"Jack"

Jack (and his six brothers and three sisters) pedigree

The newest addition to the family is "Jack" (Katai's Cap'n Jack Harkness) - Jack is from the Doctor Who litter (his brothers are Katai's The Ninth Doctor and Katai's The Tenth Doctor.) Jack is now six months old and has been in his first show. On the day he turned six months (which is the first day a dog is eligible to be shown in a pointed show - on March 27th, 2008) Jack went Best Of Breed. There are very, very few puppies who win Best Of Breed at six months and zero days. We have very high expectations for this little guy! Unfortunately, he then hurt his foot because he plays full on, no holds barred-- and had to be pulled from the circuit. We were afraid he had broken it, but it turns out he'd cracked the nail bed and his toe became infected. It's those flying leaps onto and off of the deck from halfway across the yard! If his foot is better in time, he'll be in the Springfield and Rhode Island shows in April.

They say dogs take on the personality of the name they're given. Well, Jack sure seems to have! If you're familiar with the New Doctor Who, you'll know who Captain Jack is. Well, Jack the puppy loves everyone and meets strangers with full body wags and stealth kiss attacks. He's never met someone he didn't want to cuddle. He has definitely taken on the character of his namesake. (And he's just as cute!) If you notice in the pictures, his tail is usually a blur because he won't stop wagging it! I have to say, "Jack, stop," or "Ja-ack" and he'll try to control that butt wiggle, but he's just a baby - he doesn't have much self control (sound familiar?) . One of the pictures below is of one of his "Jack attacks" where he just let's go and runs around bowing and jumping and yodeling. This is not normal behavior for a Shiba.

We have great hopes for this puppy - he comes from a long line of National Specialty winners and Westminster winners. Jack's mother, "Kat" is from Susan Norris Jones at Sunojo in BC, Canada. Kat is the most awesome dog ever, though perhaps the laziest in history. Maybe I shouldn't have named her "Kat". She seems to spend an awful lot of time lazing in the sun like a big 'ole Cat. She's a Bob (BISS AM/CAN Ch Ryuukyuumaru Go Gold Typhoon JP ROM) daughter and her mother goes back to some of the earliest imports into the US and Canada, including Cutter and Genshiro. Jack's father, "Raiff" (Ch HIJinx American Grafitti) is from the outstanding Hi-Jinx kennel and is a Sho Go Gold Typhoon grandson, through his mother - Ch San Jo Social Butterfly (ChoCho) and his father is a Japanese Import, "Jou" who has since moved on to the Netherlands.

Here are some more pictures of Jack - he was the most adorable baby ever, and he's still pretty damn cute.

 

Look out! It's a Jack ATTACK!