Nozomifarm
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Hi all, I'm mostly a lurker on this forum, but I thought you might enjoy my pictures of Poppy, my 18 month old Kai, playing with my current litter of Shiba puppies. I'm really impressed with Poppy's natural interest in and tolerance of the babies. …
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Hi Chrystal, I think it's awesome that you and Juno went down for the CAT! It's on my to-do list but I haven't been willing to drive to NJ for one. I'd like to enter Poppy as well as the Shibas, although I think Pop may have similar issues to tho…
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We're planning to be at Muddy Paws Canine Center in Westminster Vt on 5/5-6, and 5/26-28, and again probably on the 4th of July weekend, a weekend in August, and Halloween weekend. If you feel like taking a drive, we'll be camping on-site on those …
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Hi Chrystal, I'm in southern NH. By the way, I'd really love to meet you and Juno someday. Poppy is the only Kai Ken I've ever met, and since I'm trying to learn as much as I can about the breed, meeting the only other local Kai and her owner s…
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Hi there, Sorry to hear the raw hasn't been going better for you! I've been feeding raw for almost ten years and have successfully transitioned many rescues/guests over to a raw diet over the years. If you decide to try again, I'd start by givi…
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I've got a pack of Shibas (6 who live with us and another dozen or so whom we co-own with family and/or close friends). If I include pups we've bred and dogs we've fostered over the years, we've probably lived with and/or worked with close to a hun…
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Hi Alban, I very recently bought my first Kai Ken. While I have a long history with Shiba Inus and (American) Akitas, I'd never met a Kai and also had a lot of questions about the breed and no idea where to start looking. The folks on this forum …
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Breeder #2 would be my first pick, breeder #1 my second pick, and breeder #3 my third pick. I'd like to see testing being done and only dogs who pass their testing being used for breeding. Theoretically, breeder #1 could be breeding only his three…
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@tjbart17 Yes, but the decision was confirmed only about an hour ago, so it's very recent. Your input, and that of others here have gotten me over my last minute "puppy jitters", and I thank you :) A friend of mine who is down in Cincin…
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Dave, I am sincerely sorry to hear of your loss.
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Hi Brad, If the lack of testing comes down to an issue of money or convenience, I will get on a high horse about it, no matter what the breed. I'm sorry, but I believe if you can't afford the money and the time to do it right, you shouldn't be bre…
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@tjbart17 - Thank you. That is really helpful information. I can't say I can condone the lack of recent health checks, but your explanation makes a lot of sense and does make me feel a lot better about the puppy I'm probably going to buy. Hip dys…
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Hi Dave, Thanks for the detailed response. As you said, you didn't really answer the question, but you raised some interesting points. You know, I completely understand why imports don't have health checks behind them, but why aren't people check…
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Oops, I lied! I was looking at the wrong column on the OFA page. Actual numbers for Akitas and Shibas are not nearly as bad as I stated above. Tested Akitas are 12.9% dysplastic, and tested Shibas are 5.7% dysplastic, so odds of getting a dysplas…
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I think some of them count, and furthermore, I think they often keep a rough running tally. :) I agree with Lindsay that when using food as a reward, the praise/attention given with it is often more important to the dog than the food itself is, bu…