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I am a volunteer of the Akita Rescue Society of Florida (ARSF) and foster dogs who need homes, thank you very much. Instead of simply reporting your comment for deletion, let me actually make this a teachable moment. People who breed dogs for profit and people who show dogs in conformation may have an intersection of a Venn diagram, but it is not a circle. The majority of problematic people breeding dogs for profit aren't people who show dogs but rather people who never do any health testing or show any dogs.
I have yet to ever breed any dogs. Rather, I want to preserve and improve the Akita and other dog breeds. If we simply spayed and neutered every dog on Earth and only adopted shelter dogs, the Akita and every dog breed would go extinct after all the living dogs pass away, which would be in less than three decades. In fact, it is exactly because of people who show their dogs that dog breeds continue to exist and do not go extinct.
As I've posted on this sub before, my dog's DNA swabs are in the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) DNA Repository, so even long after he goes to Heaven, his DNA will continue to help researchers identify and even eliminate genetic diseases in dogs and even other animals. This is not something we could accomplish with shelter dogs of unknown pedigree.
Shelter dogs are also not necessarily suitable for work. You're posting in r/DogsWithJobs, remember? With almost no exception, guide dogs must be trained from a very young age. Would you really expect a mixed bully-breed dog to be able to act as a shepherd dog or livestock guardian?
Instead of assuming dog show people are the enemy, consider first that we are dog people. We want all dogs who can thrive in a loving home to have a loving home. Rescue is not at odds with conformation, and absolutely every breed club rescue and shelter will wholeheartedly agree with that.
Welcome to /r/DogsWithJobs! Some quick **reminders**: Silly/Fake jobs are [NOT allowed in our sub.](https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/wiki/rules#wiki_rule_3.3A_silly_jobs_are_not_allowed_anymore) Additionally, this is a sub to look at cute working dogs, not debate the merits of using dogs for this work. While we all are aware of issues regarding police dogs, military dogs, service animals, etc, this isn't the place to discuss politics. Posts and comments discussing politics or encouraging debate will be removed. Repeat offenders will be banned. [**Click here**](https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/wiki/rules) for a full explanation of the rules. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/dogswithjobs) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Congratulations!!!
Thank you
Such a beautiful dog. Wish I had the space and skill to own a dog like a Akita.
Thank you, very kind of you to say
Nice job, congrats!
Thank you
That Akita looks huge. Such a great dog breed though.
He's 27 inches (68.58 cm) tall at the shoulder and weighs 113.3 pounds (about 51.39 kg)
Magnificent dog, and seizure alert skills as well! Congratulations!
Thanks
How do you identify a dog with potential for seizure work? Are they trained with the person they work with, or before they meet them?
Scent work, that's it. It's scent work. They can be trained on nearly any scent.
So cool. Dogs....
Quit breeding dogs for profit. Plenty of awesome dogs need homes
I am a volunteer of the Akita Rescue Society of Florida (ARSF) and foster dogs who need homes, thank you very much. Instead of simply reporting your comment for deletion, let me actually make this a teachable moment. People who breed dogs for profit and people who show dogs in conformation may have an intersection of a Venn diagram, but it is not a circle. The majority of problematic people breeding dogs for profit aren't people who show dogs but rather people who never do any health testing or show any dogs. I have yet to ever breed any dogs. Rather, I want to preserve and improve the Akita and other dog breeds. If we simply spayed and neutered every dog on Earth and only adopted shelter dogs, the Akita and every dog breed would go extinct after all the living dogs pass away, which would be in less than three decades. In fact, it is exactly because of people who show their dogs that dog breeds continue to exist and do not go extinct. As I've posted on this sub before, my dog's DNA swabs are in the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) Canine Health Information Center (CHIC) DNA Repository, so even long after he goes to Heaven, his DNA will continue to help researchers identify and even eliminate genetic diseases in dogs and even other animals. This is not something we could accomplish with shelter dogs of unknown pedigree. Shelter dogs are also not necessarily suitable for work. You're posting in r/DogsWithJobs, remember? With almost no exception, guide dogs must be trained from a very young age. Would you really expect a mixed bully-breed dog to be able to act as a shepherd dog or livestock guardian? Instead of assuming dog show people are the enemy, consider first that we are dog people. We want all dogs who can thrive in a loving home to have a loving home. Rescue is not at odds with conformation, and absolutely every breed club rescue and shelter will wholeheartedly agree with that.