I'm making a flyer for it right now but the JACA show is set for Feb 9th. Same location. You do not need to be akiho to enter the JACA show. You do not need to be in JACA to show either. UKC requires a "fun match" before they allow a club to run a full "nationals" I thought we satisfied that requirement last year but I guess not.
So it is going to be a kinda UKC show lol. We have a judge (and it is someone who hasn't done our shows before) and she is going over the UKC book.
I haven't experience any problems at the park. I don't eat out during lunch but stay at the park though. Ben usually makes his burritos and tamales and offers them for sale. Even though he says it'll be the last year he'll make them, I've been pretty well fed every time I've went. ;-)
That said (and for 98% of you already know this) just make sure and not let you dog roam on extend-leash etc. This is aimed at people going for the first time to a show and or just browsing the internet.
Gardena, is a cute little community. Like most of LA, there are questionable areas around it.
Meiyosho is an award given to the best dog at a headquarters show. So it is only given in Japan. Tokuyu is the highest award given to the a dog at a branch level show.
The rest are classes: Yochiken (youngest) Yohken Wakainu Sohken Seiken (oldest)
The judge for AKIHO, LA branch show is not announced yet. Tsuguo Toyoda was 2012's judge. We should find out sometime this month. The headquarter is not in hurry as we are in announcing it!
Short version? AKIHO is the registry, based in Japan, focused on the preservation of the breed. JACA is the breed club, based in US, focused on promoting the breed and other US specific issues.
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So it is going to be a kinda UKC show lol. We have a judge (and it is someone who hasn't done our shows before) and she is going over the UKC book.
But most importantly- BRINDLE is BETTER! GO, brindles, all!
That said (and for 98% of you already know this) just make sure and not let you dog roam on extend-leash etc. This is aimed at people going for the first time to a show and or just browsing the internet.
Gardena, is a cute little community. Like most of LA, there are questionable areas around it.
Meiyosho
Yochiken
Yoken
Wakainu
Sohken
Seiken
:o3
The rest are classes:
Yochiken (youngest)
Yohken
Wakainu
Sohken
Seiken (oldest)
I didn't know that in NIPPO shibas are broken up different than the medium-sized breeds. I wonder if they're also different for the akitas?
Yohken 6-10 months
Wakainu 10-18 months
Sohken 18-30 months
Seiken 30+ months
Only Seiken dogs can earn the titles Tokuyuu and Meiyosho. Seiken dogs will be disqualified if they do not meet the minimum height.
Here are NIPPO's (I converted to months so easier to compare like to like)
1. Waka 1 (young dog 1): 8-14 months (7 -12 months for Shiba)
2. Waka 2 (young dog 2): 14-22 months (12-18 months for Shiba)
3. Soken (adolescent dog): 22-34 months (18-30 months for Shiba)
4. Seiken (adult dog): 34+ months (30+ months for Shiba)
THANKS
My friend and I will be going to the AKIHO show on Sunday rather than the JACA show on Saturday. Just spectating. :-)