# New Hokkaido inu litter in Poland On 7 February 2008 a new hokkaido inu litter was born in Poland (kennel Running Morpheus Kennel - friends of us), sadly only one puppy from 3 has lived enough to start eating. There are some pictures of puppy and her parents. And my favorite :) ## Thread In Hokkaido Inu · started by ktrebor · 49 replies - **Category:** [Hokkaido Inu](https://nihonken.org/community/c/hokkaido-inu) - **Forum:** [Nihon Ken Forum](https://nihonken.org/community/) ## ktrebor · 2008-02-17T06:54:13.000Z On 7 February 2008 a new hokkaido inu litter was born in Poland (kennel Running Morpheus Kennel - friends of us), sadly only one puppy from 3 has lived enough to start eating. There are some pictures of puppy and her parents. And my favorite :) ## phoenix · 2008-02-17T08:17:58.000Z OMG! This post managed to first bring tears to my eyes with the puppy pictures and then LMAO at the last picture! Thank you! ## MommyofNiko · 2008-02-17T11:25:12.000Z I melted with the first puppy pic, they are cuddling! ## JessicaRabbit (admin) · 2008-02-17T11:37:34.000Z I'm with Phoenix, tears and then a straight up giggle. ## _dlroberts · 2008-02-17T12:27:59.000Z That last picture is awesome. I actually laughed out loud twice---once when I first saw it and once when I went back to look over the pictures again. Hilarious! Oh yeah, and the puppy is cute too! ---- Edit: Make that three times! ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-02-17T13:49:59.000Z Yea, I think that last pic is great! Really funny! I think that look is called "The Stink Eye"- lol! The puppy pics are really cute, the second one is just so sweet. ## jmaxwell · 2008-02-17T14:23:10.000Z Robert- is the lady who had the pups name Ewa? I had a lady email me to tell my only one of her pups lived too and it was white. That is so sad that as rare of a breed as Hokkaidos are only 1 survive out of 3 ## sujewel · 2008-02-17T14:59:52.000Z Awe. What a super cute pic with the pup. So sad it's the only one that survived. I'm not familiar with this breed.  Beautiful. Are they smaller than Akitas? ## Romi (admin) · 2008-02-17T18:08:03.000Z That second pic is so adorable.  Thats really sad only 1 of the 3 pups made it.  Is that normal for hokkaido to give birth to a few pups and only 1 or 2 surviving?  Or was this just a unfortunate case. ## ktrebor · 2008-02-17T18:46:09.000Z Jamie - Yes, it's Ewa.  sujewel - Oh, they are a lot smaller than akitas, they are smaller than shikoku, but slighty bigger than shibas. Romi - Hokkaido inu litters are usually small 2-4 puppies, they are hard to breed - but in this case it was rather unfortunate case. ## sujewel · 2008-02-17T19:55:14.000Z WOW, ktrebor. They don't look that small. They are absolutely beutiful. I'm so sorry about the litter. So sad. ## Sarako · 2008-03-18T07:34:09.000Z My Niki (hokkaido) is from a litter of 5 puppies...  Her parents had 4 litters (if i remember well)  1) 3 puppies (all males) 2) 4 puppies (1 female 3 males) 3) juste 1 female and 4) 5 puppies (3 females and 2 males)   I think there is less puppies in east bloodlines due to the strong family relation between dogs... (it s a consequence of the consanginity)  But even, Hokkaido are not easy to breed... ## Harlow · 2008-03-18T14:51:32.000Z Thanks for the pictures. #2 really captures the coloration of the Mom's red highlights on the ears etc and the "Madonna and child" scene. The very upright standing dog with front paws tucked in is the most upright posture I've ever seen. Great shots! ## ktrebor · 2008-03-21T10:35:25.000Z Time for new pictures :) We have go to Running Morpheus with our new photo camera :) Here are the results:         Proud Father Whole family      Whole gallery you can find on Running Morpheus website www.hokkaido.info.pl ## brandon_w (admin) · 2008-03-21T10:40:05.000Z Oh wow.  He is so cute, that last picture is just great.  The whole family picture is really nice too. ## _dlroberts · 2008-03-21T10:51:49.000Z Thanks for the pictures, they're great! I love that cute little tongue giving kisses in the fifth one. I have to admit, I used to think that Hokkaidos just looked like bigger Shibas. But seeing this pictures has made me appreciate some of the subtle differences, like the shape of their head and the setting of their eyes. Even at the young age, you can already see the family resemblance to this puppies parents. Particularly in the 7th pictures, with the ears back and eyes like that, I'm reminded of the "stink eye" pic (last pic in the first post on this thread) that I still laugh out loud every time I see. ## sujewel · 2008-03-21T11:21:23.000Z Love, Love, Love the pictures. All of them!!! ## jmaxwell · 2008-03-21T12:32:52.000Z I WANT ONE NOW!!!!!!! ## brada1878 (admin) · 2008-03-21T13:28:29.000Z Yea, these pics are great! I like the family one as well. The head shape of that male ("proud father") is very nice. ## Romi (admin) · 2008-03-21T15:41:05.000Z Wow, they are so adorable! Great Pics!!! ## ktrebor · 2008-03-31T15:00:14.000Z A few days has passed. Kagai (she has a name now :) is growing very fast. She is very curious, and seems to be not affraid of the surrounding world. She likes to explore a lot. She is trying to eat everything arround, even stones :) She is developing strong guarding instinct, there she has spotted some strange women on "her" property (this was a wife of the photographer) And there with her family Playing with her father Kai Parents on the run :) Playing with mother [image no longer available: dsc_3832.jpg] As usually more pictures are available on Running Morpheus Kennel http://www.hokkaido.info.pl/szczeniaki.html Also I was asked by Eva (owner of the Running Morpheus) for a little help. Kagai was reserved by the person from Sweden, but due the personal problems, she has resigned. So Eva is still looking for a new home for Kagai. She could be contacted at: ewa@husky.info.pl or kennel@hokkaido.info.pl ## brandon_w (admin) · 2008-03-31T15:17:53.000Z What a gorgeous family, and gorgeous pictures.  The father daughter and mother daughter pictures are especially cute. ## okiron · 2008-03-31T15:21:09.000Z Wow she's so precious. Her parents are just gorgeous. ## jmaxwell · 2008-03-31T15:28:02.000Z Robert~ OMG I am in love with her!!! I am suprised Ewa hasnt contacted me about her since I has mentioned to her before that I wanted one. I will email her and see if she has found someone yet because if not I wante her!!! =) I was actually supposed to take the sibbling to her that died =( ## _dlroberts · 2008-03-31T15:49:35.000Z To see the whole family together gives me a warm fuzzy feeling ;-) It almost makes me sad to think they'll be separated. Thanks again for sharing the pics! ## Romi (admin) · 2008-03-31T15:58:06.000Z Fanstastic pics!!! They are all so cute!  Looks like they are one happy family! ## ktrebor · 2008-03-31T16:04:46.000Z Jamie  Misscomunnication - Eva, was thinking that you are interested with importing male hokkaido. ## jmaxwell · 2008-03-31T16:17:14.000Z Robert - Oh no, I would take male or female. It didnt matter to me just as long as he/she was healthy! =)  I emailed her so hopefully I hear something from her. She is such a cutie and looks like a lil polar bear! =) ## Romi (admin) · 2008-03-31T16:21:15.000Z Oh wow Good Luck Jamie!!! That would be so awesome if you get her!!!  She is so adorable!  Keep us updated! ## Leonberger (admin) · 2008-03-31T16:24:29.000Z That's a great looking family! Congratulations! Kagai is so cute! --- **Navigate:** [Forum home](https://nihonken.org/community/?format=md) · [Sitemap](https://nihonken.org/community/sitemap.xml)