Tomo comes to us from a friend in Missouri, Shannon Harmon, who has one of our puppies, Yoshi, out of Ryu X Kiku.
Why that name? We decided to name Tomo after someone in history: Tomoe Gozen (巴 御前?) (1161?–1184?) was one of the few examples of a true female warrior samurai in all of Japanese history. She was a samurai during the time of the Genpei War (1180–1185).
Appearance: very red and white coloring with black mask and ears. Her coat is quite short and not very thick although it would surely be more so if she was not an AZ dog. She is normal height for a female with a slight build. I imagine that in the next couple of years she will start to gain some of the much needed bulk to finish out her appearance. She eats very sparingly as if she is saving it for an emergency although her food bowl has always been kept full! I sometimes think she is too lazy to eat :-) She has a loosely curled tail and not the most fluffy which matches the rest of her coat. It is a nice length. By breeding her to better coated and larger males, she adds flash and the pazzaz of her brilliant color to a litter!
Character:
Tomo is a sweet and loving dog except when she is coming into
heat. This first breeding is the product of her running
through my living room window to get out to Ko! Luckily we
were planning to breed her anyway and get vinyl replacement
windows so it all worked out okay :-)
She is a hugger but is very dainty and ladylike about it.
She is careful not to press her paws upon you too harshly so that
her hugs can linger for longer periods of time. Sumo (her
best buddy in all the world) also taught her how to sit when you
approach and then inch closer and closer, while still seated,
awarding them with brownie points for sitting and easier access
for a hug. She picked up on this cute habit rather
quickly.
She likes to be a lap dog when allowed and actually had her
puppies while sitting in my lap since this was her first time as
it was obvious that she wanted some reassurance.
She walks well on lead, is obedient and smart and can figure out how to do most things without being told, simply by watching others. She is very in tune to me and what I want/expect from her! I don't require really specific obedience commands of her but I am certain she could learn them quickly and easily as most dogs do.
Passions: Hiding when mom is calling me, sleeping in a crate, square dog beds, chasing chickens, duck erkey, burgers (NO ONIONS of fries thx) any kind of meat - cooked or raw - mom's scrambled eggs and BELOVED TOSSED SALADS TOPPED WITH SHREDDED CHEESE AND DOROTHY LYNCH HOMESTYLE DRESSING, mmmmmmmmmm!
Protection:
Tomo does bark more than the average Akita but I think it is more because we got Aisu around the same time who barks ALOT. Dogs that are near you can teach your Akita to bark more and once they start they tend to like the sound of their own voice. She is quite passionate about protecting her mom and her property. She will recall on command if her barking starts to irritate me but she still keeps a watchful eye on whatever it is that caught her attention. She is very confident her ability to guard although she has never really needed to be, more simply that she is an in tact Akita. She is not, however, the kind of dog that will bark and then give you kisses like some of our mushy pushovers. If she is barking, she doesn't like you yet and its best that you not pet her until she realizes that your presence is welcomed, and then you are good to go! We do not have alot of visitors at our home as our family lives eleswhere so our dogs are also not super socialized which may make her take longer when getting to know you than dogs that you have been previously familiar with.
Mothering skills:
Although this is her first litter, she has taken it in stride and has proven that she can settle down to the tasks of motherhood quite well and it suits her. She is good about keeping her babies clean and has been very calm so that they can feed easily and multiply in size so quickly. Of course it helps that mom is right here too, watching movies to keep Tomo company and be sure that she doesn't have any problems as she gets used to motherhood. I am quite proud of her!
Arch nemesis: Cookie, the border collie - Cookie likes to herd Tomo and she is having none of that....she is her own woman and quite proud.
Breedings:
Recently bred for the first time at two years of age to Ko resulting in 3 males and 1 female pup.
| Tomoe Gozen MacLeod |
Big Bears Kodah King |
Scioto Bluff North Bays Ace |
CH Scioto
Bluff's Strutter |
CH O'Pr Kivo |
Goshen Highplains Polar Mist |
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Scioto Bluff's For Your Kiss WR045803/02 01-04 Red, Black Overlay Black Mask, White Markings OFA29G OFEL29 CERF60 |
CH
Buckridge's Nike At Eire'sown |
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Scioto Bluff's Kitty Moody WP894312/02 01-02 Red Black Mask, White Markings |
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Regalia's Fuel To The Fire
BB |
CH Serdess
Tranz Sport |
CAN CH
Regalia's Trans Fur |
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CAN CH Matsou De Lauclair |
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CH
Schonewald's Country Classic WP744071/02 06-01 Black & White Black Mask |
CH Regalia's
Mountain Man |
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Big-O's Night Moves WP448428/06 02-97 Black Black Mask, White Markings |
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Rocksy Blue |
Artic Frost's Dark Storm WP526225/02 10-95 Silver Gray Black Mask, White Markings AKC DNA #V82611 |
Sho Go Jake WP457803/02 02-94 Silver Gray Black Mask, White Markings |
Acremans Va-Guas Sho Go WG276273 12-90 Black & White |
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Southfork Toshaco WG424145 04-91 Fawn Black |
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Brooks' Penny Sue WG331155 03-93 Silver Gray Black Mask |
Riki Sumi Of CK WG071713 08-88 Black Fawn & White |
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Camden's Penni Takara WF929408 07-87 Fawn & Black |
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Circle T's New Kuma Baby WP995678/07 01-02 Fawn Blk & White Mask White Markngs |
Rackley's Kuma Kokoro's Boy WP924030/09 01-01 Red Black Mask, White Markings AKC DNA #V105593 |
Kuma Kokoro's Little Man WP673699/03 08-97 Fawn White Markings AKC DNA #V202268 |
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Nikki Brooke WP601889/01 01-97 Silver Gray Black Mask, White Markings |
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Sumos Arnery Baby WP804008/11 04-00 Fawn & White |
Ty's Bubby WP457004/01 06-94 Brindle & White Pinto AKC DNA #V112828 |
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Sumos Yoshi Boyski WP517721/01 12-95 Black & Fawn White Markings |
