japanese fighting dog

Japanese Fighting Dog

Tosa Inu

Is a japanese fighting dog born in Tosa, Kochi. Tosa Inu is from Shikoku - the smallest of the four main Japanese islands. Mid-17th Century, the Dogs fight in Japan, a great passion. With the end of the Meiji era, ended the isolation policy of the Japanese. This meant that more and more foreigners and with them their large-framed dogs came into the country. The Japanese were impressed by its size, strength and endurance. So they began their own dogs on the type of Akita and Shikoku-Ken on intersect with foreign dogs. Essential for use while the Bulldogs came in 1872, 1874, the Mastiff, the Pointer in 1876, 1924, the German Mastiff, Bull Terrier and St. Bernards, and 1954, the Dogue de Bordeaux. Thus arose the famous race today, which was given the name of the region in which it was created - Tosa. The Second World War was almost the downfall for the Tosa. It remained after its completion, only a handful of dogs. Since in this difficult time as such was considered unpatriotic to keep large dogs - after all, starving the population - they brought the rest of the dogs in the better-supplied North. Here we set about to create the new Tosa. The focus of the Japanese are breeding dogs that are functional, healthy and enduring. It has never been bred to look. Even today the Japanese carry little line breeding, but prefer the cross-breeding, which requires a larger gene structure. (Lit. Helmuth quail "dog breeding 2000) Therefore, always will be very different look explained in terms of size, weight, color and type.

Standard:

FCI - Standard No. 260 / 09 12th 1997

TOSA INU

ORIGIN: Japan

DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 12.09.1997

USE: Former attack dog, guard dog today

CLASSIFICATION FCI: Group 2 Pinscher and Schnauzer, Swiss Mountain Cattle Dog and other breeds. Section 2.1 Molossoid, mountain dogs. Without working trial.

BRIEF HISTORICAL SUMMARY: dog fighting in Japan a long standing tradition that dates back to the fourteenth century. With this history in the background of the Tosa was bred as a hybrid of Shikoku-Ken with Western breeds. He named the area in which it was originally bred and is often called "Japanese Mastiff". The Western dogs, which were used in the development of the breed, Bulldogs (1872), Mastiffs (1874), German Pointers (1876), Great Danes and German (1924), all these dogs were to improve the breed in a sequential mating used. After various statements were also used St.Bernard and Bull Terriers, but the years of their use are unknown. The Tosa when entrenched characteristics such as resistance and fighting instinct are typical for Molosser and can at Tosa on the influence of these breeds are returned.

GENERAL APPEARANCE: Large dog, of strong shape and dignified demeanor. It has drop ears, a short coat of hair, a square muzzle and thick at the root H�ngerute

BEHAVIOUR (ESSENCE): Determined by patience, composure, boldness and courage

HEAD:

CRANIAL REGION:

Skull: Broad.

Stop: Rather abrupt

FACIAL

Nose: Broad and black

Muzzle: Moderately long. Nose straight

Jaws / Teeth: Upper and lower jaw strong. Strong scissor bite

Eyes worthy: Relatively small, dark brown color; expression

Ears: Relatively small and thin, the side of the head high, hanging close to the cheeks

NECK: Muscular, with dewlap

BODY:

Withers: High

Back: Level and straight

Loins: Broad, muscular

Croup: The upper section slightly arched

Chest: Broad and deep, ribs moderately sprung

Belly: Well tucked

TAIL: Thick at base, tapering towards the tip to. If the rod is, it reaches to the hock

LIMBS

FRONT HAND:

Shoulders: Moderately sloping

Forearm: Straight, moderately long and strong

Carpal joint: Strong, slightly inclined

Hindquarters well developed muscles. Knee and ankle moderately angulated, strong

FEET: Toes well knit, pads thick and elastic nails hard and preferably dark in color

GAIT: Robust and powerful

COAT

HAIR: Short, hard and dense

COLOR: Red, fawn, apricot, black, brindle. Discrete white markings on chest and feet are allowed

SIZE:

Height: A minimum 60 cm for males and 55 cm for females

FAULTS: Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and should be in exact proportion to its degree.

� Thin bones

� point Fang

� Light Over-or undershot

ELIMINATING FAULTS:

� Very strongly pronounced over-or undershot

� Shyness

NB: Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

japanese fighting dog

Japanese Fighting Dog

Akita Inu

About the origin of the Japanese Akita breed, there are many studies and investigations, and even more opinions. The name comes from today's Akita Prefecture (surroundings of Odate). The additions and Ken Inu simply mean dog. Dr. Uchida is of the opinion that these dogs were to be found already in prehistoric times in Japan. Dr. Watase sees the origin of the breed in high northern dogs, with people who migrated to the Japanese islands. The exact history of the race, however, can not be clearly traced. The only certainty is that these dogs are a part of Japanese history and culture. Japanese understand this fact already at the beginning of the 20th Century, and in efforts to preserve this breed, they declared in July 1931, the Akita Inu as a natural monument of Japan, the first of seven typical Japanese dog breeds. The most famous Akita Inu is Hachiko the dog.Even in the Bronze Age, they put clay figures, the dogs with erect ears and a ring worn on the back rods constituted, with the graves. The grave goods placed Urhund represents the former, from which, over time today's top Japanese developed. Even these dogs were much smaller, geographically limited, they differed somewhat in the fur, size and color. The Akita dog was once just a wealthy section of the population reserved, specifically the Akita Inu monitor (Inukai) hired for, which is the care, feeding (she lost a very special ceremonies) and well-being of this dog took care of that. Which social class belonged to the owner of an Akita, you could the way to the colors of the lines to see. In religious ceremonies (where the dogs were placed beside the altar), there were rules on the type of lines and the creation of this to the Akita Inu. This was also customary for inspection by the shogun, or if they were placed on hunting in the. These dogs were raised with a specific language. The first accounts of the type of Akitas are from the era of "Edo" (civil wars, rebellions). The people of the mountainous regions considered themselves to protect dogs. Each family had its own dog was bred Stammgleich generations. Thus formed in the various different families Akita - types. The Matagi (hunting dog) and a large dog to guard the farms had. 1867 - 1912 was the era of "Meiji" and dog fighting became popular. There were heavy Tosa Inu dogs crossed with native. The age-old Akita - type could die out because in this period was hardly Akitas, including through the introduction of rabies and to introduce a dog tax, the decline in the keeping of dogs led to. In 1910 dog fighting was banned by the government, which in the new era "Taisko" from 1913 to 1926 but was canceled. Only in the mountain regions were found even the "Matagi" wholly obtained relative. With these dogs, it sought out the old foundation to revive the Akita Inu. Akitas in 1927 the company was founded to preserve the. From the Japanese Ministry of Education of this dog was then explained to the Japanese cultural 1931st The export is prohibited. Dr. Saito and Dr. Watase 1932 founded a society for the protection of the Japanese dog breeds. There were good prices by the government awarded to dogs in order to promote the breeding of these dogs. Then came the devastating second World War. Again, had to be laboriously established what was destroyed. Kennel Club in 1948, the Japanese established. From the race first emerged two different lines. The largest breeder of this time was Ichinoseki (shorter and compact dog, pure white, red and sesamfarbige dogs) and Ito (breeding line Gomo and Dewa "Dewa-line") built slightly larger dogs usually blotched or black with white markings. These two strains were crossed by the Japanese, but there sat the Japanese more and more of the dog by at Ichinoseki. For the Americans, after the ceasefire in the second World War, when they return to the States took with Akitas, dominated the Dewa-type, in turn, more and more Japanese now refused to. Especially because crossbreeding German Shepherds and the Mastiffs in the Akita could often recognize. Sun dogs are, for example with a dark mask, or frowned upon in Japan, Akitas spotted. Again, popular in America. So it was inevitable that the growing split. In memory of his tireless loyalty and survival were the Akita Inu Tokyo cast in bronze monuments built of. A monument which commemorates the dogs, the South Polar expedition left behind were simply abandoned in a. The population was then outraged. The expedition would later be continued three years and it was actually at the former camp of the dogs, 12 previously healthy 20 Akitas by Munter and again. They survived as subsistence farmers. As a reminder to those dogs was Emperor Hirohito 12 cast in bronze and life-Akitas at the Tower in Tokyo, built in. Also in Tokyo before the Shibuya - is station a bronze monument of Akitas Hachito that its owner is a professor, up to his death, the fidelity stopped. The still fairly young dog like every morning accompanied the professor to the station and took it from there ever again, too. In May 1925, Professor died of a heart attack at his workplace. He never went home again, but the dog waited all night and then ran ten more years, day after day to the station to wait for its owner. Hachito died on 7 March 1935 at the place where he always waited for the professor. This dog is a small bronze figure found in 1943 that space in, but in the second World War was destroyed. A new statue was erected. The breed was only recognized in 1964 by the FCI. The Akita Inu was originally hunting dog on red and black game, small game and spring, and also used as the Bears, who did his work quietly. Because he has such extensive features, he was also used in the military. He was a draft dog and expeditions to the load-pullers in forests used for. Assists in police work and performed his duties as a rescue dog. The good qualities he guards know to well.