Check your July/August 2005 issue of *Akita World* for an article written by Elizabeth. Topic: My First Akita. Here is a pdf copy of the article

News! Aka, Tails (tales?) from the Show Road

• November 15, 2008: Taima passed her Canine Good Citizen Test (CGC) at the Coyote Cluster dog show in Tucson, AZ. Great job Team Taima!
• September 14, 2008: Taima won her first two points, going Winners Bitch and Best of Opposite at the Prescott Arizona Kennel Club show in Chino Valley, AZ. 
• October 8, 2007: Mason finished his Championship by taking Best of Breed the last day of the four-day show in Alamogordo, New Mexico! HUGE thanks go to Judge Donovan Thompson, who said "he's a moving machine", and to handler Wendy Melnick!
• June 11, 2006: Mason took Best of Winners and Winners Dog at the Flagstaff Kennel Club show in Flagstaff, AZ!
• May 19, 2006: Mason was Winners Dog under Judge Judy Harrington at the Durango Kennel Club show in Cortez, Colorado. 
• May 19, 2006: Kitti was named Best Puppy under Judge Judy Harrington at the Durango Kennel Club show in Cortez, Colorado. 
• April 7, 2006: Mason went Best of Winners and Winners Dog at the Black Mountain Kennel Club show in Las Vegas for his second major! Huge thanks to Colleen Sullivan for handling Mason!
• March 5, 2006: Tasha completed the third leg of Novice A Rally Obedience in Scottsdale, AZ at the Superstition Kennel Club dog show with a fourth place score of 98! This earns Tasha her RN designation. YAY, Tasha! 
• March 4, 2006: Tasha finished the second leg of Novice A Rally Obedience at the Superstition Kennel Club dog show with a score of 83. 
• November 3, 2005: Mason placed fourth in the Open Class at Nationals in Chandler, AZ
• November 2, 2005: Tasha passed her Canine Good Citizen test at Nationals in Chandler, AZ
• June 5, 2005: Mason was Best of Breed in Sierra Vista, AZ
• March 13, 2005: Mason took Winners Dog and Best of Winners in Queen Creek, AZ,!
• January 23, 2005: Mason went Best in Match Puppy (WOW!) in spite of Mom's amateur handling in Avondale, AZ!
• Tucson, November 11, 2004: Mason won his first Major!!! Handled by Scott Price.