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Shikoku

Height 50–55 cm 43–48 cm
Weight 18–25 kg 15–20 kg
Life span 10–12 years
Exercise 60 min/day

bold
alert
independent
loyal to owner
reserved with strangers
docile with handler

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

Group: Foundation Stock Service
Origin: Japan, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island
Coat: short double · sesame, black sesame, and red sesame
Also known as: Shikoku-Ken, Kochi-Ken, and Japanese Wolfdog
Recognized by: UKC, FCI, CKC
Hypoallergenic: No
Id: 8a2994b0-4868-4e2c-824e-56fcd8200e84

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 Shikoku. They are researched estimates, not measurements.

Researched from ukcdogs.com dimensions.com hundeo.com iheartdogs.com furrycritter.com shikoku-ken.org

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8a2994b0-4868-4e2c-824e-56fcd8200e84. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request

curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8a2994b0-4868-4e2c-824e-56fcd8200e84"

Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "8a2994b0-4868-4e2c-824e-56fcd8200e84",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "Shikoku",
      "description": "The Shikoku is a medium-sized breed of dog that was originally bred in Japan for hunting small game. They are intelligent, alert, and energetic, and make excellent companion dogs.",
      "life": {
        "max": 12,
        "min": 10
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 25,
        "min": 18
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 20,
        "min": 15
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "male_height": {
        "max": 55,
        "min": 50
      },
      "female_height": {
        "max": 48,
        "min": 43
      },
      "origin": {
        "region": "Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island",
        "country": "Japan"
      },
      "coat": {
        "type": "double",
        "colors": [
          "sesame",
          "black sesame",
          "red sesame"
        ],
        "length": "short"
      },
      "traits": {
        "energy": 4,
        "barking": 2,
        "drooling": 1,
        "grooming": 2,
        "shedding": 3,
        "temperament": [
          "bold",
          "alert",
          "independent",
          "loyal to owner",
          "reserved with strangers",
          "docile with handler"
        ],
        "trainability": 3,
        "good_with_dogs": 2,
        "exercise_minutes": 60,
        "apartment_friendly": 3,
        "good_with_children": 3,
        "good_with_strangers": 2
      },
      "other_names": [
        "Shikoku-Ken",
        "Kochi-Ken",
        "Japanese Wolfdog"
      ],
      "recognized_by": [
        "UKC",
        "FCI",
        "CKC"
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.ukcdogs.com/shikoku",
          "title": "Breed Standards: Shikoku | United Kennel Club (UKC)"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.dimensions.com/element/shikoku",
          "title": "Shikoku Dimensions & Drawings"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.hundeo.com/en/dog-breeds/shikoku",
          "title": "Shikoku: Size, Lifespan & Breed Facts"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://iheartdogs.com/male-female-japanese-shikoku-ken-weights-heights-by-age/",
          "title": "Male & Female Japanese Shikoku Ken Weights & Heights by Age"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://www.furrycritter.com/pages/descriptions/dogs/s/shikoku-ken.htm",
          "title": "Shikoku-Ken - Complete Breed Guide | Furry Critter Network"
        },
        {
          "url": "http://www.shikoku-ken.org/about-shikoku-ken/appearance/",
          "title": "Appearance | Shikoku Ken kennel Kasatori Sou"
        }
      ],
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "bf5efaa6-8759-4a3a-9644-03f9b37af1e6",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/q2me5o4jce8fi797jl8xnu16jue8",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/f1g7wbc4fi7a81alrm8gzgtb51e1",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ab75hzrsaxn70uzcl0vdeavxeb1s",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/s2djvcrj28q29mgf4bibhsy1g17v",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Canarian",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:JapaneseShikoku.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "4675ba5b-ec60-4455-8a76-fbc5ee03fb04",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/pfsg1xao5ge6o79oypjsqinq8jgl",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/sk1nif8lc6glhcww4icoj7lnwzwu",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/evfep3ok3q18s4oou42jdqpk1c2g",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/muwbvb1vydpzgxo61g21sjt7jkrq",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Canarian",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shikoku-red1.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "bed2c66c-ef96-4956-b3ad-b00db7d99a86",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/zyo247esq6d5jg7awtbst4r8lqff",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/832qlzyv1u8wdrpv6ksvqfh83sja",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9nd7sb9nsiazndrbmynqfisfz6ri",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/fs20t5veaxhxkmytw5dgar3qdoi5",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Canarian",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shikoku-red2.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "5f952f8d-a864-4151-9e50-1f85ce401078",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9i4oxmylqf8be6ocl3dpd71j4g0i",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/tdn3l0s449o2s7xudtdm5w2c9hpg",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4wvg3yvus88mql5dco9dslh51vge",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/nczdlud3g107w2sibbc8f7tgmjjr",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Canarian",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shikoku-red3.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "aada5a84-cf27-484e-80aa-1f76f4ac37dd",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/bidtqic792xated84xahxrfz1f2u",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/5uapqns2985tz0e2zj99i2oxr0iz",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/p58irifqf092cgqirw8sguqi2hhq",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/6pi8cjo4nowq3woj4euowzegzvtq",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Canarian",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Shikoku-red.jpg"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "8000793f-a1ae-4ec4-8d55-ef83f1f644e5",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/8a2994b0-4868-4e2c-824e-56fcd8200e84/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.