We had always wanted a black Akita and Shelby was our beautiful black girl.  After training Koka, working with Shelby was a treat.  She was very willing to please and very food motivated; that girl loved to earn her cookies!  Shelby was also very talkative, she would woowoo and sing whenever she was happy which was much of the time.  Her voice always filled our home and warmed our hearts.  Shelby produced one litter of puppies in 1997. Both of her show puppies won multiple Best of Breeds and both were group placers.  So while she herself was not a show Champion she did contribute to the breed through her offspring.  We lost our beloved “Sugar-Bee” to cancer at the age of 13.

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