Shikoku

Shikoku

Japan
The Shikoku (Shikoku Ken or Kochi-ken) is a medium-sized Japanese Spitz-type dog bred for hunting wild boar in the mountains of Kochi Prefecture on the island of Shikoku. The FCI standard describes it as a very hardy dog, with sharp senses and a "naivety" in nature, energetic and very attentive, an enthusiastic hunter, docile with the master.

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