It’s a long story but I’ll sum it up as best I can. If you want to read all of the details, click on the above tab Alaska Akitas after you read this abbreviated version. Ronin was purchased from Alaska Akitas but both of his parents (and the rest of this breeder’s dogs) came from Royalty Akitas in Lincoln, California. We purchased Ronin in March of 2016.

I recently found out that some of the more negative reviews about Royalty Akitas posted to Yelp.com are hidden under the heading of "other reviews not currently recommended" down at the bottom of the page in small print. I did some research to find out why and found out that there are two primary reasons for hiding unfavorable reviews. . . .

I have owned Akitas since the 1980's having purchased them from reputable breeders, and I have never had any issues until my dealings with Royalty Akitas. Mr. Van Dermyden and I agreed upon my purchasing of Kingston, a puppy from the litter of Titan and Misty August 28, 2016. Two payments were made through PayPal for a total of $2000, with a discount if I purchased the puppy immediately. . . .

I purchased a puppy from Royalty Akitas 5 years ago.  It wasn’t the one we chose as the owner thought there was another who was a “better fit” for us.  We paid $1800.00 for him. . . .

In 2015 my family bought a male Akita puppy from Royalty Akitas and his name was Harley. He was born on March 6, 2015. We have had two Akitas before from different places and they were amazing, gentle, and good-natured. Immediately when Harley was a puppy, we noticed he didn't like being picked up or held, and was sensitive about his back end being touched.