Hi, concerning the minimum and maximum age depends also on what breed the dog is. The minimum age for small breeds is now 15 months and maximum age is usually about 8 years old but I am not sure if it's exactly the same for male dogs but I would pressume so.

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I agree in part, some show people can be rather stuffy and think only their dogs should be seen,
I would like to think i would help any new breeder if they needed advice, show dog or not.

I know this is probably an old thread but I'm trying to research about offering my dog for stud, as it is completely new to me I'm not sure how to get started.

From reading through the post, I would think to bring him to the Vet and have a full health check first to see if he is suitable?! He comes from a show background, a very rare Japanese Akita Inu with the right colour and temperment. It is so rare in the UK that I haven't actually met another one yet as most are American Akitas.

So, apart from the price to ask for, can anyone suggest where I should advertise it? Because there is a lack of breeder in the UK, I can't really contact the exisiting breeder to ask around. If anyone know of any reputable Japanese akita inu breeders in the UK, please forward their details?!

Also, how old does he need to be? He is now 1 year 2 months, please advise.

There are Akita Inu's about? so dont know where the rare comes from?
health issues for the Inu
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I would recomend you contact the breed club for more information.

The Kennel club at the moment require hips and eye. taking your dog to the vet and just getting a check over is not enough, you need the required tests done for this breed to prevent any possibility of breeding from carriers

I would say if your dog is a good specimen breeders will contact you for use of your boy, a good breeder will NOT breed from a dog that has not proven itself to be of quality, or at least been looked at by people with experience in the breed who know what they are looking at, a good breeder will not allow you to use your boy on their bitch if he hasnt passed with flying colours on health test, he should also be at least 2 years old before using him.

Why cant you contact his breeder to ask these questions? are you not supposed to be breeding from him? has the breeder placed endorsements on his registration with the KC and so not given permission for him to be bred from? if not then I think you are out of order seeking to breed with him when you KNEW he was not supposed to be bred from, sorry if I have read your post wrong but this is the impression I got from your post.

Mo

As I said, I'm very new into breeding and that's why I'm learning all I can to see if my dog is suitable. Unfortunately, the breeder I got Hanzo from no longer operates as she only decided to sell Hanzo because of her marriage breakup and she have to hurry to sell her house and everything else..it was very sad. The thing is as well it is the first Japanese Akita Inu that she bred as she previously only bred American Akitas, so there is not much I can learn from.

As for the breed club, I think is my best bet and I probably should go along to their meeting to get to know more from them. Though it is a fairly small crowd and I did tried to contact them once or twice with no response

I'm quite surpised to hear that there are many Jap Akita Inus breeders around as I cannot find any, apart from one or two in the UK. Though rest of Europe have many. All the ones I see in the UK are only American Akita or the Japanese Akita which of course is different than the Inus.

It is not that I'm trying to confuse anyone about if he's allow to breed or not, see my knowledge is so basic that I don't even know there might be a clause to say he can't on his papers. So, I'll definitely check tonight when I get home from work!

Thanks everyone!

this is a good site, with some advice, it may be worth contacting them to get advice on how to go about things?

lots of akita breeders advertise themselves as akita breeders, when they actually breed akitas/akita Inu's too.

Akita Puppies - Litters, Puppies, Available Dogs - Akitas/Akita/Japanese Akitas/Akita Dogs/Akita Breeders/Akita Stud Dog/Akita Puppy/Akita Pup

Mo

Thanks for the link! I did acutally contacted them in the past, although they've been very nice, they don't actually breed or have inus...so the search goes on...

My Miniature Poodle has been at stud since he was 10 months old. He is not a champion and in fact refused point blank to enter the show ring. He has sired beautiful progeny and that is your best advert, the progeny your stud dog produces. My Mini Poodle is Optigen Tested for PRA and is clear, he is looked at by the vet every 6 months of make sure his tackle is in order and nothing has gone amis. He will be 3 years old in June.

My bitches are all Optigen tested and clear of PRA, does not matter if it is the dam or the stud, both should be tested for things that lurk in the breeds past.

Laura

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i am utterly confused - the primary diff betw Am-Akitas + the breed in the COO / country of origin is the black-mask -
which was introduced in Japan in the 1910s / 20s + 30s, when dogfighting was big money + Akitas were crossed with Danes, GSDs, etc, to add size.

the traditional Akita in Japan has a white mask or no mask.
but Inu simply means DOG in Japanese - hence Akita Inu, Shiba Inu, Tosa Inu.
so how are we now supposedly splitting the breed into 3 types? i mean, it is not as tho we can afford to cut-up the gene-pool into a series of birdbaths + hope the breed survives the loss of diversity!

so whats an Inu? how do they supposedly differ?
hornswoggled,
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In the UK, the Akita, and the Japanese Akita Inu are seperate breeds:

Japanese Akita Inu Breed Standard - The Kennel Club

Akita Breed Standard - The Kennel Club

Akita

Japanese Akita Inu

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