because of our property and the distance they can see [also because they are a pack - a large pack] - I mean you can see all the way to Colorado from our back yard, and I think they will guard as far as they can see. So our dogs bark at cars passing on roads several miles from our house.
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*He looks kinda fat in this pic, but I assure you he is not at all... He just kinda looks fat when he lays on his side like that.
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I never even knew he had Brindle in him, I thought he was all black! LOL. He is a handsome devil!
His brindle is very subtle, you have to get him in the right light. Kai Ken will develop their brindle over the course of 5 years!
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Will Kona eventually look like Mavrik? If so, then I am even more jealous! I am excited to see how Kona turns out. Keep us updated, as I know you will.
I don't think Kona will have very much brindle when it's all said and done. I'm not sure it will even progress much from here. His brindle is very light colored, which I find interesting since he is so black everywhere else.
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