Junketsu Japanese Akitas Blog

From time to time, we’ll be sharing our experiences and thoughts about our dogs, the breed and all things related.

We’re Expecting a Japanese Akita Litter!

We opted to take a break from breeding for a couple of years. A lot of work goes into making sure a breeding goes well starting with finding dogs that are good examples of the standard (usually because they're proven in the show ring), health testing them prior to...

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Our Senior Dogs

Kuma (a.k.a. Kuma Bear Fathead Raisin Eyes) and Yumi are our resident senior citizen dogs. They're 13-year old littermates. Yumi was our very first Japanese Akita and we've had her since she was a puppy. She has been an absolute treasure – playful but on the mellow...

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