Ourou Sou Kishu Ken

11/28/2025

Happy 6th birthday 🎂 to Kaede 🍁 and his siblings Oisín, Teddy, and Sho from Akiyama no Roushya Litter 5 🫶🏻 I still cannot believe it has been 6 years since my sweet boy was born.

Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

11/03/2025

Another show in the books 🫶🏻 the Western Doggy Round-up 🤠 Attire was western-themed, of course! Saturday was Sakura's day, and Sunday was Raikou's 💕 It was actually pretty nice not having to juggle dogs for once.

Saturday:
🌸 AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 FDC CA DCAT RATI RATN ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCC LCI VCX EXC 🌸
Show 1- Best of Breed, Group 3 under Judge Ms. Linda Whisenhunt.

Show 2- Best of Breed, Group 4 under Judge Mr. Adrian Quesada.

Sunday:
⚡️AKC BIOS AKC CM Pointed Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou ⚡️
Show 1- Best of Opposite under Judge Mr. Tim Robison.

Show 2- Best of Opposite under Judge Ms. Pam Henson.

And of course a FSS/MISC group photo post Show 2 today 🫶🏻

11/03/2025

Some available Kishu & Shikoku 🫶🏻

I currently have several dogs available to retired pet homes and/or co-own homes including 3 Kishu Ken and 1 Shikoku Ken. They range from just over 1 year to just over 8 years old. All dogs are located on the west coast.

Here's another reminder of one of our returned available girls, Ada, who is currently just under 8 years old, spayed, and ready for her forever home.

Ada has been working on her obedience with distance/distraction/duration and can now be trusted to hold her stay for for her outdoor modeling work. 😂 She is also still searching for her home. If you know anyone who needs a good companion dog and doesn't want to deal with the training and socializing of a young dog, Ada is a great fit for many families - including apartments with an owner who wants to give her the exercise she needs.

No cats, no very small children.
Dog savvy dogs okay with a meet and greet and integration plan.
Male dogs preferred if other dogs are present in the household.
Oregon City, OR

I am also interested in finding her a foster with fewer dogs if you aren't sure if you want to adopt but are local and want to help Ada find her forever home.

10/27/2025

We attended the Lake Perris shows this weekend! While I did not show Sakura this weekend, noodle boy Raikou did get to play show dog this weekend and went Best of Opposite both shows, though he didn't have any male competition. But thats okay, we do this to have fun and see our FSS & MISC friends mainly anyways (peep our post-show group photo!) 🫶🏻

Raikou is 5/15 points to his CM still.

- ⚡️AKC BIOS AKC CM Pointed Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou ⚡️

And pending AKC confirmation... 🌸Sakura🌸 earned her second new title this weekend and earned her DCAT today too 😍!

-🌸AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 FDC CA **DCAT** RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCC LCI VCX EXC🌸

🍁Kaede🍁 also got to do 2 FCAT runs today, though I managed not to snag any photos of him haha. He is slowly chipping away at that FCAT title currently 🫶🏻

-🍁AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro go CM CAA DCAT RATI ATT TKI VCX EXC 🍁

We tried FCAT with Raikou too. But after 6 runs, it's just not his thing, so we will look for sports outside of lure coursing for this goofy noodle boy 🫶🏻

10/26/2025

Pending AKC confirmation, Sakura earned her Farm Dog title today at Lake Perris! She will also hopefully have her DCAT after tomorrow too 🥰

AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 ** FDC** CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCC LCI VCX EXC

09/15/2025

Sakura is all about chasing that "bunny" 🐰

Sakura is at 415.68/500 points towards her DCAT 🫶🏻 Hopefully end of October she can snag that next title 😊

AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC MGP UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCC LCI VCX EXC

09/05/2025

🫶🏻 Ask all the questions you may have about the breed!!

🌟 What questions or inquiries do you have about the Kishu Ken breed? 🌟

❓ We would love to start a weekly feature to answer any questions you may have about the breed with an in-depth posted answer every Friday!

Comment below with any questions you have been itching to have answered about in regards to Kishu Ken! 🫶🏻 Energy level, health issues and health testing, temperament, favorite activities, coat colors, our favorite things about our dogs and the breed-- we are here for them all! 🥰🎉

09/03/2025

Adult Kishu Ken available! 🫶🏻 If you wanted a Kishu Ken but don't necessarily want a puppy, this may be a phenomenal option for you!

Please reach out to Akiyama no Roushya if interested!

08/13/2025

Some fun at our last ASFA trial!

And... some fun news ❤️

Sakura OFFICIALLY earned her Lure Chasing Champion (LCC) in ASFA! She is now the first (and only!!) Kishu Ken to hold her LCC & LCI in the sport. Though, Kaede finally added another qualifying run AND a few points as Raikou NQ'd all his runs. So now, Kaede just needs *ONE* more qualifying run to obtain his LCC. Unfortunately, I am unsure if we will be able to snag it, as it had been over 2 years since his last qualifying run in ASFA LCI... He just does not hold the same enthusiasm he once did for the sport, ans as much as I would like to get his LCI (and LCC, being he has all placements and 66/100 points towards it), I do not expect him to get it, but that is okay. Maybe someday, and even if not, he is still my best boy & and I am very proud of his accomplishment of getting another Q at the ASFA Trial weekend of June 21-22nd.

We will be focusing more on AKC Open Shows with Raikou, as we really want him to earn his CM. I also have some hopeful plans to play in IABCA with Sakura sometime soon. After that, I am hoping all 3 dogs can have some more fun with FCAT! Raikou is not 100% engaged with the lure without a 2nd dog running with him on an open field, so hoping to build that drive at home with the flirt pole, but also with straight runs that do not have any squeaky pulleys lol.

Needless to say, Sakura will now be known as...
🌸AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB **LCC** LCI VCX 🌸

07/13/2025

Sakura the Kishu Ken posing in front of a gorgeous butterfly mural at Newport Harbor Animal Hospital 💕 We've been a regular the past week, but not for anything bad! 😊

06/21/2025

The dogs of Ourou Sou had fun today at an ASFA Trial 🫶🏻

While neither Raikou or Kaede finished their runs, they at least had fun today! Kaede also at least *almost* finished his second run, but there's a grassy mound he got distracted by both runs and thought there may have been more exciting live prey than the plastic bunnies (bags). Raikou still got spooked by the pulleys for both runs today... BUT we were able to do a fun run at the end with him and Sakura, and the boy DID IT! He ran the whole course with her and even though he was cautious at first, he did extremely well and even overtook Sakura for a brief period of time before she overtook him again.

Sakura also earned herself 12 more points towards her LCC, putting her at 91/100 needed! If all goes well tomorrow, she should be the first Kishu Ken to earn her LCC title in ASFA 🫶🏻

Pictured:

Wearing Yellow: AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH Akiyama no Roushya Koujiro go CM CAA DCAT RATI ATT TKN VCX "Kaede the Kishu Ken" bred by Akiyama no Roushya

Wearing Pink: AKC BIOS CM Pointed Kaminari go Aoiyama Sou "Raikou the Shikoku Ken" bred by and co-owned with Aoiyama Sou Shikoku

Wearing Blue: AKC MBIOS UKC MRBIS AKC/UKC Multi-Group Placing UCH UWP Katsuichime go Tomoe CM2 CA BCAT RATI RATN CGC ATT TKI VHMA VSWB FITB LCI VCX "Sakura the Kishu Ken" bred by Eiji Yokota and co-owned with Akiyama no Roushya

04/28/2025

While Raikou may not have earned himself a qualifying score, he still had fun for the portions of both runs that he managed to do. He got spooked by the pulleys and ran back to me both runs after completing a decent stretch on both runs, and did slightly better the second try. That's okay! It was his first time doing any type of coursing. Hopefully the next time we get to do ASFA we can manage to do a fun run with him & Sakura together so she can show him the ropes and that the pulleys aren't scary 🫶🏻 They didn't have any fun runs after today's trial, only Saturday's. I think he will do just fine during Fast CAT when we get the chance to do it since he was clearly interested in chasing the "bunny" as well 😊

Sakura did get another first place placement at this trial, though, I am unsure if Raikou "counts" for any points towards her LCC. Even so- Sakura was very happy to get to chase the bunny again. As soon as the lure motor turned on she knew why we were at some random field 😂 (ETA: He does count! So if I calculated correctly, she earned 8 more points towards her LCC, bringing her to 79/100 points, with all necessary placements already achieved 😊 She is so close!)

There were also gundog hunt tests going on in adjacent fields, so periodically there was gunfire, and neither dog had any issues with it, which was great!

Pending work obligations, I hope we can make it out to the ASFA Trial hosted by this club again on May 31-June 1.

And as always- thank you to both Sakura and Raikou's co-owners for such amazing dogs 🥰 Akiyama no Roushya & Aoiyama Sou Shikoku