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“Cúchulainn”
UKC CH Hakuzan no Sekirou go Hakuzan Ryousou

Kishu Ken

“Cúchulainn is out of Kishin (Kishin go) and Shizuka (Houshunme go) from Hakuzan Kennel. Kishin and Shizuka are a good combination with no common ancestors as far as we have documentation. He is the most driven and devoted dog I have ever had - and also the sassiest. Cúchulainn's daughter Fionnuala (http://www.embk.me/fionnuala2) is also Embark-tested.”

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Place of Birth

Fairplay, CO, USA

Current Location

Oregon City, OR, USA

From

Carson, NM, USA

This dog has been viewed and been given 3 wags

Registration

American Kennel Club (AKC): WS58203101

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Kishu Ken

The Kishu, sometimes called Kishu Ken or Kishu Inu, is a Japanese breed of dog, developed there for thousands of years. It is descended from ancient medium-sized breeds and named after the Kishu region, now Mie Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture.

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Here’s what Cúchulainn’s family tree may have looked like.
While there may be other possible configurations of his family’s relationships, this is the most likely family tree to explain Cúchulainn’s breed mix.

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Cúchulainn has one variant that you should let your vet know about.

ALT Activity

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Cúchulainn inherited one copy of the variant we tested

Why is this important to your vet?

Cúchulainn has one copy of a variant associated with reduced ALT activity as measured on veterinary blood chemistry panels. Please inform your veterinarian that Cúchulainn has this genotype, as ALT is often used as an indicator of liver health and Cúchulainn is likely to have a lower than average resting ALT activity. As such, an increase in Cúchulainn’s ALT activity could be evidence of liver damage, even if it is within normal limits by standard ALT reference ranges.

What is ALT Activity?

Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) is a clinical tool that can be used by veterinarians to better monitor liver health. This result is not associated with liver disease. ALT is one of several values veterinarians measure on routine blood work to evaluate the liver. It is a naturally occurring enzyme located in liver cells that helps break down protein. When the liver is damaged or inflamed, ALT is released into the bloodstream.

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Through Cúchulainn’s mitochondrial DNA we can trace his mother’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that his ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

B1

Haplotype

B74

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B1

Hakuzan no Sekirou go Hakuzan Ryousou’s Haplogroup

B1 is the second most common maternal lineage in breeds of European or American origin. It is the female line of the majority of Golden Retrievers, Basset Hounds, and Shih Tzus, and about half of Beagles, Pekingese and Toy Poodles. This lineage is also somewhat common among village dogs that carry distinct ancestry from these breeds. We know this is a result of B1 dogs being common amongst the European dogs that their conquering owners brought around the world, because nowhere on earth is it a very common lineage in village dogs. It even enables us to trace the path of (human) colonization: Because most Bichons are B1 and Bichons are popular in Spanish culture, B1 is now fairly common among village dogs in Latin America.

B74

Hakuzan no Sekirou go Hakuzan Ryousou’s Haplotype

Part of the large B1 haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most frequently in mixed breed dogs.

The B1 haplogroup can be found in village dogs like the Peruvian Village Dog, pictured above.

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Through Cúchulainn’s Y-chromosome we can trace his father’s ancestry back to where dogs and people first became friends. This map helps you visualize the routes that his ancestors took to your home. Their story is described below the map.

Haplogroup

C

Haplotype

H5b

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Hakuzan no Sekirou go Hakuzan Ryousou’s Haplogroup

C is a relatively rare paternal lineage. The dog populations which bear C are a disparate bunch. The Akita and Shiba Inu are Japanese breeds, the former of which seems to have roots in the Jomon population of hunter-gatherers which were present in the islands of Japan before the ancestors of the modern Japanese arrived. The New Guinea Singing Dog, Samoyed, and Alaska Malamute are all disparate breeds that also represent the C lineage. One village dog from Peru also bore this lineage. This wide distribution and diversity suggest C is not a recently expanded lineage. It likely represents a canid lineage which diversified sometime around the Last Glacial Maximum, when the dogs of Siberia and Oceania split off and went their separate ways.

H5b

Hakuzan no Sekirou go Hakuzan Ryousou’s Haplotype

Part of the C haplogroup, this haplotype occurs most commonly in Shiba Inus.

The Shiba Inu descends from this relativey rare haplogroup.

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