Breed profile · Akita specialty history

Akita specialty history

The full record of the Akita’s national and regional specialties, year by year — dates, venues, judges, entries, and winners, with sources. The current year is shown in full on the breed profile; this page is the archive.

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2027

National specialty

No national specialty record for 2027.

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2027.

2026

National specialty

The National Specialty ran Monday to Saturday, October 26–31, 2026, at the University Plaza Hotel, 333 S John Q Hammons Pkwy, Springfield, Missouri — a full national week, with the pre-national on Tuesday, October 27, performance trials (rally and obedience) October 27–28, the Top 20 event, an International Extravaganza for foreign-bred Akitas, and a judges’ education seminar October 30–31. The show was dedicated in memory of Dr. Sterling Milton and Logan Ingemi. Show Chair: Elizabeth Fulghum. Club President: Chris Ann Moore. (Sources: 2026 ACA National Specialty; National Specialty Shop.)

National specialty judges: Mrs. Kim Holmes — Best of Breed. Mrs. Mona Shaw — dogs and bitches. Mr. Richard Shaw — Sweepstakes. Mr. Chris Stanley — Futurity and Maturity. Pre-national (Tuesday, October 27): Mrs. Beverly Vics. Regional specialties during the week: Mr. Roger Gifford and Mr. John Schoeneman. (Source: 2026 ACA National Specialty.)

Results (official). Best of Breed and Best Owner-Handled: CH Stecal’s All Guns Blazing (dog, owners Carol & Faye Bevis & Rachael Corr & Peng Jiang). Best of Opposite Sex: GCHB CH Midnite Do You Believe (bitch, owners Lynn Morgan & Kortney Vincent). Best of Winners, Winners Bitch, and Best Bred-By Exhibitor: Silverado’s Almost Heaven (owner-breeder Michelle Mosher). Winners Dog: Shinto’s The Best of Bogart. Select Dog: GCH Marqway’s Creating Chaos. Select Bitch: GCH Mayoke’s Walkin’ in High Cotton. Awards of Merit: CH Nakodo’s Life in the Fast Lane, GCHB CrownRoyal-Ninjitsu Iron Sharpens Iron, GCH CH Timbersky’s Tree of Hearts Is Mimarcable, and GCH CH Stardust’s Viva La Vida. Best Veteran: GCHS Sundevil’s Fresh Squeezed OHP — the same dog won the pre-national Best of Breed under Mrs. Vics. Best Puppy: Timbersky’s TOH Champagne Supernova at Jenscot. Sweepstakes: Best Junior Kuroi Kao Gallant Forged From Ash at Firebrand; Best Senior and Best in Sweepstakes Shinjiru Forged in Fyre at Excel Shu-Ku. Grand Futurity: CH Sundevil’s Fresh Brewed. Grand Maturity: CH Midnite My Heart Will Go On and On. (Source: 2026 National Results, Akita Club of America.)

Regional specialties

No regional specialties recorded for 2026.