About
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Akamai, in the
Hawaiian language, means 'smart, clever or possessing savoir-faire'. That
is how I truly feel about this wonderful, endearing and misunderstood
breed; the
Rottweiler. They are loving, friendly, outgoing and they are
a trustworthy breed. I registered 'Akamai' as my kennel name with the
Canadian Kennel Club in 1999; that same year we became members of the
Rottweiler Club of Canada.
Our
kennel became Perm. Reg'd with the Canadian
Kennel Club in January 2010. So what does
that mean? It means that we have fulfilled
the requirements of the CKC which are 1.) we are
registered members in good standing of the CKC
for more than 10 years and 2.) we have bred 5 or
more dogs who have earned CKC granted titles and
3.) we have NEVER been subjected to disciplinary
action by the CKC.
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Together since 1995, my
dogs and I have learned the ins and outs of the dog world, be it in
conformation or obedience.
My dogs enjoy a life of
luxury at home with myself, my partner Jamie, and the loving hands of my 3 children always patting
them, tossing them toys, and now as the kids are getting older, they
are helping with the feeding and general care of the dogs and the
puppies we raise.
I have always
considered my dogs to be my fur-children, so they have always lived in my
home, with my skin-children. They lay on the couch and on the bed and
they 'Hoover' up all of the crumbs the kids drop on the floor. Because
the dogs live in our home, our litters will be very limited and carefully
planned out. They will also be raised inside our busy house where
socialization is of prime importance.
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My main interest lies with obedience
training and trailing and it has been my focus since I began training
with my first dog, a Golden Retriever named Jessie (above), in 1995. I got hooked. I also got hooked on the Rottweiler while
attending my first set of obedience classes with Jessie. I knew that was
the breed for me, and so the story goes ..........
I am very proud to say that I
have put all of the training and working titles on all of my dogs.
We muddle through, learning together, but I would have it no other way!
Now, you can find me at most
dog shows beside the obedience ring, or waiting to run another of our
puppies through the conformation ring. We have met some great
people too and I have made some wonderful friends along the way. |
The photo above represents where we
started - on the podium is our Jewel
and the sire of our first litter,
Caemon. Left to right is
Dax (Jewel and Caemon's son),
Seeker, in front of them
lying down is Ruckus, to
his right is Kalli,
(both Jewel and Caemon's grandkids) sitting up to her right is
Wicca (Jewel and
Caemon's daughter), and lastly, lying down to the right of Wicca is
Brogan (another
Jewel and Caemon grandson). This was taken in April 2008 in Red Deer.
Special thanks to Cathy French for her fast fingers on the camera for this
fantastic shot and to all of our dedicated owners who love our puppies!
The Ol' Folks, now
Angels, Jager and Justice, February 2007
I would like to send out special thanks
for the support and MAJOR amounts of help over the years from my
obedience club, Cal K9, mainly the 2 trainers what have helped me the
most, Jackie Hastie and Pauline Baldwin. Without them I would be
nowhere ......
Our kennel is still
quite young, but I intend to do the best that I can to preserve this
wonderful breed in the future.
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All of our dogs will be temperament
tested and receive their health clearances along with numerous titles
before they are ever bred.
As of 2011, we have had
just 5 litters, and we never plan to have more than one litter a
year, unless we have had no litters for a number of years and a
waitlist of wonderful new puppies owners allows us to. |
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We have lots of big
plans for the future, but we will always remember where we started
from.
We are members of the Canadian Kennel
Club and the Rottweiler Club of Canada
and we adhere to the code of ethics of the clubs with regards to our
breeding practices.
If you have any questions about the
Rottweiler or anything dog related, please feel free to e-mail me and I
will do the best that I can
answer you. And keep checking back for updates, we are always very
busy here and a new title is always just around the corner!
Contact Us:
Email us by clicking on our Mail Box
rottndogs@shaw.ca
Phone:
403-210-0868.
(Please note
though, that we don't return long distance phone calls.
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