Basic information of Huatai dog

Life expectancy: 10- 15 years.

Male height: 60-70cm, female height: 56-65cm, male weight: 35-40kg and female weight: 30-35kg.

Personality: gentle, patient, brave and loyal.

Wool quality: hard, thick and long.

Coat color: black, red, gray, etc.

Type: Carafuto-Ken of large dogs can be divided into Carafuto and Ken. Karafuto means library page in Japanese; Ken means dog in Japanese. Therefore, this provides the geographical origin of the variety. This dog is the only sled dog in Japan, which is distributed in Sakhalin Island and a few nearby islands in Hokkaido, Japan, but it is also kept by a few families in Aomori Province in northern Japan.

Few people know the breed of Huatai dog, and its breeding and breeding are only available in Japan. This variety has been famous since Japan's Antarctic expedition in the 1950s. 1957, Japan established its first Antarctic scientific research station "Showa Base" in Antarctica. In addition to the expedition members, there are 15 Huatai dogs as sled dogs. Due to the bad weather, the conditions are limited. 15 Huatai dog was abandoned in the Antarctic when it was evacuated. 1 year later, the expedition team returned to the South Pole, and two Huatai dogs named Taro Yojiro miraculously survived. 1983, The Story of Antarctica, a film about this expedition, was released in Japan. Huatai dog is also famous all over the world.

Autumn TBS drama "Antarctic Continent" 20 1 1, as the 60th anniversary celebration drama of TBS, starred by Kimura Takuya of SMAP, and co-starred by Ayase Haruka, Masao Sakai, Yusuke Yamamoto, Naoko Ogata, Tae Kimura, Mana Ashida, Susumu Terajima, Kagawa Zhao Zhi and Chai Tian soldiers.