Kekko - new Shikoku
Hi all shikoku lovers :). I'm Stina from Estonia and would like to introduce my new family member - Kekko, a Shikoku pup from Holland. He is the first Shikoku in Estonia, so will be interesting. Kekko is soon 3 months, but already very well behaved boy. He is quite a quick learner, never makes pipi in the house etc...
He has also adopted well to my furry pack :) - 3 siberian huskies. Although Siberians and Shikoku have totally different background, there are many similar behaviors in them, so they seem to be getting along very well.
I'm extremely happy about having Kekko, I waited for him almost 2 years. Will add some pictures of him as well..
He has also adopted well to my furry pack :) - 3 siberian huskies. Although Siberians and Shikoku have totally different background, there are many similar behaviors in them, so they seem to be getting along very well.
I'm extremely happy about having Kekko, I waited for him almost 2 years. Will add some pictures of him as well..
Comments
So lovely!!!!!!
Anyway the Shikoku boy is growing up fast. He is not as energetic or "hard" puppy as I had been thinking, at least not harder than husky pups. Our only problem is that he gets carsick every time we go somewhere with a car. Anyone has good thoughts how to fix this?
But he does love to play football as you can see
Very cute boy! I had Siberians before (all my life actually) and I thought a Shikoku (at least my n of 1) was so easy compared with the Siberian puppies I had previously!
[cute pups too!]
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I had Siberians since my parents got their first one when I was only 1 year old (I am now closing in on 40 years old - yikes). I love Siberians and their personality, and at one time I had 3 Siberians, which was a lot of fun. But they often gave me grey hairs because they were so good at figuring out ways to escape from a yard that your thought was secure. And then not having good recall to get them back. Plus I love training obedience and while the Siberians were smart and liked to learn, they were inconsistent. So I went searching the internet to find a spitz dog that looked like Siberians but was more loyal and less independent (and found Shikoku).
Shikoku ARE very similar in many ways as Siberians. They do play quite similarly (especially physical play with body slams). I do agree with you that Shikoku are more sensitive and easily afraid of new things; my Siberians were not that way. My Shikoku is WAY more willing to please than the Siberians (ie, all the time) and just is a very easy dog to have around (he never does anything wrong, even as a puppy). I find that Siberians and Shikoku are probably equally quick at learning, but the Shikoku are more willing to do as you want (even if it might be boring...). My Kuma (shikoku) is very good at competitive obedience and we are planning to start competing more soon. His first time out he earned a 196.5 at a match, not sure if my Siberians would have ever been consistent enough to do that!
Maybe I was lucky, who knows. BTW, my Kuma is from lines that came directly from Holland to the US. He was actually born in Holland as the pregnant bitch was shipped from the US to the Dutch breeder to whelp out.
Kris
Yeah...I don't know what it is with Shikoku, but they do seem to go through a "carsick" stage as puppies. My boy, Shoushuu, didn't throw up very often as a pup...only sometimes. With my girl, Kotomi, it was constant. Shoushuu grew out if much more quickly then Kotomi did...but she grew out of this stage as well. I was so excited when she did!
They are sensitive. I was actually very worried about this (and still am for the breed) but my vet says that it's nothing to worry about. The only thing to do really was to give medicine 3 hours before travel that prevents the dog from throwing up <--- though I never did this, it was just an option.
Keep us updated on the Kekko and his schooling. Most importantly...continue to have lots of fun with him!
He has really grown!
He also really reminds me of Ahi.