When it comes to Japanese dogs, what is everyone's first reaction? Bot thinks of Shiba Inu, because its memes are too magical, the appearance can be salty and sweet, and the ghost animals can be hegemonic.
There is also a Japanese dog, which many people confuse with the Shiba Inu, and that is the Akita Inu. Speaking of the Akita Inu, I have to mention one of Shibuya's landmark spots, the Hachiko Statue of Tadatoshi, if you travel to Japan, don't miss it, if you take the JR line, get off at Shibuya Station (Shibuya Station) and take the JR Hachiko Exit (JR ハチ公改札), you can walk to the Hachiko Statue in 1 minute.
In 1987, the movie "The Tale of Hachiko inuyasha" based on true events caused a sensation in Japan and received a super high box office.
Hachiko is a white species of Akita inu, whose real name is ハチ, and is now a specimen of ハチ at the National Museum of Science in Ueno, Tokyo.
Shiba Inu and Akita inu are all native Japanese dogs, which have always been loved by Japanese people, and today bot will introduce six kinds of japanese native dogs.
In 1934, the Japan Dog Preservation Association formulated the "Japanese Dog Standard" based on the nature and ideal size of Japanese dogs, and designated six kinds of Japanese native dogs, which were divided into three categories: large, medium and small. Moreover, between 1931 and 1937, these six native dogs were designated as "National Natural Monuments" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
According to the Japan Dog Conservation Association, among the six indigenous dog breeds, the Shiba Inu, Kishu Dog, and Shikoku Dog are the three most popular.
Shibainu
The Shiba Inu is the only small dog breed among Japanese dogs and is the most popular, with 80% of Japanese dogs being bred being the Shiba Inu.
Character & Strengths
Cute personality, easy to raise, high IQ, can sense the mood of the owner.
Compared with males and females, males are extroverted and intense, while females are naturally sensitive and emotionally delicate and gentle.
color
The Shiba Inu has roughly four colors, namely red, black brown, flax, and white.
Red: 80% of the Shiba Inu are red wood, there are dark red wood, there are also light color red wood. The coat color of the Shiba Inu slowly becomes lighter as we age.
Black: The black Shiba Inu has a rusty smoky black with two cute beanie eyebrows above the eyes, super cute!
White: White wood is not pure white, the ears or back will be a little red, white wood lacks pigment, the nose is often pink.
Flax color: Flax chai is a mixture of red, white and black hair, and is the most colorful cub in the Shiba Inu!
A family portrait
Although there are so many coat colors, the Shiba Inu, regardless of the color, has white hairs on the inside of its abdomen, which is called "white", which is also a major feature of the Shiba Inu.
Later, people artificially created a shiba inu - dou chai (small shiba inu), the breeder first chooses the smallest development in a litter, and then finds another small shiba inu after adulthood, and uses artificial selective generations of selection to breed them gradually and gradually become smaller, evolving into today's "bean chai". Since the "Shiba Inu dwarfing" violated the Japanese Dog Standards established by the Japan InuYasha, the Nippon Society did not recognize shiba inuyasha with insufficient body height outside the specifications, and did not issue a pedigree of "Douchai".
Tip: April 8 is "Shiba Inu Day" every year, and in Japan, April 8 is called "Shiba Inu Day" in Japan because the pronunciation of 4 and 8 is very similar to the pronunciation of Shiba.
The four largest medium-sized dogs – the Kishu, Hokkaido, Shikoku, and Kai, are currently in great decline, and if they continue like this, they are likely to become endangered. In modern society, whether it is a Japanese dog or a foreign dog, the breeding of dogs is the world of small dogs, and the number of medium-sized dogs and large dogs is decreasing sharply, and these dog breeds add up to less than 10% of the total.
Kishu Inu KISHUUKEN
Kishu Inu vs. Shiba Inu size comparison
The Kishu Inu is a medium-sized dog native to the Kii Peninsula, once a breed of hunting wild boar, which evolved into an easily recognizable white hair in order to prevent hunters from shooting it by mistake, and is now bred as a family dog due to the decline in the hunting population. With a smart and loyal personality, the number of dogs is second only to the Shiba Inu, making it the second largest breed of dogs in Japan.
Many people think it is docile and quiet, but don't forget, after all, the Hound-born Jizhou Dog has a high degree of concentration and not weak aggression, if you want to develop a docile personality, you need the patience of the owner.
The coat color is mostly white, and a few are red and flax.
Shikoku Inu SHIKOKUKEN
The Shikoku Dog is native to medium-sized dogs in the Shikoku Mountains, mainly in Kochi Prefecture. It was once called the Tosa Dog, but in order to avoid confusion with the "Tosa Fighting Dog", it was renamed the Shikoku Dog.
The Shikoku dog is well balanced, well-proportioned and muscular. They are strong, bone dense and compact. The outer layer is coarse and straight, and the inner layer is soft and dense. Similar in appearance to a wolf, there has been an incident in which someone mistakenly thought it was a Japanese wolf and called the police.
The Shikoku dog has a cautious and courageous personality and has good judgment. They are loyal to their owners and are more alert and alert than other native Japanese dog breeds when hunting wild boars. Because he lives in the mountains, he is hard-working and good at running among the mountains and forests.
The coat color is mostly flax color, and a few are red or black.
Kaikenu KAIKEN
The Main Habitat of the Bephine Inu is the area around the Southern Alps. As a dog that can hunt antelopes, it is loved by hunters. Compared to other dogs, the image is more majestic.
His personality is more fierce, his movements are fast, he has been trained as a military dog, and generally only obeys the breeder alone in his life.
The whole body is covered with tiger skin coat, which is a natural protective color for The Kai dog to hunt in the mountains.
Hokkaido Dog HOKKAIDOUKEN
The Hokkaido Dog is a dog breed raised by the Ainu people, the natives of Hokkaido, so it is also called the Ainu Dog. The hit "お父さん" in Softbank's advertisement is a Hokkaido dog that has absorbed a lot of powder.
Extremely vigilant, sensitive to the surroundings, loyal to the owner, there have been cases of fighting bears that are several times larger than themselves in order to protect the owner.
In order to be hardy, Hokkaido dogs have a double coat, with hard hair on the upper and soft hair on the lower. Coat color is mainly red, flax color, tiger color, black, white, black and other colors are also available.
Akita Inu AKITAKEN
The Akita Inu is a dog breed native to Akita Prefecture, Tohoku, Japan, the only large dog in Japan, and one of the first dog breeds to be designated as a natural monument in Japan. The ancestors of the Akita inu were mountain hunting dogs. In 1630, in order to cultivate fighting dogs, japan bred hunting dogs with native dogs from the Akita region, which is the original breed of the Akita dog. In the past, only royalty and nobles could own the Akita dog. However, due to changes in the preferences of those in power, interest in Akita dogs has been high and low, and Akita dogs have faced extinction several times.
Because of the extinction of the time, Japan is very strict about the identity of the Akita dog, and each Akita born in a regular kennel has its own "identity card" which is what we often call the Akita bloodline.
By nature, he is kind, docile, calm, athletic, and extremely adaptable.
The coat color mainly includes red hair, tiger hair, and white hair.
Akita Inu Diplomacy
Akita dogs have always been very popular with foreigners, and the number of foreign breeds even exceeds that of Japan. On July 27, 2012, the Japanese government of Akita County arrived in Moscow (Putin named it "Dream") with an Akita puppy given to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This is the third time that the Akita inu has been donated overseas after the Japanese government twice presented the "National Natural Monument" Akita Inu to the American female writer Helen Keller in 1939. In 2018, Japan also gave an Akita dog to the Figure Skating gold medalist at the Winter Olympics, Alina Zagitova of Russia.
In recent years, more and more Japanese people have chosen to import small dogs, such as chihuahuas and mini Poodles, while the Shiba Inu, Akita Inu, Kishu Inu, Shikoku, Hokkaido And Kai-inu, six kinds of Japanese "national dogs" are facing the doom of "extinction" due to their large size, lack of cuteness, and inconvenient breeding in the city. According to the information provided by the Japan Kennel Association, there are only 689 pure "national dogs" of the Kishu dog, the Shikoku dog, the Hokkaido dog and the Kaifi dog, and if Japan does not take any action to protect it, it may become extinct in Japan.