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Hi!

Welcome to Junketsu Japanese Akitas and Shibas.
My name is Judy Takamatsu and my husband's is Steven Takamatsu.
We are members of AKIHO, Akitainu Hozonkai, club of Los Angeles Branch.  Steven has been the president of AKIHO since 2008 but been a member since 2002 when we first got Yumi, our first Japanese Akita.  That is when we learned about the American and Japanese Akitas.  Two beautiful, but very different breeds.  We also have an american akita, Goku, which was our first dog, and a japanese akita, Gobo, that was imported from Japan.

We also belong to Shiba Club of Southern California and Beikoku Shiba Inu Aikokai. Dog conformation had been a dream of mine for a long time, and I was able to do so when we acquired Momo, Shiba bitch, in 2008 from Diana Smiley, Copperdot Shibas.  Momo received her championship in May of 2009 with three majors total.

At Junketsu Japanese Akitas and Shibas, we believe in quality of the breeds.  All of our dogs live inside the house and are a part of our family. We believe in testing for the potential of Hip Dysplasia, luxating patellas and eye disorders. We require OFA and CERF examinations on all our animals before breeding.

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