Tohoku Nozomi Kennel

04/11/2025

We're not quite friends yet, but we are working on it! We like doing things together though because we get the best Good Girl Treats.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/31/2025

It's time for Hanami flower viewing! Also maybe Hana-Snacky! (花食べたい!) Pokku and Mina did not want their photos taken, and Kuro and Waji wanted to taste the Sakura flowers more than pose. Wait! Who is this little red puppy with great style!? We had a visitor this weekend. Little miss Mikan was our guest for socializing and our Hanami flower party. She is almost 4 months old.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会 #花見

03/28/2025

Today is our first good Pack Walk with Mina, Kuro, Waji, and Pokku! It took some figuring out, and the lineman outside the house made Mina nervous, but in the end walking together worked out. Also, Mina is a Sakura Princess. Pokku was a Sakura eater though! We will try to get photos of all the dogs with the Sakura tree, now that is blooming in the next few days.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/25/2025

We can walk together now pretty comfortably! But we can't look at the camera. Pokku and Mina are Sisters in camera shyness!!
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/23/2025

Cute Hokkaido Pup seeking 🏠 now! A very rare opportunity.

03/23/2025

Mina is working her way out of her shell. We took away the lower half of her crate that was something of a security blanket for her, but also was hindering her becoming more social. The downside is she doesn't like to eat (out of her bowl) outside her crate. This Outward Hound Tornado puzzle feeder has peaked her interest though. She also likes eating out of a Kong. It just doesn't hold as much.
Slowly, Slowly, we are making progress!
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/23/2025

I'm figuring out how to post updates on Good Dog. I have my Kennel and litter information there. If you want you can also PM me for information here as well.

We've finally got some updates for Tohoku Nozomi Kennel in 2025! First and foremost, we have added a new member to our kennel, Miss Mina! She is a lovely Brindle puppy who came home to us from Japa...

03/22/2025

Hi everyone, Spring is slowly showing up! The cherry blossoms have appeared here in Georgia.³ (Not the double petal cherry blossoms though. They come later). Mina is slowly learning to be friends with Pokku... maybe. But it is a slow process.¹ Today they both shared the "fun" of getting their cheeks swabbed to take genetics tests. Ok it wasn't that bad. They got liver snacks afterward. The Embark tests will tell us about genetic health issues and what color and patterns they carry. (We know this already through a wisdom panel test for Pokku, but getting them all tested on the same test is not a bad thing.) Fingers crossed that Mina is CEA clear, or only a carrier, and otherwise healthy. It will be good to know if she carries Sesame and/or Black & Tan.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/21/2025

Ohaiyo! Mina desu. Did you know I have tiger stripes? Brindle is called Tora, or Tiger, in Japanese. It's a little hard to see them on one side, but you can see them on my back. I got them from my Sire, Torasan. But my Mama, Hina is Sesame, like Pokku.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/07/2025

Mina is starting to relax and come out of her shell.
She is not quite ready to hang out with Pokku and the boys, but is willing to hang out in her play area rather than chill out in her kennel. She's having fun sniffing all the new smells on walks, and is Princess of the Puffy Pants!
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/06/2025

Konnichiwa. Mina desu. I have come to live in America today. This place sounds and smells very different. And there is no snow! I am a little bit overwhelmed by the long travel, so I am going to take it easy for a few days. But first, I think I will roll in a fluffy leaf bed. I can tell there are some other Ainuken here, but I will meet them a little bit later, so I can make friends.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

03/03/2025

This cute little red boy is looking for a home in the US now.

02/21/2025

It's the last walk together for a little bit! Small Person is going to the land of our Four-footed Fathers and will bring back a new little sister! Tall Person is staying home to take care of us in the meantime. We can't wait to meet our new sibling. Please look forward to meeting her too.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

02/11/2025

This is a painting I just finished of Mina, bred and raised by Honomi Sou. Miss Mina will be joining Tohoku Nozomi Kennel very shortly. Please look forward to photos of her in the near future!

Send a message to learn more

02/01/2025

This cutie patootie is looking for his new Family! As he is now 6 months old, he can even come to a family in the United States.

Send a message to learn more

01/27/2025

Today we went out to the park to meet some new friends! It was exciting and different with lots of sounds and smells we hadn't encountered before. Our new friends also had LOTS of treatos for us, so we were happy to walk with them and be super polite (don't pay attention to all the jumpy hugs). There was a big bench that Tall Person put us on, to show how good we were being! It didn't have anything to do with Small Person and her liver treats. We are naturally focused and in tune with each other!
Photos taken by our new friends and
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

01/25/2025

Hi there! It's me, Waji! This is my birthday week! Technically my Birthday was yesterday - 1/23, but almost every day has been a celebration so far. I have been having a great time playing with Kuro and Pokku in the Thunderdome. We also got snow the day before, although it didn't last long enough. The heater broke though, so we had strangers come visit TWICE! It was too exciting! But Small Person is very happy because it seems the heater is fixed now. I gave her kisses in celebration.

P.S. all the Scary Faces just are us playing! We like to see who's tougher.
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会

01/16/2025

Small Person forgot to post our photos!! Last week we got to have some real snow! It didn't last very long, but it was lots of fun while it was here. OMG we might get more snow next week too! Is this heaven!?
#北海道犬 #道犬 #日本犬 #アイヌ犬 #天然記念物北海道犬保存会 #北海道犬保存会