# What we have learned about our Shikokus....

I was talking to Jen and she mentioned that someone asked her if Ahi's re-activeness was a behavior common in the Shikoku breed. She mentioned that her first reaction was to say "Well, really, we don't know what is common / normal for this breed since there is so little documentation.", but then sh…

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In Shikoku Ken · started by brada1878 · 1 replies
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## brada1878 (admin) · 2007-07-13T14:31:02.000Z
I was talking to Jen and she mentioned that someone asked her if Ahi's re-activeness was a behavior common in the Shikoku breed. She mentioned that her first reaction was to say "Well, really, we don't know what is common / normal for this breed since there is so little documentation.", but then she thought about it and was able to give a firm "YES!".

She realized that because of the forum and all of you, there are a lot of things we now know are "typical" of the Shikoku breed. That made me pretty stoked! I guess this forum is helping all of us understand the breed - I mean that was the plan, but it's nice to see it's working.

## Michelle M · 2007-07-14T22:55:26.000Z
Yep! I second that.

And that the Shikoku is a very cautious breed and can a bit reactive when they are afraid or feel threatened.

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