** WELCOME **
We are Mary & Mike Mignogna and we live in Northeast Ohio with our two male Akitas, Baron (who is 5 years & 10 months old) & Rocky (who is 1 year 8 months old), and our female Akita, Mikki (who is 1 year old). We have been involved with the Akita breed since 2002 and value the information we have obtained since then and that we learn on a daily basis.
I train and show our dogs in Conformation, Rally, Obedience, and Agility through American Kennel Club (AKC) shows & trials and also the International All Breed Canine Association (www.iabca.com). I am in my third year as a Board Member of Youngstown All Breed Training Club (YABTC) (www.yabtc.com) and am a current member of the Akita Club of America (ACA) (www.akitaclub.org). I teach Rally, Puppy, and Beginner I classes & run the Rally Run-Thrus at YABTC. I am also a Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator through the AKC. Baron is a certified therapy dog through Therapy Dog International (www.tdi-dog.org).
I enjoy showing my dogs and my friends’ dogs in conformation and/or performance, whether Akitas or other breeds.
Thank you for visiting our website. We hope you enjoy viewing our dogs and feel free to contact us if you have any questions about the beautiful breed we have fallen in love with ... the Akita.
-Mary, Mike, Baron, Rocky, and Mikki
** WHAT'S NEW **
Mikki & Rocky - Mikki is the youngest Akita to obtain a Rally Novice title and Rocky is the 2nd youngest Akita to obtain a Rally Novice title;
Baron - started his TDI visits at a local nursing home, training in Agility, and received his Versatile Akita Certificate through the Akita Club of America;
Rocky - finished his Rally Novice title just under 7-1/2 months old and passed the CGC test;
Mikki - took a Group 2 / Jr Puppy at the Sugarbush Match on 02/28/2010; finished her Rally Novice title at 6-1/2 months old; took a Group 3 / Sr Puppy at the St. Clairsville Match on 05/01/2010; won her first AKC point going BOS to her brother at Ravenna Kennel Club on 05/15/2010; took a Best of Breed at Ravenna Kennel Club; and
The Boyz - 2 of the "boyz"'s pictures were winners of the Akita Rescue of Western New York's (ARWNY) Mug Contest:
