Taro x Nami litter: 16 days

The litter is 17 days old today. I got them their first official photoshoot yesterday with good results, so here they are!

Everyone is growing well and they have some tentative names: Kurogane (red), Seidou (green), Fala (yellow), Shirogane (black), and Suzuishi (blue). Bonus points if you catch the reference.

Growing

The pups have all been starting to play. They're beginning to wrestle with one another and chew on mom's toys.

I hope I didn't embarrass myself with the Japanese I attached to this video. I have music blasting out of my crappy little laptop speakers, so you might want to turn down the volume before hitting play.

Nami's First Litter

Nami gave birth to 5 happy, healthy puppies on May 28th. It was a surprise pregnancy that has been keeping me busy since shortly after she arrived at my house. Labor and delivery was all fairly easy, and for that, I am very grateful. She delivered 4 males and 1 female. All puppies are white/cream.

This is my first litter, Nami's first litter, and she is the first "yushoku" Kishu that I know of to have a litter outside of Japan--- it's all very exciting! I did have to bring her to the vet for the three days following her delivery. She retained some placenta and needed some IV fluids, medication, and care, but she and all the puppies made it through just fine.

All puppies are purebred and will be NIPPO registered. I've been spending my time trying to come up with a kennel name to register when I redo Nami's paperwork in my name.

Many people were very excited for this litter, and I had quite a few people interested in puppies, but I noticed a sharp decrease in interest when the puppies turned out all white. I can respect color preferences, but it was a little disappointing. The Kishu pups don't seem to get the same kind of love the other NK breeds do. Maybe it's because there's so little Kishu representation in the US. I hope we can change that!

Nami Arrives

Nami arrived on May 9th. She was a little nervous coming off the plane and tried to snap at one of the men responsible for unloading the crate, but came out to me just fine with a little coaxing.

She has been a bold and inquisitive member of the family so far, but wants to love the cats a little too much (preferably, with her mouth, she says) and can be a little volatile with the boys, but she's still new and things have changed a lot for her.

But she's very pretty and so smart. It's been a dream.

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