Association
Finnish American Akita Club is a member association of the Finnish Kennel Club, the Finnish Companion Dog Organization and the Salpausselkä Kennel District.
Our club was founded in the fall of 2003 under the name the Finnish Great Japanese Dog Club. Previously, the Akita & Shiba Association handled our breed’s affairs. The two breeds were so different, in their ways and in their history that the formation of a Club to solely serve the interests of the GJD was necessary.
In the beginning of 2006, the breed name changed from Great Japanese Akita to American Akita and the name of the association was changed to Finnish American Akita Club.
The purpose of our Club is to promote and maintain the breeding of the purebred American Akita as well as to provide information to aspiring breeders, provide breeding advice and training of purebred American Akitas as companion dogs.
Our association, among other things…
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Records and publishes exhibition and test results
- Maintains and plans various internal competitions of the association from different performance perspectives
- Offers breeding advice
- Organizes dog shows
- Organizes training and information sessions for its members and judges
- Publishes a magazine and other newsletters for its members and maintains the club’s social media on the internet
- Produces breed-related material
- Promotes the breed at various events
- Establishes and maintains international relations with other American Akita associations and parties working with the breed
- Monitors the development of the breed and takes breed-related initiatives
Our club’s activities cover the whole of Finland, but we follow the development of kennel activities not only in Finland but also abroad, especially with regard to the breed we represent. We especially follow the situation and development of the breed worldwide, especially in the USA, which is a developing country for our breed.