Dog (inu) Hund

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Dog (inu 犬) Hund

***** Location: Japan, worldwide
***** Season: Non-seasonal Topic
***** Category: Animal

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Explanation

DOG just like that (inu, ken　犬 ) is not a kigo in Japan but a non-seasonal topic.
It is also listed like that in the Haiku World by Higginson and in the Japanese saijiki for NO SEASON.

that yelping dog;
can i use him
as a kigo?

robert d. wilson
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/simply_haiku/message/19158

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Domestication has changed the biological need for a seasonal breeding behaviour in dogs. There are however, some words related to the dog which are kigo. Let us have a look.

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Akita Ken, the dogs from the northern Akita province, are a special Japanese breed, used for hunting bears in the large forests.
Akita Inu 秋田犬（あきたいぬ)

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© PHOTO pskochi

Tosa Ken, the feroucious dog fighting breeds, are from the southern island of Shikoku.
Tosa Ken 土佐犬（とさけん）


- 3 photos shared by Marc on facebook


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. Inu 戌 /　犬　Dogtoys and amulets .
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First of Novebmer (11.1) is "Day of the Dog"
The voice of the Japanese dog is rendered as WAN
wan wan wan (one one one)
this is a play of words.


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kigo for winter

dog in the cold, kanken 寒犬
dog in winter, fuyu no inu　冬の犬
dog in snow, yuki no inu　雪の犬

hunting dogs, houds ryooken　猟犬

husky = chien de traîneau (ou « husky » ) Canada

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The dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is a domestic subspecies of the wolf, a mammal of the Canidae family of the order Carnivora. The term encompasses both feral and pet variants. It is also sometimes used to describe wild canids of other subspecies or species.

Over time, the dog has developed into hundreds of breeds with a great degree of variation.

In domestic dogs, sexual maturity (puberty) begins to happen around age 6 to 12 months for both males and females, although this can be delayed until up to two years old for some large breeds. Adolescence for most domestic dogs is around 12 to 15 months, beyond which they are for the most part more adult than puppy. As with other domesticated species, domestication has selectively bred for higher libido and earlier and more frequent breeding cycles in dogs, than in their wild ancestors.

Females have a twice-yearly fertile period, known as 'seasons', during which her body prepares for pregnancy, and at the peak she will come "into heat", her fertile period, during which time she will be mentally and physically receptive to copulation. A female is able to become pregnant on her first heat; this is not normally considered advisable as she is mentally and physically still young in other ways.

As with most domesticated species, one of the first and strongest effects seen from selective breeding is selection for cooperation with the breeding process as directed by humans. In domestic dogs, one of the behaviours that is noted is the abolition of the pair bond seen in wild canines. The ability of female domestic dog to come into estrus at any time of the year and usually twice a year is also valued. The amount of time between cycles varies greatly among different dogs, but a particular dog's cycle tends to be consistent through her life. This is also called in season or in heat.



Conversely, undomesticated canine species experience estrus once a year, typically in late winter.
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Conan, the prayful dog


Photo: AFP

NAHA: At a Zen Buddhist temple in southern Japan, even the dog prays.

Taking after its master, the priest Joei Yoshikuni, the 18-month-old black-and-white Chihuahua named Conan joins in the daily prayers at the Shuri Kannondo temple here. It sits up on its hind legs and duly puts its front paws together in a posture of prayer before the altar.

It took only a few days for the dog to learn the motions, and now Conan is the talk of the town.

“Word has spread, and we are getting a lot more tourists,” Yoshikuni said on Monday.

He said Conan generally goes through its prayer routine at the temple in the capital of Japan’s southern Okinawa prefecture without prompting, before his morning and evening meals. “I think he saw me doing it all the time and got the idea to do it, too.”

The priest is now trying to teach Conan how to meditate as well.

Well, sort of. “Basically, I am just trying to get him to sit still while I meditate,” he explained. “It’s not like we can make him cross his legs.”
— AP
quote from: 　www.hindu.com


spring equinox -
the master and his faithful
disciple

Gabi Greve, March 2008


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Worldwide use

Europa and Kenya

I imagine that, in the very North of Europe, where dogs are used to drew sleds, dogs (huskies in particular) must be winter kigo and lead a calm and relaxing life during the other seasons. The St Bernard dogs searching in avalanches likewise would be winter kigo.
Hunting dogs would be for autumn / winter.
Hounds (accompanying people hunting on horseback) are very much winter kigo, at least in Ireland, where horse riding is a national sport.

But the ordinary domestic dog?

In temperate climes, puppies are most likely to be a summer kigo -- simply because breeders arrange for them to be born at the start of the summer to have the best possible chance of growth and survival.
This would not hold in Kenya, where puppies are born all year round and have equal chances, as the weather stays mild.

But ordinary, grown-up domestic dogs?

Why would we associate them more with one season than another? Ours seem to be equally floppy whatever the season, equally eager to go for walks, equally fond of their food and equally fond of the providers of food and walks... And the Kenyan dogs love lying in the dry shade all year round...

avocado tree --
the dog and I stare in vain
at its ripe fruit

Kenyan dogs love avocados!

Isabelle Prondzynski

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Things found on the way




. Inu 戌 /　犬　Dogtoys and amulets .
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. Inu Jinja, Inu-jinja 犬神社 /　伊奴神社 / イヌ神社　dog shrines .


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HAIKU

poor dog,
no one wants you
in a haiku!

wishing it were
a kigo, this
dog shit!

Robert Wilson

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. ISSA'S HOKKU ON JOSHU'S DOG KOAN .


............ DOG haiku by Issa


親犬や天窓で明る雪囲
oya inu ya atama de akeru yukigakoi

mother dog
opens it with her head...
snow shed


大犬が尻でこぢるや雪筵
ôinu ga shiri de kojiru ya yuki mushiro

the big dog
wriggles in butt-first...
snow shed


犬の声ぱったり止て蓮の花
inu no koe pattari yamite hasu no hana

suddenly
the dog stops barking...
lotus blossoms!



陽炎や犬に追るるのら鼠
kagerô ya inu ni owaruru nora nezumi

heat shimmers--
a field mouse chased
by the dog

Tr. David Lanoue. Click for more DOG haiku.

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spring passes -
a blind dog follows
the freshly mowed path

Dustin Neal

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Beware of the dog!
a bitch in the courtyard
playing with children

Read more DOG haiku by Tom Maretic HERE !


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malamute
sniffing the crisp air...
snowflakes!

opie, Texas

Alaskan malamute:
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The Alaskan Malamute
is a generally large breed of domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) originally bred for use as a utilitarian dog, not just an Alaskan sled dog. They are sometimes mistaken for a Siberian Husky, but in fact are quite different in many ways.
As pets, once mature, Malamutes have a very quiet, dignified temperament and are loyal to their owners.
©　More in the WIKIPEDIA !



spring
in the Yukon
malemutes sleep in

Jimmy ThePeach
source : www.haikutoday.net


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Related words



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Hashimoto Kansetsu 橋本関雪 (1883-1945)

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***** Coyote pups North America, Sonora

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***** Cat (neko) Japan ... also : Dog's tail grass, enokorogusa　狗尾草


and even

Dog Days (doyoo, Japan) Hundstage

Dog Winterberry (inu umemodoki)Japan. Ilex serrata.

Dogwood (Cornus family) .. (USA) yamabooshi (yamaboshi) Japan

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