The Latest
- JACA’s Official Guide to Judging the Japanese Akitainu now available from the Lulu website. Discounted pricing for JACA members through our Facebook group!
- The Japanese Akitainu has been accepted into the AKC Foundation Stock Services!
Breed Standards
Whether you’re a novice or a veteran enthusiast, a judge, handler or a breeder, it’s important to study the breed standard. We’ve compiled a few Japanese Akitainu standards in one convenient place.
Find a Japanese Akitainu
When you’re serious about adding a Japanese Akitainu to your home, we urge you to find a reputable hobbyist breeder or rescue. Here’s a list of our member breeders so you can contact them directly.
Valuable Resource Blog
What should you know before adding an Akitainu to your household? Need real-life experience from real people? Check out our blog written by JACA members!
JACA Cares
Looking for that perfect rescue Japanese Akitainu? Are you a rescuer who could use a little help publicizing a Japanese Akitainu up for adoption? Learn more about our JACA Cares program.
Kkomi’s big adventure and what makes JACA special
The Japanese Akitainu Club of America, or JACA, was officially formed in 1997. We are a nationwide club that advocates for the breed, sponsors shows, supports rescues, shares information about breed health and educates the public. Our members in different regions often get together to go on outings, hold picnics or appear at events to introduce the public to the breed. What kind of people are JACA members? Some of our members are show people, some compete in other events, some are casual pet owners, some are breeders, some are involved in rescue, some are totally new to the breed and want guidance or to just hang out with others who love the breed.
We have always believed that JACA is whatever our members make it. Take, for instance, when breed ambassador Kkomi disappeared in San Jose. His owner Scott had been frantically looking for him without success. We alerted our club members and the general public via social media. Our NorCal members began networking with each other. One member, Darren, and his little daughter Chiemi who LOVES Kkomi as much as her own Japanese Akitainu Kougi, had been looking for over an hour as another JACA member Justin, drove with his own Japanese Akitainu Yumi from San Francisco to San Jose through midweek traffic, to join the search. Thankfully, Justin and Yumi managed to find the wandering Kkomi who was then joyfully reunited with Scott! That’s why we say our members make the club so special.
Kkomi after being found by Yumi.