My new Nihon Ken book came today! :D

tobyshibatobyshiba
edited August 2008 in General
Yay, it arrived today in the mail from Japan ( it only took two days. woo. ), so I figured I would show a few of the pictures from it. :) They're all so darn cute. 8D Sorry for the bad photos. Trying to fix them up on my new Macbook Pro ... aand yeah. I suck at this.

Heres a few of the pictures. I'll add more as I fix them. :)

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Comments

  • ddowdemersddowdemers
    edited November -1
    Beautiful pictures. What's the title of the book?
  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    thats awesome steph!! i want to know the title too, the pictures are beautiful!
    i love the pic of the guy walking the three tangled shibas, been there buddy!
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    I actually don't know the title. It's an out of print picture book from 1998. I bought it off ebay, the guy was only selling one copy. :0
    The whole book is in japanese. n___n; Which I cannot read.

    This is the cover:
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  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Those are great! No Shikoku tho?

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  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    Can't see the Shikoku? Pretty sure its a Shikoku in the 3rd + last photo. ;)
    They don't give the names with the photos. D: Its all in Kanji. ;;
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    Isn't the 2nd one of a Shikoku?

    Awesome! Thanks for the spam :D~
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    At least the names are not in the book. Its kinda ... helping me figure it out on my own. :3 I'm kinda guessing on some of them, but the majority of the breed photos are bunched together w/ one another ( the Shibas are first in the book :D ). I'm gonna scan a few more in soon. x3
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited August 2008
    ... these are my guesses from the book. xD Sorry if I am wrong. I think the only two i'm confused with is the Hokkaido and the Kishu.

    Shiba Inu ( pretty obvious ):
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    Shikoku Ken :
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    Akita Inu :
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    Kai Ken :
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    Kishu Ken? ( I think. xD ) :
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    Hokkaido Inu? ( an also, I think xD ):
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  • tsukitsunetsukitsune
    edited November -1
    that akita is ADORABLE!!!

    I agree with your guesses, btw!
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    The first picture of the Shiba & the pics of the Kai & Shikoku are my favorite! :D [ also the one of the akita puppy! Too cute! ]~
  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited November -1
    I am pretty sure that you 2nd shiba picture in the most recent groupings is actually a hokkaido (look for the urajiro) also the head is a little more block and a little less wedge. The white one is almost definitely a kishu.

    Really cool pictures.
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    To those who are interested, looks like the seller put up another on ebay. :) He might have a few?
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Japanese-Dogs-PhotoBook-Akita-Shiba-Kishu-Kai-Other-Inu_W0QQitemZ360079094181QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item360079094181&_trkparms=72:1075|39%3A1|66%3A2|65%3A12|240%3A1318&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&timeout=1218853841721

    He's very nice, and very quick. He shipped the book a day before my paypal payment went through. n___n;
  • SangmortSangmort
    edited November -1
    ...

    I want it.~
  • kektikekti
    edited November -1
    I want.....




    a kishu that dog looks so awsome! *note its just a want not that I would get one I'm prob gunna stick with my shibas or maybe a shikoku*
  • SarakoSarako
    edited November -1
    I have this book.

    The second picture is 2 Shiba, not Hokkaido. Toyshiba, you were rignt !

    Difference between Shiba and Hokkaido is not only urajiro... There are type differences too... and somtime, Shiba has not a very white Urajiro... (here I think its the light of the picture)
  • tobyshibatobyshiba
    edited November -1
    Not only that, but theres other ways to tell besides just the colours of the Urajiro. The Hokkaido ( to me ) looked a little chunkier than a Shiba.
    Generally Shibas seem to have a huge fuzzy ass, a smaller tail and a leaner body.

    Hokkaido ( from photos ) do look like a larger Shiba, but a little more thicker and seem to have a much larger tail.
  • JessicaRabbitJessicaRabbit
    edited August 2008
    If you look at KTrebors Hokkaido they are not that much bigger than shibas. That is one of the most startling things about them, is the fact that these wee dogs are so bloody tough.

    I will concede at second glance that those are shibas. Hokkaido ears seem to generally be further apart and the urajiro (or absence thereof) does appear to be lighting in the picture.

    However the urajiro is a breed standard. absence of it is considered a major fault.
  • BradA1878BradA1878
    edited November -1
    Yea, I agree, in the very first group the second pic is a Shikoku... the second I'm not sure about. Maybe its a Shikoku... its kinds funny looking due to the camera angel or something.

    The Kai-Ken in the recent group looks so much more fuzzy than Kona, I wonder if his coat will change for this winter???

    Great pics!

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