My first akita (JADE) was given to me in 1991.. I fell in love with her and purchase Ty. Unfortunately he had a condition called persistent pupillary membrane in his right eye. Next I purchased Stone. These 3 wonderful akitas were the beginning of "PYRAMID AKITAS"..
Since that time we have participated or trained in conformation, obedience, agility, tracking, S/R, and nursing home therapy. Several times a year we do educational seminars to help promote responsible animal ownership and also to help educate the public on the breed.. In my spare time I teach both private and public obedience classes.. I am a member of several local dog clubs and have been a member of ACA since 1997. I do limited Akita rescue and have re-homed several dogs in the past few years.
I have put Companion Dog titles on 2 (both ranked in the top 15), a Companion Dog Excellent title on 1 (ranked #1 in the nation), 4 Temperament Test, 2 Registered Therapy dog, 5 canine good citizens. I strive for good temperaments plus a dog that can get out in public and promote this wonderful majestic breed.
I have produced 4 litters in 15 years.. The first had eye problems but all were placed in loving homes.. The 2nd litter was sired by my male (Stone) and to date no problems have been noted. 2 of his pups OFAd EXCELLENT.
During my yrs in this breed I have had multiple problems arise with my first 2 dogs.. Eye problems, knee problems, autoimmune problems. This has made me acutely aware of how important genetic screening is. ALL my dog participate in genetic studies by donating blood and DNA samples. All breeding stock has been OFA'd, Cerf"d, thyroid tested. Even my young or neutered dogs have annual testing done.. With the hopes of one day having an open registry so all breeders will know what problems can possible occur within their lines..
My other interest within the breed is working with rescue. This is a very difficult because most of the rescues are dumped at the shelters or owners just can't deal with them any more. Evaluating these dogs can also be difficult because having foster homes for them to go into is just impossible--so getting a "true" eval is hard. So far we been pretty successful rehoming MANY akitas (pups and adults).
