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  • Yeh, thanks for the warning.  I have been made aware of that kennel.
  • Hey everyone. Just wanted to update you. I decided on not making an actual decision until I meet the breeders and see the mom and pops, DUH. So, I will be driving down to Long Island in June to meet the lady that breeds them on the East Coast. A…
  • Wow, the alaskan husky looks very nice!  I'm sorta set on the Tamaskan, but the wait is a 6 months or so, and I am not giving my deposit yet cause I am not 100%
  • Hah! You're telling me! She spent the good part of an hour today digging down into a woodchuck hole. I couldn't even see her after about 20 minutes. Such amazing diggers. Eventually, as I was standing on top cracking up I was like...."Ok Z…
  • Just an update, since I have been researching alllll day instead of working....I am really narrowing it down to either a Tamaskan or Canadian Eskimo Dog.  Both have pretty long waits, so its not going to happen any time soon either way.  Unless I en…
  • hahaha, I know the look!  When I used to live in Miami (South Florida) I never took Zoe off leash, obviously.  But when I moved to Vermont I let her start running around slowly, until I gained trust in her, but at first she was like..."Are you …
  • Someone in my small little town has a Shiba, it is so friggan adorable...and so well behaved when she is on her leash, but the owner said she will take off like a lightning bolt if she lets go!
  • Brandon....they have been added.  I went from 15 or so breeds, to 1, now back to 8 :)  A 15 year commitment and bond is nothing to go into without lots and lots and lots and lots thinking and discussing!
  • Not yet, I'm actually at work!!  (Image)   heheh
  • tsukitsune, I like dogs that resemble the original dog, the wolf. I want a dog that loves to be outdoors, not indoors. A large strong dog I can be rough with and wrestle with and run down the side of a mountain with. One that is instinctually a w…
  • You guys and gals are all awesome!  Even though I am looking elseware than a Shikoku, if ya'll like, I will keep updating this with info I find.    I really LOVE the look of both the Tamaskin and the NAID, but I have read some scary stuff abo…
  • Thanks for all the input.  Even the Shikoku is not registered with the AKC, but I have read so many horror stories about the North American Indian Dog AND the Tamaskan.  NAID breeders say the Tamaskan is nothing but an inbred wolf dog, and vice vers…
  • Well, first off, I want to thank everyone for their input.  From our discussion today, and  from some more research, I have decided to move away from the Shikoku.  The dog is beautiful and would make a nice companion if I had a fenced in yard and pl…
  • :)  oh....hehe...i told ya knew the breed! haha.
  • I have never heard of a Tamaskan.  Looks like a cool dog as well.  Gosh, this list went from being long, to being narrowed to 1 or 2, and is now expanding again!!  (Image)
  • I have looked at Karelian Bear Dogs, very amazing animals.  They are on my short list of dogs.  What is a GSD?  I'm sure it's some common breed, but I can't think of what that stands for!
  • haha, Danny pees on everything too!  So much deer pee, so little time!
  • Well, my personal belief is that animals should be allowed to be as they would be in the wild, with training and limits of course. And I would never let my dog into the woods unless I was with it.  Of course there are inherent risks, but there are …
  • hmm...well it seems that there is a lot of hesitation to people with letting their dogs off the lead.  Of course, just like people, dogs are all different, but it seems most of you agree, a Shikoku is not a optimal choice for hiking of a lead, and c…
  • gosh, I want one!  Just to give me a "ballpark" idea....are the wait lists longer than a few months? close to a year?  more than a year? 
  • Aren't Shikoku dogs very similar in their breed to Siberian Huskies?  I see those off lead all the time up here in the mountains. 
  • Zoe is a great companion during the summer, but the summer here is short. She is too small for winter hiking because of the deep snow and harsh winter weather.  She would love a new buddy, especially a big dog, she likes big more anyways.....all th…
  • I don't mind if the dogs run far when I'm hiking, as long as they return when I call them.  Danny, the border I hike with, will always follow a scent, often for 20-30 min, but he will return when called.  Would it be impossible to train a Shikoku fr…