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Heart-kun

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Individual Chihuahua dog

Heart-kun (ハート君; born May 18, 2007) is a Chihuahua born with a heart-shaped patch of brown hair on its white coated body.

History

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Heart-kun was born in Ōdate, Akita, Japan on May 18, 2007, at the Pucchin Dog's shop. Born in a litter, Heart-kun was the only one of the group to have a heart-shaped patch.[1] Shop owner Emiko Sakurada, who has bred more than 1,000 puppies over the course of several years, said that she had never seen such unique markings.[2] "Kun" is an honorific that is appended most often to male names.[3]

Heart-kun's owner, Sakurada, has received many requests from people who wish to buy him.[4] Sukarada has rejected these requests, believing that the dog's special patch is giving her and her family luck. Two months after Heart-kun's birth, Sakurada's sister, Maki Matsuyama, won the lottery and a concert ticket. Matsuyama attributes this good fortune to Heart-kun.[5]

The pattern of a dog's fur is determined by genes. Heart-kun likely had a heart-shaped design on his coat because he had a collection of genes that induced brown fur, as well as a second collection dictating that the brown fur would be amalgamated with white patterns.[6]

Over 200,000 people watched videos of Heart-kun on YouTube.[3] Heart-kun became well known in Japan after a Japanese TV station photographed him.[7]

In August 2009, Heart-kun sired Kokoro-chan, who also possesses a heart-shaped design on its coat.[8] In the same month, Heart-kun's mother, in a litter comprising four puppies, had a pup named Love-kun that possessed the distinct heart-shaped design on its coat.[7] Sakurada reiterated that she would sell neither dog.[9]

A horse with a white heart-shaped patch on its brown head has been given a similar name.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "They call it puppy love". The Daily Telegraph . 2007年07月10日. Archived from the original on 2012年08月29日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  2. ↑ "Puppy born with heart-shaped fur". BBC . 2007年07月11日. Archived from the original on 2008年02月18日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  3. 1 2 Ręczmin, Marcin (2008年01月18日). "Kot z Gdańska jak pies z Japonii". Gazeta.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009年12月18日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  4. ↑ Kimura, Marcílio (2007年07月17日). "'Não se dá preço ao filho', diz dona do cachorro com marca de coração". Rede Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2009年08月09日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  5. ↑ "Japan smitten by puppy love". Reuters . 2007年07月15日. Archived from the original on 2012年11月14日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  6. ↑ "Explain This!". Science World . 2008年02月04日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  7. 1 2 "Irmão de cão com mancha de coração nasce com marca igual". Primeira Edição (in Portuguese). 2009年08月06日. Archived from the original on 2009年08月08日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  8. ↑ "Heart-shaped markings on baby chihuahua". WGHP . 2009年08月17日. Archived from the original on 2011年07月19日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  9. ↑ Barnett, Lindsay (2009年08月10日). "Celebrity Chihuahua Heart-kun gets a younger brother who shares his heart-shaped marking". Los Angeles Times . Archived from the original (blog) on 2010年03月25日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
  10. ↑ "【札幌12R】"ハート君"ウイズキッド中央初勝利". Sports Nippon . 2009年08月17日. Archived from the original on 2009年08月26日. Retrieved 2010年01月26日.
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