Japanese Dogs Akita, Shiba, and Other Breeds

by Chiba, Michiko; North, Lucy

• ISBN13: 9784770028754
• ISBN10: 477002875X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-08-15
• Publisher: Kodansha USA

Summary

This is an illustrated guide to the ten breeds of dogs developed on theapanese mainland. Images of champion dogs within each breed are included,long with breed history and development and the work of Japanese societiesedicated to various breeds.

Author Biography

Michiko Chiba: President of the magazine publishing company A.D. Summer's, which owns, among many other publications, the highly successful Dog Days and Dog Fan. She is also a lecturer and a member of the board of directors of the White Shepherd Association. Yuichi Tanabe: Professor Emeritus of Gifu University. His research in the area of animal genetics (notably in study of the DNA of dog breeds throughout Asia) has brought him many awards, including the Research Award of the Society for Zootechnical Science of Japan and the Yomiuri Agricultural Award Takashi Tojo: A member since 1964 of the Akita Inu Hozonkai, he served as an official judge with that organization for fourteen years, from 1971 to 1985. He is also a member of Nippo, the Japan Kennel Club, and the Nihonken Group Club Tsutomu Muraoka: A director and contributing editor of A.D. Summer's, he launched two magazines (Dog Days and Dog Fan) in the year 2000. He is a director of the Japan Dog Walk Association (a charitable organization that raises funds for AIDS research) and chairman of the annual Japan Sheepdog Trials

Table of Contents

Introduction	6	(3)
COLOR PLATES	9	(32)
INTRODUCTION TO THE BREEDS OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED BREEDS	41	(10)
Akita	41	(3)
Shiba	44	(3)
Kishu	47	(1)
Shikoku	48	(1)
Kai	49	(1)
Hokkaido	50	(1)
BREEDS NOT OFFICIALLY RECOGNIZED	51	(4)
Japanese Spitz	51	(2)
Japanese Terrier	53
Chin	52	(2)
Tosa Fighting Dog	54	(1)
STANDARD HEIGHT AND WEIGHT OF JAPANESE DOGS	55	(1)
THE NIPPO STANDARD FOR THE JAPANESE DOG
Basic Outline of the Standard	56	(3)
NIPPO
Preserving and Protecting the Pedigrees of the Six Japanese Breeds	59	(1)
Nippo Shows	59	(3)
THE HISTORY OF THE JAPANESE DOG
The Paleolithic Dog as Companion	62	(1)
Changing Attitudes	63	(2)
The Start of Preservation Movements and Breed Standardization	65	(1)
Genetic Evidence for the Routes Dogs Took to Japan	66	(4)
The Ryukyu Dog of Okinawa	70	(2)
Jomon Shiba: A Dog from Paleolithic Times Recreated by Contemporary Breeders	72	(2)
HUNTING AND JAPANESE DOGS
History	74	(2)
Hunting with the Kishu Inu	76	(3)
Hunting with the Ainu Inu	79	(3)
WELL-KNOWN DOGS IN JAPAN
Tama: A Shiba Who Rescued His Master from Being Buried in the Snow	82	(2)
Heiji: The Akita Guide of Mountain Climbers	84	(2)
Hachiko: The Akita Who Became a Symbol of Loyalty	86	(2)
Appendices	88	(4)
List of Authors	92	(1)
Acknowledgments and Photo Credits	93	(1)
Index	94