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HVCH Nami no Aima go Shikino sou TKN

  • Registered name above is NIPPO. AKC/UKC/FCI registered name "Jikino Kensha no Nami no Aima"
  • ​2019 JACA Nihon Ken Invitational Best Male, NIPPO/West 2019 "excellent" rating
  • 2019 Ridgefield Performance Weekend (Greater Clark County Kennel Club) AKC Open Show BOB
  • 2019 NWSWS Year End Bash Dog Show Series BOB Show 2, BOS Show 1
  • 2020 JACA Nihon Ken Invitational Best Male Show 1 & 2, BOB Show 1 & 2
  • 2020 Ohio Doberman Club VDS-7 BOW, BOB
  • 2020 Ohio Doberman Club VDS-8 Northern Group 1, BOW, BOB

NIPPO: H30-501 / AKC: WS66200201​
​Height: 22 inches
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Color: white (shiro)
​Birthdate: October 12th, 2017
Breeder: Riina & Juho Haapakallio (Jikino Kennel)
Pedigree Link
​Embark Veterinary Profile
​​Basic Health Data
  • Dentition: Full
  • OFA Thyroid: Autoimmune Thyroiditis
  • Allergy Status: not affected
Diversity Information & Genetic Data
  • Coat color: aw/aw e/e S/sp
  • COI: 1.73% Pedigree / 23% Embark
  • MHC DLA DRB1: High diversity
  • MHC DLA DQA1 & DQB1: Low diversity
white Kishu Ken male profile picture
Human Sociability: Moderate
Dog Sociability: Moderate
Biddability: ​High
Jason is a very intelligent and sensitive Kishu who is "softer" for the breed. He is a very eager worker and is easy to motivate. He is slow to warm up to people and generally neutral with dogs. He is, however, my only Kishu who appears same sex aggressive with certain dogs.
As of July 2020, Jason was ruled Positive Compensative Autoimmune Thyroiditis. Jason is a phenotypically normal-appearing dog as he is in compensative stages. There is no data on how widespread this illness is in the breed as I am the only breeder in the world submitting this data to the OFA. Due to the heritability of autoimmune thyroiditis, Jason is removed from breeding plans until I am able to assess and evaluate more Kishu Ken with the OFA, test the puppies from his first litter (2019), and speak with specialists on next steps. Results are visible in his "Health Data" gallery and on the OFA website.

Jason, in the theme of my kennel, is named for the (tragic) Greek hero and leader of the Argonauts. Jason is a very large Kishu in size - tall and broad and masculine - and has substance some of my other dogs have been lacking in. He is also a rather "soft" personality, eager, gentle, and easy-going. These traits in combination with his pedigree make him a very important addition to my kennel, to offset some of my sharper, leaner hunting-line dogs.

​Jason's current sports are lure coursing and obedience while he builds confidence to stand for hands-on judging in conformation.
Kishu Ken puppy Jason hiking in Finland
Kishu Ken puppy Jason hiking in Oregon
Cute Kishu Ken puppy Jason
Kishu Ken "Jason"
Kishu Ken "Jason"
Kishu Ken Jason

Health Data

Jikino Kennel no Nami no Aima ("Jason") hip x-ray. OFA pending.

Additional Information

NIPPO results certificate 2019
Akiyama no Roushya | A NIPPO-registered Kishu Ken breeder of NIPPO & AKC Kishu Ken
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