PetBudget’s readers often ask me for help to find puppies as it can be a challenge. Therefore, I have researched Akita breeders for you. On this page, you will find all the Akita breeders I have found in Pennsylvania and the surrounding states.
Buy your puppy from a caring and responsible breeder only. Avoid puppy mills or unreliable backyard breeders. Even if it means waiting longer for your pet, it will be worth it. In fact, you will increase your chances to get a healthy and well-behaved dog. Always visit the kennel you are considering, ask questions about the breeding process, and spend a little time with your future puppy. Make sure that your new dog and the mom have been checked by a veterinarian before your visit.
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The following directory is meant to help you find your dream puppy. But the breeders of these pages haven’t been vetted by our team. Therefore, their presence here does not guarantee the quality of their breeding process. Read the last section of the article regarding how to tell if a breeder is trustworthy.
Akita Breeders in Pennsylvania
Lydia Miller
- Contact: Lydia Miller
- Location: New Providence, PA 17560
- Phone: 717-786-8368
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/jstoltzfus2
- Member of: AKC
After Midnight Akitas
- Contact: Mandy Neff
- Location: Coalport, PA
- Website: https://www.gooddog.com/breeders/after-midnight-akitas-pennsylvania#breed_id=4
- Member of: Good Dog
Brendon Weaver
- Contact: Brendon Weaver
- Location: Glenmoore, PA 19343
- Phone: 484-364-8718
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/brendon-weaver-99772
- Member of: AKC
Daniel Stoltzfus
- Contact: Daniel Stoltzfus
- Location: Narvon, PA 17555
- Phone: 717-205-7699
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/loretta
- Member of: AKC
Four Seasons Akita (Shikisou)
- Contact: Kiara Styers
- Location: Slippery Rock, PA
- Website: https://www.instagram.com/fourseasonsakita
- Member of: Good Dog
John and Emma King
- Contact: John and Emma King
- Location: Kinzers, PA 17535
- Phone: 717-661-7819
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/svcjohnking-at-gmailcom-king-100455
- Member of: AKC
KALAN AKITAS
- Contact: Cheryl Burns
- Location: Temple, PA
- Phone: 610-223-6849
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.kalanakitas.com/
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Main Street Akitas
- Contact: Jennifer Snyder
- Location: Coopersburg, PA 18036
- Phone: 610-573-4906
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.mainstreetakitas.com
- Member of: AKC, Good Dog
Melvin Stoltzfus
- Contact: Melvin Stoltzfus
- Location: New Holland, PA 17557
- Phone: 717-419-6560
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/melvin-stoltzfus-57339
- Member of: AKC
RED SUN AKITAS
- Contact: Tom and Ann Bavaria
- Location: Kutztown, PA
- Phone: 610-496-3922
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.redsunakitas.us/
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Sweet Dreams Labs and Akitas
- Contact: Emanuel Jr. Lapp
- Location: Elizabethville, PA 17023
- Phone: 717-362-3919
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/sweet-dreams-labs-and-akitas
- Member of: AKC
TAJA AKITAS
- Contact: Alphonso Evans
- Location: Drexel Hill, PA
- Email: [email protected]
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Akita Breeders close to Pennsylvania
Breeders in Maryland
Asian Bears LLC
- Contact: Alan Albrecht
- Location: Westernport, MD 21562
- Phone: 717-447-5005
- Website: https://asianbears.net/
- Member of: AKC
Capital Akita
- Contact: Tim Eades
- Location: Upper Marlboro, MD 20774
- Phone: 301-583-1020
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/capital-akita
- Member of: AKC, Good Dog
COUNTRY CRITTERS
- Contact: Debbie Morgan
- Location: MD
- Phone: 410-206-4851
- Email: [email protected]
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Purnell’s Akitas
- Contact: Amanda Purnell
- Location: East New Market, MD
- Website: https://www.gooddog.com/breeders/purnells-akitas-maryland#breed_id=4
- Member of: Good Dog
SHOGUN AKITAS
- Contact: Clothilda Harvey
- Location: Brandywine, MD 20613
- Phone: 443-277-1455
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/shogunakitas-harveyserenityfarm
- Member of: AKC
Breeders in New Jersey
APEXX AKITAS
- Contact: Ron Durant
- Location: Rahway, NJ 07065
- Phone: 732-850-5435
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.apexxakitas.com/
- Member of: AKC, Good Dog
Arlen Saxton
- Contact: Arlen Saxton
- Location: West Deptford, NJ 08096
- Phone: 856-343-8012
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/arlen-saxton-95225
- Member of: AKC
Elizabeth Hughes
- Contact: Elizabeth Hughes
- Location: Williamstown, NJ 08094
- Phone: 856-417-5159
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/elizabeth-hughes-121131
- Member of: AKC
Excel Shu-Ku Akitas
- Contact: Linda Ingemi
- Location: Hammonton, NJ
- Phone: 609-561-9394
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.akitapup.com/
- Member of: Good Dog, Akita Club of America
KOTI BEAR AKITAS
- Contact: Chris Koenitz & Cheryl Tice
- Location: Mendham, NJ
- Phone: 973-927-2857
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.akitabreeder.org/
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Breeders in New York
ABSOLUTE AKITAS
- Contact: Brenda Van Camp
- Location: Lewiston, NY
- Email: [email protected]
- Member of: Akita Club of America
BIG BENZ AKITAS
- Contact: Jolene, Lynny and Dave Benzinger
- Location: Lawtons, NY
- Phone: 716-337-0236
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.bigbenzakitas.com/
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Butternut Creek Akitas
- Contact: Robert Przekop
- Location: Morris, NY 13808
- Phone: 607-263-2094
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/robert-przekop-76876
- Member of: AKC
Prospect Ridge Akitas
- Contact: Jamie Goodrich
- Location: NY
- Website: https://www.gooddog.com/breeders/prospect-ridge-akitas-new-york#breed_id=4
- Member of: Good Dog
Breeders in Ohio
Akitas of Oak Springs
- Contact: Rachel Hiser
- Location: Amanda, OH 43102
- Phone: 614-361-7414
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/akitas-oak-springs
- Member of: AKC
Atekoja Akita
- Contact: Yusuf Atekoja
- Location: Canal Winchester, OH 43110
- Phone: 614-584-4115
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/yusuf-atekoja-113576
- Member of: AKC
Bella and Beast Pups
- Contact: Ashley Turman
- Location: OH
- Website: https://www.gooddog.com/breeders/bella-and-beast-pups-ohio#breed_id=4
- Member of: Good Dog
Cory Fogle
- Contact: Cory Fogle
- Location: Ashtabula, OH 44004
- Phone: 440-536-2919
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/cory-fogle-123970
- Member of: AKC
Dave Wirick
- Contact: Dave Wirick
- Location: Union City, OH 45390
- Phone: 937-621-8035
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/dave-wirick-114841
- Member of: AKC
Firebrand Akitas
- Contact: Erin Runcan
- Location: Dublin, OH
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://firebrandakitas.com/contact-us/
- Member of: Good Dog, Akita Club of America
Hickory Ridge Akitas
- Contact: Jennifer Kelley
- Location: Granville, OH
- Phone: 740-817-1343
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.hickoryridgeakitas.com
- Member of: Good Dog
Highland Akitas
- Contact: Mary Georgio
- Location: Medina, OH 44256
- Phone: 440-669-7000
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/highlandakitas
- Member of: AKC
MIMAR AKITAS
- Contact: Mary Mignogna
- Location: Austintown, OH
- Phone: 330-518-9920
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.mimarakitas.com/
- Member of: Akita Club of America
Serious Malamutes & Akitas
- Contact: Peter Leontescu
- Location: North Lewisburg, OH 43060
- Phone: 614-381-4730
- Website: https://marketplace.akc.org/breeder/petru-leontescu-57926
- Member of: AKC
Breeders in West Virginia
Gemstone Kennel
- Contact: Regina Cheslock
- Location: Grafton, WV
- Phone: 304-629-0005
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/gemstonekennel/
- Member of: Good Dog
How to find reputable Akita breeders?
It is essential to get your dog from a reputable breeder and avoid puppy mills and greedy backyard breeders at all costs. Although very low prices should always be a huge red flag, even the most expensive puppies could come from bad sellers, and price only is not a sign of quality. Breeders registered with a kennel club tend to be more serious, but again, it is not enough to decide whether a breeder is trustworthy or not. Along the same lines, an unregistered breeder could be excellent.
Here are the characteristics of good breeders:
Small scale operations
- Usually, only sell one or two breeds, don’t have puppies available all the time, and have experience.
- Raise puppies in their home since birth and show love toward their dogs.
- Make sure puppies are handled by different people to be comfortable with humans.
- Knowledgeable about the breed (temperament, health, nutrition, grooming, etc.), answer your questions.
Transparency
- Encourage you to meet them, visit their kennel (which should be clean and spacious), and see the breeding dogs and puppies (which should be kept clean, warm, and well-fed). Good breeders tend to only sell puppies to people they have met in person.
- Willing to share information about their breeding process. Good breeders don’t start breeding dogs under 18 months old and usually stop after 3 to 6 litters.
- Will ask you to pick up the puppy at the kennel or at least to bring it to you themselves (serious breeder will never ship their puppies or refuse access to the kennel).
- Will make sure you will be a good fit for their dog (usually by making you fill out a questionnaire) and will most likely make you sign a contract spelling out your responsibilities (usually to spay/neuter and sometimes train the dog).
Healthcare
- Screen their breeding dogs for genetic disorders and keep their vaccine and preventive healthcare up to date (should be able to provide proof, like health certificates, test results, etc.).
- Take puppies to the vet first in the first weeks (and can prove it).
- Don’t let puppies less than eight weeks old leave their mother.
For Akita breeding dogs, the AKC national breed club recommends the following health tests: hip evaluation and ophthalmologist evaluation. Ask your breeder for test results.
Check the medical section of our Akita article to know more about the most common health issues for this breed and the potential cost, according to Dr. Brooks, DVM.
“As a veterinarian, I think it is ideal that Akita breeder’s breeding dogs be either evaluated or tested for the following conditions prior to breeding and throughout their breeding years: hip dysplasia, autoimmune thyroiditis (blood test), eye examination by an ophthalmologist yearly until 6 years of age, then every 2 years. Buyers should ask the breeder about health screening tests performed.”
Leslie Brooks, DVM – Licensed Veterinarian
Guarantee
- Reputable breeders will be able to provide references from previous buyers.
- Will keep answering your questions and help after the sale if needed.
- Will take the dog back at any time if needed and provide a guarantee (usually for health and temperament).
Sellers to avoid
Finally, I would strongly advise against buying a puppy on Craigslist, Hoobly, or similar websites, and even in pet stores (unless they have partnered with a shelter and offer dogs for adoption). The likelihood that dogs you will find there are coming from puppy mills is very high. It supports a very inhuman system and increases the chance of your puppy developing expensive health issues and significant behavioral problems in the future.
