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Pages in category "Dog breeds originating in Japan" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Japanese Spitz; Japanese Terrier; K. Kai Ken ...
Moku was a dog born at the end of the Ansei era (1854 - 1860), lived through the fires of the Boshin War (1868 - 1869), and lived until 1871 or 1872. Moku was about 85 cm tall at the shoulder and was large enough to carry an adult on its back. Moku was a purely Japanese dog with erect ears and a curly tail, sesame (goma) in color, and long hair ...
2. Shiba Inu. Pint-sized and adorable, the Shiba Inu is the most popular companion breed in Japan. They’re also an ancient breed, and have likely been around since 300 B.C. (Get this: The Shiba ...
The Shiba Inu (柴犬, Shiba Inu, Japanese: [ɕiba inɯ]) is a breed of hunting dog from Japan. A small-to-medium breed, it is the smallest of the six original dog breeds native to Japan. [1] Its name literally translates to "brushwood dog", as it is used to flush game.
The origins of today’s Japanese dog breeds can be traced back thousands of years. After millennia of crossbreeding and fine-tuning, it is widely accepted that there are just six breeds native to ...
The Tosa vary considerably in size, with the Japanese-bred dogs tending to be about half the size of those bred outside the country. The Japanese breed generally weighs between 36 and 61 kilograms (80 and 135 lb), while non-Japanese breeders have focused on dogs that weigh from 60 to 90 kg (130 to 200 lb) and stand 62 to 82 cm (24 to 32 in) at the withers.
The Shikoku Ken (四国犬, Shikoku-ken) or Kōchi-ken (高知犬) [1] is a Japanese breed of dog from Shikoku island. [2] It was designated a living national monument of Japan in 1937 Tosa Inu . However, because this could lead to it being confused with the Tosa Fighting Dog, and the breed was also found in other prefectures, from around 1932 ...
The Kawakami Inu is a medium sized spitz type dog, closely related to the Shiba Inu, the height at the withers is around 35-45cm. They are a double coated breed with short, dense fur, the accepted coat colours are red, black, white, and brown. The Kawakami Inu has a more wolf-like face than the Shiba Inu, [8] its eyes are a dark reddish-brown. [4]