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• I'm glad to hear that it all came out well. One of my Border Collies lost a leg from getting out, and trying to herd a car, and your story made me fear something like that was coming.

  in Rakka's Escape and Other Mishaps Comment by Moonrise February 2016
• Good to know; thank you, Lindsayt.

  in My boy Hanzo introduction and some questions. Comment by Moonrise January 2016
• Also, things that I've read about Hokkaidos indicate to me that the training methods advocated by the Monks of New Skete (Catholic monks who raise GSDs as working dogs, and have published several books on obedience training) will be effective for Ho…

  in My boy Hanzo introduction and some questions. Comment by Moonrise January 2016
• My experience (with border collies, not Hokkaido inu) is that it's always best to have them on-leash outside the house. One of our BCs lost a leg because he tried to herd a car; I'm concerned about what could happen to any dog that wants to go say …

  in My boy Hanzo introduction and some questions. Comment by Moonrise January 2016
• What handsome dogs! When I was a child, my grandfather in Hakodate had a Hokkaido inu that was technically black and tan, but actually very black. No visit to my grandparents house could begin without that dog knocking me down and licking me all o…

  in Progress for Hokkaido Club: 1st Litter Born in North America Comment by Moonrise January 2016