First Hokkaido!
Today I met my first Hokkaido Ken while walking on the castle grounds in Morioka. A guy on a bike with a dog passed us on the street, I saw its rump and thought "too big to be a Shiba!" so I caught up to him at the intersection. Our dialog consisted of me going, "Sumimasen. Hokkaido Ken?" and pantomiming asking to pet his dog. He graciously allowed me, and the dog was very gentle and tolerant. I got a photo!
I have now officially met all six breeds.
I have now officially met all six breeds.
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Three red and white King Charles Spaniels going for a walk in Tokyo (near Asakusa)
A girl with something small and fluffy (Papillon?) on the Shinkansen to Morioka
A red/brown retriever like dog with a slightly curly tail beside the tracks to Odate
A white spitz breed with red-lined ears (maybe Kishu or Hokkaido?) in a pet store in Odate
A Golden Retriever mix and Bassett on the corner in Morioka during rush hour
An old, small salt and pepper dog with a condition that made it lean to the right in Morioka
A very large, dark red Shiba outside the ironworks shop in Morioka - it wasn't friendly
A senior Hokkaido with a bicyclist at the castle in Morioka; I got to pet him (the dog not the bicyclist)
Update 3/4
A lady with a red sesame Shiba walking through a snowy cemetery by the road to Tsunagi
A small dog (unseen) barking from inside a pet stroller at the Tokyo train station
A black and tan Shiba and a Pug for sale at a pet shop in Chiba
A black Labrador Retriever tied outside a 100 yen store in Chiba
Update 3/6
A beautiful, thickly-built and jacketed Golden Retriever at the Mt. Fuji visitor center
Update 3/7
A grizzled old Beagle mix on the footpath to see the Snow Monkeys outside Nagano
A red Akita being walked on the streets of Yudanaka
A Shiba mix at the foot bath in Yudanaka
It's neat how you are keeping track of what dogs you see and where!
Gotta admit, I was laughing at the mental image of you running after the guy on the bike yelling about hokkaido ken! XD LOL
My friend got excited when she saw pictures of Ghidora, our brindle male Akita. She knew he was tora, and her daughter's music teacher has Kai Kens.