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Shokuma Akitas

We are David Klingberg, Wendy Osborn and Tabitha Thorp. Our love of dogs has seen us involved in the dog world in one way or another for most of our lives.

With limited breeding and showing Shokuma Akitas have been South Australia's top Akita Kennel for many years. In over 24 years we have bred and/or owned 40+ Champions, 4 Grand Champions & 2 Supreme Champions, an achievement unrivalled by any past or present SA breeder. All of our Titles have been achieved at contested shows. Our dogs are bred from imported bloodlines, mainly from the UK and in particular, from the world famous Ruthdales Akita Kennels. We also had the huge honour of the Japan Kennel Club using one of our Akitas in their Breed Standard for the American Akita. - Australian Champion Kyooma Midas Touch)

We had Australia's Number One Ranked Akita, SA's first Grand Champion Akita, Adelaide Royal Show "Best in Group" winner and SA's Top Spitz dog - Grand Ch Moonstorm Tenno Sama

We are also the breeder/owner of Australia's most successful Akita bitch - Australian Supreme Champion Shokuma Razzle Dazzle

Breeders of Specialty Best in Show, Multi Best in Show & Multi RU Best in Show winning Akitas, Countless in group/show awards. At Shokuma, we strive to breed sound, healthy Akitas, with superb temperaments. Dogs SA Member - 5000112930
Please Contatct Dogs SA at INFO@dogs sa.com.au to verify my membership

17/08/2026

Hey everyone! 👋

It’s that time of year again 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘄 time! 🎡🐾

I’m hoping to have Xander, Ebonie and Kayo there this year:

🐾 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 — All Breeds Sweepstakes
🐾 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 — Akita breed judging

I also wanted to say a quick sorry to anyone who has messaged me recently and I haven’t managed to get back to. Life is busy at the moment between the boarding kennels, being short-staffed and the kids, and unfortunately messages and emails get away from me!

So, if you’re in Adelaide and you’ve been wanting to catch up, talk about a future puppy, or we’ve spoken previously, the Royal is a great opportunity to come and find me, meet the dogs and have a chat in person.

I’m always happy to put faces to names and talk Akitas! ❤️

Hopefully we’ll see plenty of you there! 🐾

11/09/2025

I couldn’t quite get my usual double photo this year so Xander showed off for Shokuma Akitas. Little Miss Ebonie decided to blow all of her undercoat just days before breed day 🙈 But even so, I’m over the moon with their performance. They always give me their all and make me so proud to stand beside them in the ring. 💕

06/09/2025

🐾✨ We’re spending the day at the Royal Adelaide Show with our gorgeous, Ebonie & Xander! ✨🐾

We’ll be here until 5pm today, so if you’re visiting the show make sure you pop by, say hello, and meet them in person. They love all the attention and it’s a wonderful chance to see the breed up close, learn a little bit about them, and of course give them a pat (with permission 🥰).

It’s always such a pleasure to share these beautiful dogs with the public and to showcase what makes the American Akita such a special breed 💕

📍 Come find us in the dog section — we’d love to see some familiar faces and meet new ones too!

02/09/2025

We love Adelaide Royal & a blue ribbon!

✨️ Ｅｂｏｎｉｅ ✨️

2024 & 2025 Sweepstakes

🏆 1st South Australian Bred Bitch

🏆 1st Owner Breeder Handler

✨Ｘａｎｄｅｒ✨

2024

🏆 Best Exhibit in Group 3rd

2023

🏆 1st Puppy Dog Sweepstakes

📸 Photo Credit: Ingrid Matschke

Shokuma Akitas – Australia's current #1 Akita Breeder *DOL pointscore

Proudly owner/breeder & handled 🐾

27/08/2025

✨ Miss Ebonie had a great time in the ring over the weekend, adding another Best in Group 2nd to her achievements! 🏆

📸 Photo Credit: Ingrid Matschke

Currently #1 Akita Show Dog in Australia

Shokuma Akitas – #1 Akita Breeder

Proudly owner/breeder & handled 🐾

21/08/2025

✨ Our beautiful girl Ebonie had an incredible weekend in the ring taking out Runner Up Best in Show, Best in Group, Australian Bred in Show and 2 x Australian Bred in Group! 🏆

She’s now counting down the last few points towards her Supreme, super exciting! 💫

Providing everything goes smoothly, we’re hoping Ebonie will be ready for mumma duties in the next few months – a new chapter we can’t wait to share with you all. ❤️🐾

📸 Photo Credit : Mark & Josie Haseldine

Currently #1 Akita Show Dog in Australia

Shokuma Akitas - Currently #1 Akita Breeder

Proudly owner/breeder & handled 🐾

20/06/2025

🎉 ＳｈｏｗＨｉｇｈｌｉｇｈｔｓ 🎉
Between juggling the business, raising our two beautiful daughters, and now navigating a tough run of sickness, it’s been an incredibly busy few weeks. But through it all, our amazing team of dogs has come back out to the show ring and have continued to shine.

🌟 Ｅｂｏｎｉｅ
Our queen of consistency continues to impress:
🥈 2 x Runner-Up Best in Group (Group 2nd)
🏅 Best in Group 3rd & 4th – Dogs SA Winter International
🏆 Australian Bred in Show
🏅 Multiple Australian Bred in Group Awards

🌟 Ｘａｎｄｅｒ
Our lovable goofball:
🥈 Runner-Up Best in Group (Group 2nd)
🏅 Best in Group 3rd

A heartfelt thank you to the judges who have recognised our dogs, and to everyone who has supported us so far this year. 💕

05/06/2025

FOUND DOG Gawler 06/06/25
Male Akita found wandering and taken into Gawler Animal Hospital 05/6/25.
Now with Council.
8522 9211.

06/05/2025

𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙐𝙥𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙠𝙪𝙢𝙖 𝘼𝙠𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙨

Hey everyone! We've been a little quiet online and haven’t been out on the show circuit lately — and for a good reason! We recently welcomed our second human baby into the family, and our focus has been completely on settling into this special new chapter.

We’re really looking forward to getting the dogs back out and about, hopefully in the coming weeks🤞.

Thank you for your patience and understanding during this time.

We’ve also seen a few emails come through regarding puppies — at the moment, we don’t have any puppies available. We may consider a litter in the next 6–8 months and will keep you all updated as plans develop.

Thanks again for your continued support!

— Tabitha & Dylan 🐾

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