Please help to find japan breeders

ellixellix
edited August 2010 in Shikoku Ken (四国犬)
Dear friends,
my name is Artem, Moscow, Russia. I'd like to start breeding shikoku in Russia (now working with akita and shiba). Would you be so kind to help me in this breed and introduce in japanese breeders, some of you have import dogs. It's very high language barrier between japan and russia.
Kind regards

Comments

  • dlrobertsdlroberts
    Hi Artem,

    Welcome to the forum!

    Unfortunately I suspect you may have some trouble finding connections to the Shikoku community via this forum. There are a few members who do have connections and I will let them reveal themselves if they feel comfortable. In general though, most people are very protective of the breed as a whole, and protective of their contacts in Japan as a way to help ensure the success of their breeding programs.

    Some of the generic advice often given is to contact the Japanese preservation society. Here is a link to the page translated into Russian: http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=ru&u=http://www.nihonken-hozonkai.or.jp/

    I think your best bet would be to find someone local who can translate for you and attempt communication via the preservation society.

    Good luck, and welcome again to the forum!
  • ellixellix
    Thanks a lot, I've already understood the simplicity of selfsearching, and certainly accept your advice, but instead of all as in Russia there is no this breed it was a kind surprise to find out forum in english concerning shikoku. And to increase communications and may be collaboration hope that someone answer in way of contacts. Very best wishes.
  • TheWalrusTheWalrus
    Welcome to the forum Artem.

    Just by hanging out on this forum for a while you will probably get the feel for how rare the Shikoku are outside of Japan. There's also a very small community of breeders here in Japan, and because of the language barrier it can be hard to break into. It will take time and patience to find the right Shikoku to import, but if you feel you're up for it you can send an email my way. My address is in my profile. Hopefully I can help you with at least some information on what importing entails.
  • tjbart17tjbart17
    Shigeru you are truly a cool guy! :-)

    Good luck on your Shikoku searching. Sorry I can't be of any help. I've never even had the pleasure to meet one yet.
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