ABOUT HANDLING IN AKIHO

As an official Akita Inu Hozonkai exhibition, the 9th Europe Hozonkai Championship is an event that closely follows AKIHO tradition. 

This means, it is desired to manipulate or influence the dog as little as possible. In other words, showing Akita Inu by tachikomi (naturally standing & while keeping the leash up) and therefore not by manually stacking it by hand or baiting it with snacks / squeaky toys, et cetera. 

As this way of handling Akita Inu is not something everybody in Europe is fully accustomed to, hence this small reminder before the exhibition takes place.