2012 Akiho Los Angeles Official Branch Show -Photos are update Results Posted

*JackBurton*

Day 2: Today was our branch show. I was very impressed with the judge from Japan and the Q&A session he conducted after the show. 26 Japanese Akitas - Two Tokuyu (Superior) were awarded.
Tokuyu - Wakakusa Go Shirai Owner: Steven Takamatsu Handler: Judy Takamatsu
Ayame Go Yamaguchi Owner: Ben Herrera Handler: Ben Herrera

*JackBurton*

Here we go with the photos. I posted a ton in the JACA one, I'll do a gallery link in this one and select only a few highlights.























Like I mentioned earlier - Wakakusa got Tokuyu award. Ayame got Tokuyu as well.

*JackBurton*

rest of the photos can be seen here.

http://jackburton.smugmug.com/Other/LA-Branch-Akiho-Show-2012/21467698_PwVm9V

*JackBurton*

Here are the results of the show:

Yochiken Class Female Winner:
Akari (Brindle) – owned and handled by Jim Sjoberg

Yochiken Class Male Winner:
Hiroki (Red) – owned and handled by Josie Van Otterlo

Yoken Class Female Winners:
1st Place: Sachi (Red) – owned and handled by Kenji Kawasaki
2nd Place: Chihiro (Red) – owned by Osamu Yamaguchi and handled by Rich Quesada

Wakainu Class Female Winners:
1st Place: Kokoa (Red) – owned by Todd Taylor and handled by Kathleen Taylor
2nd Place: Yukihime (White) – owned and handled by David Ujiye
3rd Place: Emi (Red) – owned by Steven Takamatsu and handled by Judy Takamatsu
4th Place: Kawaii-Kao (Red) – owned by Jim Sjoberg and handled by John Speier

Wakainu Class Male Winners:
1st Place: Hachi Haruo (Red) – owned and handled by Hans Christiansen
2nd Place: Toushuu (Red) – owned and handled by Ben Herrera
3rd Place: Jiro (Brindle) – owned by Laura Ujiye and handled by David Ujiye
4th Place: Boukyou No Tora (Brindle) – owned by Keiichiro Kozaki and handled by Aaron Matthews

Sohken Class Female Winners:
1st Place: Shinyu (Brindle) – owned by Rodney Harriel and handled by Raven Harriel
2nd Place: Momo no Sachi (Red) – owned by Yukiko Shirai and handled by Claire Matthews
3rd Place: Ako (Red) – owned and handled by Kenji Kawasaki

Sohken Class Male Winners:
1st Place: Yuusaku (Red) – owned by Steven Takamatsu and handled by Judy Takamatsu
2nd Place: Sachio (Brindle) – owned and handled by Greg White
3rd Place: Toramaru (Brindle) – owned and handled by Jim Sjoberg

Seiken Class Female Winners:
Tokuyu Award: Wakakusa (Red) – owned by Steven Takamatsu and handled by Judy Takamatsu
Tokuyu Award: Ayame (Brindle) – owned and handled by Ben Herrera
1st Place: Yuki (Red) – owned by Francisca Hayashi and handled by April Nakaji
*** Tokuyu Award is the highest award that is given by the judge at the branch shows ***

Seiken Class Male Winner:
1st Place: Kitanoumi (Red) – owned by Steven Takamatsu and handled by Judy Takamatsu

jellyfish

@*JackBurton* Just out of curiously since I don't really know how these things work, but why did the judge just pick a best male a female in the yochiken class but give placements out to all other classes? I was thought it would be kinda cool to see what the judge thought of Toki, just for fun, but he didn't seem to give much info out when jim asked.

PoetikDragon

Because they don't grade puppies. There's really no way to do so - puppies are awkward and so undeveloped.

jellyfish

Oh, that seems obvious, I should have assumed that, haha
Thanks!

*JackBurton*

That was the feeling I got as well. Watch the judge these were the things I walked away with.

1) Structure was very important to him. Wakakusa and Ayame getting Tokuyu but Kita only got first.

His comments during Q&A - was that puppies would grow and change as they age. I'll post a photo later to illustrate that.

Julia do me favor and post this on the JACAlist? Just like you asked here. I'll respond to it.

ayk

It'll be neat to see dogs' structure as pups and then as adults. :-)

I was mentally comparing the first Kita x Waka litter against the later one, but it'll be better to see the same dog as a pup and then as an adult.

*JackBurton*

This is what I am talking about: Kokoa Go Kamurosansoh DOB 10-17-2010 Kita X Waka

This photo is at the 2011 show. Just shy of five months old. Yochiken Class 3-6mths



2012 show. Wakainu Class Kokoa is now. 17months (check my math please)

jellyfish

Ooooo the ears are a little big on Kokoa's head as a pup, and then they were grown into
I guess this is a normal puppy thing then. I feel like Toki's ears are a little big for his head, as perfect as I view him, teehee ))
Thanks for posting!

*JackBurton*

Right, Kokoa ears are really up, which is not uncommon for puppies. There is some black on the face. This is common as the fur grows over that. But you can see the overall structure is there. Compared to the 1 year later photos you can see how she grew into her ears, the body has grown. As we go into next year or the year after that, you'll see her fill in. When Kokoa has her fist litter, her chest will drop and she should widen out.