Tamashi's great-grandfather is HOKUUN NO RYUUSOU GO WATANABEE from Shun'you kensha Asahi's grandfather is also from Shun'you kensha, his name is Ryuu-Go
All three of our Akita are from litters sired by RYUU-GO SHUN'YOU KENSHA, who's father is HOKUUN NO RYUUSOU GO WATANABEE. So they all share the same grandfather, one of the greatest Akita EVER, imo.
I knew those little faces look familiar! )
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What kennel is Ouka from, she has a striking resemblance to our female named Lani [in the middle]:
Second place in your class and you say you didn't do well? Wow, you must be more of a perfectionist than I am. I'd say second place is well worth a congratulations. :-)
Yes, but it was in the first half of show. We waited for second half about 6 hours and he was not in good condition, that's why in this part of show his behaviour was very bad. So, he has sat down and began to look at other dogs, and when it was time to run around, he has tried to leave a ring. He also tried to jump and lick the judge and organizers of show. That was not good idea...
What a beautiful boy! Congratulations. Having the video is such a good thing so you can look back and see what’s going on. You should be really pleased with him regardless of your own view about Akebono’s placement.
Here is my unbiased thoughts from reviewing the video:
It looks like you were very tense too in all the excitement and dogs pick up on that, adding fuel to the fire.
I would agree he was stressing. The heavy panting is a real indicator that he is reaching his threshold limit. In many cases the stare down of the other dog is something the Shibas, Chows, and Akitas do when they want to bust some boredom or relieve pent up stress. The second indicator is he was losing interest in the treats, which is sign that he may have had enough of the ring activities. Knowing when to stop on a high note is a positive thing in young dogs that have a short attention span.
Another thing, maybe stacking the dog without touching his legs and luring him into position would be easier for you physically. As a female and given the size of your dog sometimes it is difficult to reach the legs of a large breed dog when showing, so its better to have them position themselves. It might help if you get a shorter lead too, so you have less line to bunch up in your hands.
Also, when your boy decides to do a face off with another dog it is good to body block, but a with a lighter weight person it isn’t always successful as it is with a big guy holding the dog. Going immediately in a bee line facing the opposite way is good (in this case 12:00 away from the other dog/boxer whatever it was that went by). Over handling grabbing his head may just stimulate/aggravate the situation more. His hackles were really up after that point so he needed a new focus, direction, or activity. Yeah I know easier said than done (LOL).
He is young so I am sure over time it will all fall into place for him.
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The pic of Tomi and Alabay does a good job of showing the size difference between a Central Asian Ovcharka and an Akita - pretty big difference!
Tamashi and Asahi look like that could have some Kansha bloodlines in their pedigree. Do you know if that is correct?
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Asahi's grandfather is also from Shun'you kensha, his name is Ryuu-Go
All three of our Akita are from litters sired by RYUU-GO SHUN'YOU KENSHA, who's father is HOKUUN NO RYUUSOU GO WATANABEE. So they all share the same grandfather, one of the greatest Akita EVER, imo.
I knew those little faces look familiar!
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What kennel is Ouka from, she has a striking resemblance to our female named Lani [in the middle]:
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How much does Akebono weigh?
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Brad, he is nearly 40kgs now, 69cm tall.
Here is my unbiased thoughts from reviewing the video:
It looks like you were very tense too in all the excitement and dogs pick up on that, adding fuel to the fire.
I would agree he was stressing. The heavy panting is a real indicator that he is reaching his threshold limit. In many cases the stare down of the other dog is something the Shibas, Chows, and Akitas do when they want to bust some boredom or relieve pent up stress. The second indicator is he was losing interest in the treats, which is sign that he may have had enough of the ring activities. Knowing when to stop on a high note is a positive thing in young dogs that have a short attention span.
Another thing, maybe stacking the dog without touching his legs and luring him into position would be easier for you physically. As a female and given the size of your dog sometimes it is difficult to reach the legs of a large breed dog when showing, so its better to have them position themselves. It might help if you get a shorter lead too, so you have less line to bunch up in your hands.
Also, when your boy decides to do a face off with another dog it is good to body block, but a with a lighter weight person it isn’t always successful as it is with a big guy holding the dog. Going immediately in a bee line facing the opposite way is good (in this case 12:00 away from the other dog/boxer whatever it was that went by). Over handling grabbing his head may just stimulate/aggravate the situation more. His hackles were really up after that point so he needed a new focus, direction, or activity. Yeah I know easier said than done (LOL).
He is young so I am sure over time it will all fall into place for him.
Have fun and enjoy!
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I'm not very fond of whites, but Akebono is a great looking Akita.