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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.
SPECIAL “AKITA INU STRUCTURE” SEMINAR & ENTRY DEADLINE
While today the final week of entry for the 9th European Hozonkai Championship starts—closing date: March 31st—it is our pleasure to inform you that this year’s benkyoukai (seminar) will focus on the structure of the Akita Inu, handling subjects like size, angulation and proportions.
The seminar, which will be held the day before the show by AKIHO’s respected Ego Tadayoshi and Tsutsui Nobuji, is your chance to learn the finer details about the breed, so be sure not to miss it!
COMING SOON
Judged by AKIHO’s respected EGO Tadayoshi and TSUTSUI Nobuji, the 9th European Hozonkai Championship will take place in about one month away from now. The entry deadline is March 31st.
We look forward seeing all of you there!
RESULTS
Details about the winners of the 8th European Hozonkai Championship have just been uploaded to our website
The results have been posted in Japanese AKIHO style. For those looking for full details about the winners, please view the PDF, which is linked to on the same page. Please find them all here.
Congratulations to all winners!
THANK YOU & SEE YOU AGAIN!
Yesterday the 8th European Hozonkai Championship—official AKIHO exhibition—took place in Givoletto, Torino, Italy
We want to thank everybody for their participation and making it such an enjoyable event. Also, a special word of gratitude goes out to SAITOU Akira (AKIHO Director of Judging) and MUIRA Kousei (AKIHO Judge) for flying in from Japan to give us their skilled judgement at the exhibition and shared expertise at the seminar about the Akita Inu brindle.
Full coverage with results, pictures and videos will be posted this week and we hope to see you again at one of our exhibitions in 2019! 🇯🇵🐕🇪🇺👍
INTRODUCING THIS YEAR’S JUDGES
One of the pleasures of competing at European Hozonkai Championship is being judged by judges that know what they are talking about. Not by judges that are just slightly familiar with the breed standard, nor by judges that are labeled knowledgeable simply because they share the same country of origin, but by judges that are truly experts in their field.
AKIHO Europe is grateful and honored to introduce the judges of the 8th European Hozonkai Championship: AKIHO Director of Judging SAITOU Akira and AKIHO Judge MIURA Kousei.
SAITOU AKIRA - AKIHO DIRECTOR OF JUDGING
Date of Birth
December 19, 1962
Profile
September, 2017 - present: AKIHO Director of Judging.
2013: AKIHO 30 Years Association Award.
2011: Deputy General Manager at AKIHO Judging Division.
2005: Production Kennel Award, breeding more than five Tokuyuu and one Meiyoshou awarded Akita Inu.
1996 - present: Member of AKIHO Judging Department.
1989: First Meiyoshou award at 86th Honbuten.
1977: Became a member of Akita Inu Hozonkai + kennel registration.
Occupation
Representative Director of a real estate company.
MIURA KOUSEI - AKIHO JUDGE
Date of Birth
October 18, 1963
Profile
2015 - present: AKIHO Judge for exhibitions in various parts of Japan and in charge of judging at overseas exhibitions, such as AKIHO North America and AKIHO Beijing.
2013 - present: Member of AKIHO Judging Department.
July, 2012: Visited Russia to present "Yume" to President Vladimir Putin.
2008 - 2012: Executive of AKIHO North Akita Prefecture Chapter.
2006: Became a member of Akita Inu Hozonkai.
Occupation
President of Miura Koubisha, which specialises in interior finishes, sales and installation, including wallpaper, carpet, drapery, blinds, fusuma, shoji and kakejiku.
SPECIAL “THE AKITA INU BRINDLE” SEMINAR
This year’s European Hozonkai Championship will again allow its participants to expand their knowledge about the Akita Inu breed
On 29 September, an in-depth seminar about “the Akita Inu brindle” will be given by none other than SAITOU Akira—AKIHO's Director of Judging—and MIURA Kousei—AKIHO Judge. Furthermore, at the end of the seminar, there will be time available to ask questions, giving the chance to gain further insight on what makes the Akita Inu brindle so special and what should be paid attention to. Considering the expertise of the two speakers, we highly recommend all to take advantage of this unique opportunity.
Additionally, in line with the seminar's theme, two Meiyoshou awarded brindle Akita Inu will be present at this year’s European Hozonkai Championship: Kouunmaru Go Senshuu Takashihamasou and Seikou Go Kanzakiya Kensha.
NEW FACEBOOK PAGE
FROM PERSONAL PROFILE TO DEDICATED FACEBOOK PAGE
In addition to our recent website launch, AKIHO Europe has now also refreshed its Facebook presence. Instead of our old profile page, from now on al our future Facebook updates will be posted on our Facebook page, giving us more & better options to keep you up to date!
New Website
Freshly designed AKIHO EUROPE website now online
Be sure to keep your eyes on this space to keep up to date with the latest news about AKIHO Europe and the upcoming 8th European Hozonkai Championship.