***This page still under construction show photos

Showing our dogs in Conformation is a vital part of being a Reputable Breeder and I take great pride in Handling them myself in the show ring. It is not all the pageantry people think it is. It is more like 4H in which we are bringing our breeding stock in front of a judges to be examined, evaluated and compared to the standard of the breed. I also look at it as a temperament test; that is it takes a dog with a solid tempurament to be able to be shown; to tolerate large and noisey crowds, strangers putting their hands all over them, examining their teeth, feeling structure, standing iches from other intact dogs without reacting in any way... ALL of our dogs are shown. Doing Conformation is huge investment of time and money to show our dogs to Championship. They have at least one of the following titles, or are still competing, International Champion, UKC Champion, AKC Champion/Grand Champion/Bronze Grand Champion. Showing is one aspect that sets us apart form Puppymills and Backyard Breeders. We show them in AKC, UKC, NIPPO and IABCA. (Client's Pet puppies comes out of the same litters of our Show puppies.)

Puppy and LItter photos

Some photos of puppies we have bred. Shiba and Shikoku, as puppies and maturing.

dog sports, Therapy dog visits and everyday life

Putting performance titles on our dogs shows a well rounded dog. Some of our dogs are accomplished in Barnhunt and Fast Cat. We are always continually working to put additional titles on our dogs in other events. Doing Volunteer work in the community has always been a vital part of our program and kennel. Not only to give back to the community, but also show that our breeding dogs have such excellent tempuraments that they can be trained as working dogs. Some of our dogs are Certified Therapy Dogs. We have visited Schools, Hospitals, Courthouses and even 911 Dispatch Centers. We have done this work for several years with our Shibas and very proud to say that our Mai is the first Shikoku to become a Certified Therapy Dog in the U.S. with AKC. We are bonded and insured with Alliance of Therapy Dogs. List of our Clients: Pleasanton Nursing and Rehab Center, Dublin High School, San Ramon Valley High School, Castro Valley High, Life Chiropractic College, Del Valle College,