Английская Википедия:Heart-kun

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Шаблон:Nihongo is a Chihuahua born with a heart-shaped patch of brown hair on its white coated body.

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]

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