Founding and Function

The Akita Club was founded on March 17th 1977. Founding member and for 27 years President of the Akita Club was Lutz Lammers, who died in April 2009.
Hubert Finkennest, also founding member, is now honorary member and activ breed keeper. These two persons had built and shaped  the club.
The function of the club is to support the two breeds Akita and American Akita and to help interested persons, breeders and members keeping and breeding this wonderful dogs.

The Akita Club is member of the German Kennel Club (VDH), the Fédération Cynologique International (FCI), the World Union of Akita Clubs (WUAC) and the German society of cynology research (gkf).