Akiyama no Roushya (秋山の狼室) | NIPPO, AKC, & UKC Kishu Ken & Shikoku Ken
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O'ikon's takoda


UKC: ​UKC P505-244
​Height: 22 inches
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Color: black sesame (kurogoma)
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Birthdate: November 27th, 2006
Breeder: Peggy & Robert Graham (O'iKon Nihon Ken)
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​Embark Veterinary Profile
​Basic Health Data
  • Hips: Non-dysplastic
  • Knees: Normal
  • Neurologic: passed of a brain tumor in 2020
Diversity Information & Genetic Data
  • Coat color: aw/at E/E S/S
  • COI: 10.08% Pedigree / 35% Embark
  • MHC DLA DRB1: No diversity
  • MHC DLA DQA1 & DQB1: No diversity
sesame Kishu Ken female profile picture

Human Sociability: Low
Dog Sociability: ​High
Biddability: Moderate
TK was not a dog that could be shared with strangers easily. "Look but don't touch" was his motto. He was, however, a very obedient and soft dog who got along well with the other dogs in the household and even enjoyed daycare.

TK was my first medium-sized Nihon Ken and my first Shikoku Ken who came to me in February of 2013 as a neutered pet. He had a handful of behavior issues - mostly revolving around meeting strangers - and helped to introduce me to the challenges of these Japanese boar hounds, developed my ability to problem solve more efficiently, and changed my ideas about how I communicated with my dogs.

We enjoyed a long relationship for meeting him at what many people would consider to be already aged. He suffered from dry eye/poor tear production starting when he was 8 and eventually had a neurological event in early 2020 which lead to the diagnosis of a brain tumor a few months later. 

He was a fun and loyal camping and hiking dog who was kind and playful with my Kishu puppies. I've decided to add a couple Shikoku Ken to my kennel to honor him and help the North American population when the community was good to me.

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Akiyama no Roushya | A breeder of NIPPO, AKC, UKC, & FCI Kishu Ken & Shikoku Ken
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