Shikoku Ken · San Francisco
Yujira Sou
優鯨荘
A Shikoku Ken preservation kennel. Rooted in standard, guided by health, measured by the dogs themselves.
Hero — Shikoku Ken in landscape
We do not breed to produce puppies. We breed to preserve a breed.
Kennel lifestyle
Our Approach
Every kennel decision at Yujira Sou begins with the standard and ends with the dog. We health test comprehensively, evaluate honestly, and place deliberately. The Shikoku Ken is a rare breed — fewer than 8,000 exist worldwide. That rarity demands responsibility.
About our kennel1st
Breed FirstsYujira Sou dogs have earned firsts for the Shikoku Ken at the regional, national, and international level. Achievements that speak for the breed, not for us.
View achievementsShikoku in mountain landscape
Philosophy
A breed preserved is not a breed frozen. It is a living standard, carried forward by dogs that can do what they were bred to do.
AffiliationsNIPPONorth American Shikoku ClubAKC FSSIABCA