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A small DS in Japan?
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Schlussdibusti
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A small DS in Japan?
Eva & Marco BH
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Sugars Mom
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- Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.
Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!
I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences. - Location: Victoria BC
Re: A small DS in Japan?
Very sad story...heartbreaking...but on the doggie note, it looks like a mini DS; the same size as Sugar.
Sue (and Sugar)
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Raven
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
A mini DS...? You're just being cute 'cause she's a still a pup, right?
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Sugars Mom
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- Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.
Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!
I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences. - Location: Victoria BC
Re: A small DS in Japan?
Sugar is a DS mix, hence the mini-ness...her Mom was NOT a DS, and apparently was only around 30 lbs. She obviously got all her good looks from her Dad : )
Last time I weighed Sugar she was 31 lbs and at 14 months old, she is not going to get any bigger (see her in the pic below with my 12 year old step son taken last month - she is mini sized!!).
Last time I weighed Sugar she was 31 lbs and at 14 months old, she is not going to get any bigger (see her in the pic below with my 12 year old step son taken last month - she is mini sized!!).
Sue (and Sugar)
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Schlussdibusti
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
Mini in size but maxi cute!!!! 
I voted for Sugar's patriot pic. Pst, but please don't tell Marco
I voted for Sugar's patriot pic. Pst, but please don't tell Marco
Eva & Marco BH
Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
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Sugars Mom
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- Tell us about yourself: I adopted a Dutch Shepherd mix (without knowing what she was) from the SPCA here in Victoria BC and am now trying to learn everything I can about this breed. My husband and I work from home most of the time so I thought it was time to get a puppy! We have his 2 boys here half the time and we wanted a nice family dog.
Sugar looks like a miniature Dutch Shepherd with floppy ears, and has every ounce of DS traits in her little body!
I hope to learn from other DS owners and share doggy experiences. - Location: Victoria BC
Re: A small DS in Japan?
Awwww, thanks! We think so too! 
....and I won't tell Marco about your vote 
....and I won't tell Marco about your vote Sue (and Sugar)
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vneerland
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
How about a vote that the Japanese hold out's dog is a Kai Inu? (Kai ken?) They are small(er) and come in brindle, brindle, brindle and brindle.
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Marjolein
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alspyce
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Also have a horse-old quarter horse mare-32.
Can't wait for all the snow to get gone! Spring is coming too slow this year! - Location: Corinth, New York
Re: A small DS in Japan?
You got my vote, I believe that's the breed the dog is.
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Schlussdibusti
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
vneerland wrote:How about a vote that the Japanese hold out's dog is a Kai Inu? (Kai ken?) They are small(er) and come in brindle, brindle, brindle and brindle.
That's it !! Thanks for sharing. When I googled "Kai Inu", I found this site:http://www.kai-ken.org/index.htm Seems like they are pretty tough dogs. Makes me wonder about how breeds evolve. Maybe a Kai Inu made it's way to Europe, way back, and mated with a "local" shepherd type dog and that's how the DS got started.
Eva & Marco BH
Jupiter, Florida
Jupiter, Florida
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vneerland
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
Schlussdibusti wrote:
http://www.kai-ken.org/index.htm Seems like they are pretty tough dogs. Makes me wonder about how breeds evolve. Maybe a Kai Inu made it's way to Europe, way back, and mated with a "local" shepherd type dog and that's how the DS got started.
Maybe the other way around? A DS made it to Japan, and the rest is KaiKen history?
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
Kai ken seems to me to resemble a Shiba inu with a less curly tail if it had a brindle coat...don't know about overall size, but that head is not at all like a DS.vneerland wrote:How about a vote that the Japanese hold out's dog is a Kai Inu? (Kai ken?) They are small(er) and come in brindle, brindle, brindle and brindle.
Soooo many breeds come in brindle...
Is there a gene for the likelihood of ears being "prick"??? LOL.
Cheryl in MA, with rescued DS
Kaya, adopted January 2006 (over the bridge, September 2014)
Marley, adopted February 2008
Minnie, adopted March 2015
North American Dutch Shepherd Rescue
https://www.facebook.com/NADSR.DSRescue
Kaya, adopted January 2006 (over the bridge, September 2014)
Marley, adopted February 2008
Minnie, adopted March 2015
North American Dutch Shepherd Rescue
https://www.facebook.com/NADSR.DSRescue
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Re: A small DS in Japan?
Hi I have a real DS in Japan.Haha. and I know Kai dogs here. They aren't related at all.They are primitive smaller, deer hunting dog. People would say Kai dogs can only follow one master and more aggressive than a DS(in my opinion), but recently breeders started breeding more pet type of Kai dogs. They are bigger than Shiba but smaller than Akita. We don't have that many hunters anymore. Dutch is more domesticated and trainable. I'm glad I have a DS!!