Calin Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Thank You He seems to grow more handsome each day lol. I think he's going to be very pretty when he fully develops. In the short time we've had him he has opened up a lot, he was very shy when we first got him, still is around new people. By the way I've seen pics of your Sibe around the forum and he is also very handsome Haha thanks! I'm wondering if you're maybe a bit lucky with him being slightly shy. If a new person comes over that Aries hasn't met I may as well not exist for 30 minutes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted May 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Haha thanks! I'm wondering if you're maybe a bit lucky with him being slightly shy. If a new person comes over that Aries hasn't met I may as well not exist for 30 minutes. That sounds like my pit bull Koopa he LOVES people and is an attention monster lol. Doesn't matter if they are new people or not, if it's not me or Tim he gets so excited and just has to get love from our guests haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 So I noticed this when we first got Kuma but didn't think much of it till recently. Kuma has a dewlap (lose skin that hangs from the neck) and I've read this is not a husky trait. I have read on a few sites that Alaskan Malamutes (usually the males) can have dewlaps. So any thoughts on this? Could the dewlap just be a fault from poor breeding? Could he have some mally in him? I don't see any mally traits in him, he seems to be the right size for a 9 month old Sibe at 21 inches tall and 42-45 pounds, but the dewlap made me wonder Is the information about mallys having dewlaps even correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 He looks like a purebred sibe to me, although possibly the product of a "not so good" breeder. You say he is CKC registered. As you are in Kentucky, I'm assuming that this refers to the Continental Kennel Club, not the Canadian Kennel Club. The Continental Kennel Club is not a "respectable" organisation like the AKC and I believe they will register a dog as a pedigree if you tell them that is what it is. Dodgy breeders (if they bother at all with registration) tend to use organisations like the CKC and the DLR (in the UK) to con purchasers into thinking they are getting a properly papered dog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 one question. why kuma bear? kuma = bear in japanese I was going to ask the same question but decided not to be pedantic. Were you ever at Kuma Station?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 He looks like a purebred sibe to me, although possibly the product of a "not so good" breeder. You say he is CKC registered. As you are in Kentucky, I'm assuming that this refers to the Continental Kennel Club, not the Canadian Kennel Club. The Continental Kennel Club is not a "respectable" organisation like the AKC and I believe they will register a dog as a pedigree if you tell them that is what it is. Dodgy breeders (if they bother at all with registration) tend to use organisations like the CKC and the DLR (in the UK) to con purchasers into thinking they are getting a properly papered dog. Yeah I know CKC isn't respectable, plus the previous owner never sent us the CKC papers so I don't hold much about his registration lol. I'm thinking that his "breeder" was most likely a BYB and thinking Kuma just isn't from the best lines. The dewlap doesn't bother me, but just though it was odd since he is a Sibe. I'm chalking it up to poor genetics since he also has huge ears lol that he may or may not grow into Also perhaps the loose skin is just because he is young and rather lean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I was going to ask the same question but decided not to be pedantic. Were you ever at Kuma Station?? Nope never been to Kuma station, where is it at lol We just like unusual names and enjoy Japanese culture so we wanted to go with Kuma. We are using it more and more and may eventually drop the Bear and leave it at just Kuma. He'll answer to both names so really we just need to break the habit of using Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 dulap - do you have a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed #5 Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 It Nope never been to Kuma station, where is it at lol It's now non-existent, it was a US military base on Hokkaido ( the aborigine population of Hokkaido are the Ainu, their god is the bear. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 dulap - do you have a pic? Its kind of hard to see in pics, especially where his fur is white on his neck. It's not really pronounced but it is noticeable. He does also have lose skin on his body, he is still young so maybe it has to do with age? Here are some pics, a few when he was younger and some recent ones. You can see the excess skin hanging over his collar and around his neck. Young: Recent: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 It It's now non-existent, it was a US military base on Hokkaido ( the aborigine population of Hokkaido are the Ainu, their god is the bear. ) Didn't know that. Nice info. there God was a bear... all the more reason to change his name to Kuma lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 ahhh i see what u mean ,, does he still have it if u take his collar off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 ahhh i see what u mean ,, does he still have it if u take his collar off? Yeah even with the collar off its still there. It hangs even when the collar isn't there to separate it but its still there lol. I'm not overly worried about it just started wondering about it lol. To me it doesn't seem as noticeable as when he was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 Yeah even with the collar off its still there. It hangs even when the collar isn't there to separate it but its still there lol. I'm not overly worried about it just started wondering about it lol. To me it doesn't seem as noticeable as when he was younger. how odd - ive not seen that before - Bings has 1 lol , and blazes neck is just huge n looks like he has loads of excess skin/fur there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 how odd - ive not seen that before - Bings has 1 lol , and blazes neck is just huge n looks like he has loads of excess skin/fur there lol I noticed when we first got him but didn't really think much of it then. Thinking back it does seem like it has shrunk some/he grew into it some lol. In pics it kind of looks like fur but when you touck it its not, just lose skin/maybe some fat. Koopa doesn't have one, he has tight skin pretty much everywhere, I mean he has lose skin you can grab but not overly lose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 I noticed when we first got him but didn't really think much of it then. Thinking back it does seem like it has shrunk some/he grew into it some lol. In pics it kind of looks like fur but when you touck it its not, just lose skin/maybe some fat. Koopa doesn't have one, he has tight skin pretty much everywhere, I mean he has lose skin you can grab but not overly lose i thought it was just cuz bings was old n getting his middle aged spread LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirbysowner Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 the neck skin is pretty normal, specially for young pups that are athletic and have a hard time putting weight on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 i thought it was just cuz bings was old n getting his middle aged spread LOL Koopa has a little lose skin around his neck but not really a dewlap When he lays down you can see some skin. I think bully breeds tend to have some lose skin around the neck but not a lot. Now mastiffs have dewlaps lol, but they have lots of lose skin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 the neck skin is pretty normal, specially for young pups that are athletic and have a hard time putting weight on That makes since cause Kuma is just now 9 months and does have a hard time putting on and keeping weight. Since it isn't as pronounced as when we first got him I think as he matures and develops it will go away. If not its not big deal, he'll still be my handsome boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aMartyrsHeart Posted July 2, 2011 Report Share Posted July 2, 2011 You may never know if he's full blooded or not, but he's adorable!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Looks like a shepherd siberian cross to me...did they give you papers? becasue even if it is not fully registered you should get limited registration or copys of the parents pedigree O.o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paranormal Wolf Posted July 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 Looks like a shepherd siberian cross to me...did they give you papers? becasue even if it is not fully registered you should get limited registration or copys of the parents pedigree He was a re-home and the previous owner said he was CKC registered, which I knew wasn't the best registration. He didn't bring the papers when we picked Kuma up and said he could get them for us if we wanted. I e-mailed him about the papers and he never responded so I question their exsistance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michelle Melsom Posted July 3, 2011 Report Share Posted July 3, 2011 He was a re-home and the previous owner said he was CKC registered, which I knew wasn't the best registration. He didn't bring the papers when we picked Kuma up and said he could get them for us if we wanted. I e-mailed him about the papers and he never responded so I question their exsistance. ye either way its a good looking dog and theres alot of husky in him and u love him so thats all that counts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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