Subarashii Akitas

10/04/2025

Memories of Mason in the Rally ring lol

09/20/2025

Five years old. In her prime. Time to shine!
Candid photo credit to Jenna Stegin 💕

12/30/2024

Bohannon and Kathryn in Ridgefield 2024
He is maturing nicely.

08/23/2024

Four years ago this much anticipated litter was born. Happy 4th birthday to:
Major pointed Subarashii's Freedom Nation, "Smoky"
GCH Subarahii's Honor and Respect "Honor"
BISS GCH Paradise's United We Stand Subarashii
"Bohannon"

Honor will be bred this Fall. This breeding will be one to keep your eye on!

08/11/2024

When I saw this long ago ad posted by Rusty Short yesterday, it brought back some good memories. History in the making for the lovely Holly, presented to perfection by Rusty! I was new to the Akita and the Akita was fairly new to AKC showing in the Working Group before it split out to form the Herding Group. We did not have "clusters" back then. One show per weekend was the norm. Not so easy back then as it is today to rack up wins and numbers this impressive. Holly knew her job.
Judge, Mr. Robert Waters wrote about his experience judging our National that year. His words caught in my head and heart. Could his comments and concerns for the Akita of 40 years ago be valid today? Have we, as breeders today improved type as it was written by the framers of the standard?
Type is all inclusive. I want to focus on the areas of correct structure and movement. This is a large "Working Breed".
From the first line of the AKC standard: General Appearance " Large, powerful, alert with much substance and heavy bone" Then on to Gait: "Brisk and powerful with strides of moderate length".
Whether you are a preservation breeder, fancier or judge, I hope when you see the Akitas presented today that you can find, appreciate and reward correct structure and movement along with the distinct features that are undeniably "Akita".
Thank you, Rusty, for allowing me to share these special memories. There are so many more

06/03/2024

Keep this in mind throughout your trials and shows this weekend 🙌🏽🐾❣️

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06/03/2024

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06/03/2024

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03/26/2024

Greta and I took some time to go to Doswell, VA last weekend and attend the Greater Baltimore Akita Club specialty on Saturday.
It was such a delight to get to hang out with Faith Joy Quade who graciously shared space and her table with us! Thank you! Thank you to all that welcomed us and cheered for my veteran girl in the ring. She definitely felt the love and had a great time.
GCH Subarashii No Regrets "Greta"

02/17/2024

Congratulations to Kathryn and Bohannon!

02/01/2024