Sources & Further Reading

The Kai Ken Club of Great Britain would not be able to provide all the information we have without thanks from the below sources. If you would like to do further reading, please check out the links below!

Books

  • 日本犬の活きた訓練 - 磯貝晴雄/著 日本犬柴犬猪犬研究所出版部
    Active Training for Japanese Dogs by Haruo Isogai 
    Published by the Nihonken Shibainu Shishiinu Training Laboratory (1936)
  • 愛犬の友臨時増刊日本犬中型 
    Aiken No Tomo - Medium Sized Japanese Dog Extra Edition
    ​Published by Seibundo Shinkosha (1971) 
  • 日本犬
    Japanese Dogs by Hirota Naotaka and Nagakura Yoshio
    Published by Kodansha (1972)
  • 日本犬 名犬写真集4 愛犬の友
    Written by Aiken No Tomo
    Published by Seibundo Shinkosha (1976)
  • 甲斐犬の神髄、ここにあり。 
    The Essence of the Kai Ken by Seiji Amemiya
    ​Published by Waki Publishing (2017)
  • ​Japan's Best Friend: Dog Culture in the Land of the Rising Sun by Manami Okazaki
    Published by Prestel (2022)

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