SHIKOKU

Endurance

Keen senses

Energetic

Docile

Medium size

Well balanced

Curled tail

Strong build

Group	📌
Size	Medium📌
Utilization	Hunting dog, companion
Appearance	A medium-sized dog with well balanced and well developed clean cut muscles. It has pricked ears and a curled or sickle tail. Conformation: strong, well-boned and compact.
🖍️Nicknames	Shikoku Ken Shikoku Inu Japanese Wolfdog
Country of origin	Japan
Lifespan, years	10 - 12
Height	43 cm - 55 cm
Weight	15 kg - 25 kg
Temperament	A dog of marked endurance, keen in sense with a naive feeling, energetic and highly alert; an enthusiastic hunter; docile towards his master.
History	This breed goes back to medium-sized dogs that existed in Japan in ancient times. The Shikoku was bred as a hunting dog, mainly for hunting boar in the mountainous districts of Kochi Prefecture. It is sometimes called « Kochi-ken » (ken = dog). There were three varieties of this breed - Awa, Hongawa and Hata - all named after the area where they were bred. Among them, the Hongawa maintained the highest degree of purity, because the breeding area was not easily accessible.