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We got started in Akitas over ten years ago when we were looking for a new puppy. At the time, we knew little about the Akita breed, as it
wasn’t as popular as it is now. What
we did know, was that after seeing our first Akita in a book, we just had to
have one! Who knew at the time
where it would lead us! Of course,
people who were active in the dog world warned us to stay away from the Akita
breed. We were told stories of
their aggressive nature and the dangers of owning one, but it didn’t deter us.
We were as headstrong as the breed is known to be. In
1991 Jake came to us from Imperial Akitas in Massachusetts.
From the day he came home, life changed for good.
We were so enthralled not only with the looks of the Akita, but also with
it’s regal and majestic personality. We
were hooked, and so began life with an Akita.
Jake was a masterful teacher and proceeded to lead us on an seven year
quest of learning everything we could about the nature of these wonderful
beings. When Jake was young we
explored the whole show circuit with him, but because of his long coat, and more
importantly, his dislike for the show ring, he decided that he would rather be a
best friend than a winning champion. In 1997, we couldn’t wait any longer and started the search for another dog
that might possibly have a similar personality to Jake.
We found him! We went back
to Imperial Akitas with the hopes of finding our show dog, but as we were
weighing all of the physical qualities of the puppies, Colten stole our hearts
and chose us. Another long coat! We
brought Colten home in January of 1998.
He and Jake were instantly the best of friends and became true soul mates. As Colten matured, we often talked about how great it would
be to be able to produce other dogs like these for every Akita lover.
Living with them brings us nothing but pleasure.
Colten has such a sense of humor and is filled with the courage the breed
is known for. Since
that time, we talked endlessly about having dogs to show and
breed. We believe that our years of
experience with the Akita breed and with training dogs professionally puts us in
a unique position to help people develop not only dogs with wonderful physical
qualities, but with matching temperaments.
In November of 2000,
Excalibur's Ultimate Jazz arrived.
She has wonderful structure, a personality that won’t quit and a NORMAL coat!
She introduced us to the show ring and gave us the opportunity to take our show
experiences to the next level. She is incredibly resilient and never
complains. We
would like to thank a number of people who have helped us with this process: Jeff Denune of Excalibur Akitas Janet Kozatek of Imperial Akitas Jen
Kesner of Canine Consulting
and especially, Alicia Meyer of MajikSun Akitas for all of her support, guidance and long lasting friendship. She, along with her dogs and family, has truly been there for us every step of the way, through all of the murky waters involved in establishing ourselves and helping us make decisions that will keep us here for the years to come. Thank you Alicia! And
of course, we can't forget our dogs, Jake, Colten, Jazz, Yeager, Vegas, Roxy and
Scandal for teaching us the many lessons about life and
humility the way only a dog can. Thanks
again for taking the time to get to know a bit about us.
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Bill and Bruce…….