About Us

 

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.   We are very proud of our young breeding program, this being granted to us 3 months shy of our first litter turning 5 years old!! The whole family January 2008

Together since 1995, my dogs and I have learned the ins and outs of the dog world.  Conformation shows and obedience trials are a regular occurrence for our family. My husband, Darcy, has always come along to the shows in Calgary, and now we are starting to enjoy taking our three young children to some shows too.  They love to see all of the different breeds of dogs - especially the strange dogs with TAILS!!! 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.

The Ol' Folks, Jager and Justice, February 2007

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, 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!

 

 

  I would like to send out special thanks to Traci Geremia for all of her help over the years with showing my dogs (without her help and handling, conformation would still be a mystery to me) and her friendship, to Marina Skoreiko for her friendship and again, help with handling some of my dogs from time to time in conformation,  and to my WONDERFUL trainers from my obedience club Cal-K9 Jackie Hastie and Pauline Baldwin for their excellent guidance and training in the sport of obedience.  Without their help and encouragement I would not have been able to achieve what I have with my dogs.

 

Our kennel is still quite young, but I intend to do the best that I can to preserve this wonderful breed in the future.

 

All of our dogs will be temperament tested and receive their health clearances along with numerous titles before they are ever bred.  As of 2009, we have had 5 litters of puppies, the first 3 are represented in the photo at the right.  In the photo is our foundation bitch, Jewel (second from the left), her daughter Seeker (to the left of her), her grandson Ruckus (to the right of Jewel) and finally, Moka, (on the right beside Ruckus), who is both Jewel's daughter from our first litter and Ruckus's mother.

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!