Our puppy is born 07/13/2009. She is from Mr. Fujimoto's kennel in Texcoco.
We are not dog people. I have kicked a few myself. The first time I see a Japanese Akita Inu, I fall in love, especially with the background story of Hachiko.
We started to research and contact anyone we can around the world. Since we couldn't find any puppy available in America, we called overseas to Japan, France, and Mexico, and wrote emails to several breeders worldwide.
Of the many people we've contacted, we find some to be business like, some who are too proud of their pedigree, and some who genuinely love and care about the Japanese Akitas.
Ben is a great friend and mentor we come across. We spend hours talking on the phone, mostly with him educating us on all aspects of Japanese Akitas. I found him on his website Kobun's Japanese Akitas & Shiba. He is always patient and polite, stating his points without imposing, and we can tell he truly loves the Japanese Akitas. We cannot thank him enough for his help.
Carol is super nice too. She is the closest breeder to us which is about 3 1/2 hours drive away from Houston at Hyozan Japanese Akitas. Even if we've only talked once, her emails show that she is a kind person who wishes the best for any Akita lovers. She even invited us to go to their kennel at Corsicana, which we have to back out because we're occupied with getting ready for our puppy. Jim and Carol are planning a litter early 2010 that we originally wanted to buy from, but we are just so hopelessly charmed by the Akita Inu that we have to get one ASAP.
The common trait I find in these genuinely nice Japanese Akita lovers is that they are just simply nice folks who care to help. They are not in bit interested in defending their position of splitting the two breeds, which actually make their message sounds even louder and more effective. Never have I heard them saying the Japanese Akitas is better than the American ones. They are just two distinctive breeds and it all come down to personal preference.
On a fateful day, we found Mr. Fujimoto at Mex Fujimoto Sow. He has puppies available NOW! OMG! His son Hideki has been the patient one who is helping us with the communication. He is an amazing person who can speak Spanish, Japanese and English! I feel bad because I think we've bothered him enough. This is the first picture they sent us showing the available puppies on 09/16/2009:
Again, this family is super nice too. Mr. Fujimoto suggested that we should stop by his kennel, have a tour at the pyramids and the city at his expense! We jumped on the offer initially, but due to our scheduling conflict, we just opt to fly over and pick up the puppy this time. We would love to visit his kennel one day and tour Mexico City.
We've been looking at these pictures of our baby girl taken on 09/21/2009 while awaiting her arrival. We take days off to get her adjusted to her new home. We feel sad that she'll have to be separated from her sister whom she plays a lot with.
This picture cracks me up, LOL!
Love the way she stands.So, pray for us that everything will go smoothly.
I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
