I am so pleased you have decided not to breed her.

I attach two photos of Duke as a puppy in the first one he is a normal healthy puppy, only 4 weeks later it was a totally different story.

The attached photo may cause distress to some members and I apologise but I feel people should be fully aware of how a puppy suffers when non-breeders breed their pet dogs without checking for possible problems.

Duke mother should never have had puppies, the vet explained that the condition Duke had was passed on from his mother. To make matters worse the vet couldn't treat Duke with the tried and tested treatment, because of the treatment I was on at the time. He was given a new treatment as part of a trial. Unfortunately Duke didn't respond.

The conditions spread to approximately 75% of his body and after four months of nursing care he lost his appetite became very lethargic. It became so bad we nearly had to rehomed in order for him to get the tried and tested treatment he needed, or have him pts. Fortunately he turned a corner and there were no new lesions appearing on his body. A little fore thought by the b*eeding owners would have save Duke's physical and emotional suffering and our heartache too.

The last photo is of Duke now.

Sue

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i am so happy that duke is ok now poor baby and thank you i am really gratful to every1 for your info i nearly made a terrible mistake

how can I send a picture

shes nothing like the akitas that come to our ringcraft. she look like she could have some gsd in her. just noticed you've only had her 2 weeks , IMo its too early to contemplate mating her . Now is not a good time to be breeding mutts or pedigrees

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Well, I am trying to send a pic of my Akita that I just got and she is 3 months old..and now I am starting to wonder if she is a Akita....after reading about this other poster. I don't know how to send pics...which I could so you could see her..I'm also new on this forum so am having a hard time navigating it. Also, the registration papers I have to register her are for ACA does that matter or does that mean anything...I've always been used to AKA.

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hi all
i have been doing a lot of research mainly into different types of akita.there are short legged /ones with really thick long coats/long legged one like mine and also the american and japanes ones look different.from the research i made mine may have a slight defect with her nose as it is slightly longer giving her the appearance of gsd but i have found out that it has become a common defect in this breed it was on the aka web sit .does anyone know exactly what this breed looks like and there different names

The Akita some times called the American Akita




The Akita Inu some times called the Japanese Akita




The American appears to be a little stockier and the Japanese more leggy - I'm no expert have you though of getting the breed standards from the breed clubs?
These were until recently classed as the same breed in the UK and are still in some other countries. Unless you have KC papers I don't think you will ever be 100% sure she is pure Akita - As long as you are enjoying her I wouldn't worry to much

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well I'll try this again to send a pic...here goes clicked on insert link and nothing happens...

press quote and press attachment its a picture of apaper cloip top middle press browse then pictures pick one you want then upload