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Kishu Ken

Height 43–56 cm
Weight 14–27 kg
Life span 11–13 years
Exercise 60 min/day

faithful
docile
alert
dignified
independent
bold

The Kishu Ken is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Japan for hunting small game. They are intelligent, independent, and alert, and make excellent hunting dogs.

Group: Foundation Stock Service
Origin: Japan
Coat: short double · white, red, sesame, and black and tan
Also known as: Kishu Inu, Taichi Ken, and Kumano Ken
Recognized by: FCI
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 3fb566ec-ed2b-4ede-8d9e-0155e3eeccb3

Traits

Energy
Trainability
Barking
Grooming
Shedding
Drooling
Good with children
Good with dogs
Good with strangers
Apartment friendly

Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Kishu Ken. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from akc.org en.wikipedia.org dimensions.com dogbreedinfo.com furrycritter.com animalcorner.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3fb566ec-ed2b-4ede-8d9e-0155e3eeccb3. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3fb566ec-ed2b-4ede-8d9e-0155e3eeccb3"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "3fb566ec-ed2b-4ede-8d9e-0155e3eeccb3",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Kishu Ken",
      "description": "The Kishu Ken is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Japan for hunting small game. They are intelligent, independent, and alert, and make excellent hunting dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 13,
        "min": 11
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 27,
        "min": 14
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 27,
        "min": 14
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 56,
        "min": 43
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 56,
        "min": 43
      },
      "origin": {
        "country": "Japan"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "white",
          "red",
          "sesame",
          "black and tan"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 2,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 2,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "faithful",
          "docile",
          "alert",
          "dignified",
          "independent",
          "bold"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 3,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 2,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Kishu Inu",
        "Taichi Ken",
        "Kumano Ken"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "FCI"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/kishu-ken/",
          "title": "Kishu Ken - Dog Breed Information | AKC"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishu",
          "title": "Kishu - Wikipedia"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dimensions.com/element/kishu-ken",
          "title": "Kishu Ken Dimensions & Drawings"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dogbreedinfo.com/k/kishuken.htm",
          "title": "Kishu Ken Dog Breed Information and Pictures"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.furrycritter.com/pages/descriptions/dogs/k/kishu_ken.htm",
          "title": "Kishu Ken - Complete Breed Guide"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://animalcorner.org/dog-breeds/kishu-ken/",
          "title": "Kishu Ken - Animal Corner"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
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          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/afqwud8b4vmd2uxq1pxxynmdpx0i",
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          "attribution": {
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        },
        {
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          "attribution": {
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        },
        {
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          }
        },
        {
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        {
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          }
        },
        {
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        },
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        },
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    },
    "relationships": {
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          "type": "group"
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  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/3fb566ec-ed2b-4ede-8d9e-0155e3eeccb3/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.