Seiji is a three year old male dog, his mother was a Japanese Kai Ken. A breed test has indicated his other half is strongly Whippet, with Bernese Mountain Dog in the Mix, but it is most helpful for me to think of him as being Nihonken type and Guard type.

He is extremely alert, sensitive, devoted, and has a strong prey drive. He is reddish brown on top and blends to a yellowy cream below with black brindle stripes overall. He has the alert upright bearing of a slightly neurotic library lion, and the eyes of an eagle, and can hear deer munching arborvitaes during a rainstorm with the windows closed. He was born with a crooked nose and a sideways grin only a mother could love. Veterinarily, it’s called a Wry Face.  Sage’s face is like a bear’s, with small intense eyes, goth eyeliner and a deep stop where his forehead drops down to his nose, which is short and thick, but not wide. The bottom half of his ears are stand up prick ears, but the tops fall over making him look like he has rounded bear cub ears. Sage is a reactive dog. He is making progress.