Apexx Akitas · Sussex County, New Jersey
American Akita Puppies for Sale from Champion Bloodlines
Apexx Akitas has American Akita puppies for sale from two AKC registered litters due at the end of November 2026: Prosha x Champion Stone at $5,000 and Grand Champion Asa x Blossom at $4,500. Puppies go home in mid January 2027 at 8 weeks of age, and reservations are open now. Every Apexx breeding dog is fully OFA health tested, every puppy is raised in Ron Durant's home in Wantage, New Jersey, and every placement includes AKC registration, a written health guarantee, a lifetime return clause, and lifetime breeder support.
If you have done your research and you have decided that an American Akita is the dog you want, this page is for you. Below is what we currently have coming, what families say about the dogs we have placed, and how to start the conversation.
Apexx Akitas has been breeding champion bloodline American Akitas in Sussex County, New Jersey for over twenty years. Every breeding dog in our program is OFA tested and AKC registered. Every puppy is raised in our home. Every placement happens through a personal application process I review myself.
American Akita puppy colors from Apexx Akitas litters.
November 2026 Litters
Two litters are due at the end of November 2026, and both are open for reservations now. Puppies from both go home in mid January 2027 at 8 weeks of age. Each pairing was selected based on health results, structural compatibility, temperament, and pedigree, and every parent carries full OFA clearances verifiable at ofa.org. Each poster shows both parents along with the coat colors that pairing may produce.
Prosha x Champion Stone
This is our widest color litter of the year. Stone is one of the most unusual Akitas I have ever bred, a dark brindle carrying brown, black, grey, and red all at once, and she earned her championship with it. Prosha brings a clean fawn coat and a confident, steady temperament. Both lines trace to European Grand Champion Joe.
Meet the Parents
Prosha · Sire · Fawn
Champion Stone · Dam · Dark brindle with brown, black, grey, and red
Grand Champion Asa x Blossom
Asa is the foundation of this program. He is a Grand Champion who has shown at Westminster, and he is the most dependable temperament I have ever lived with. Blossom is a rich orange red with one of the most bountiful coats in our kennel. This is our red litter: expect every shade from light red to deep mahogany, with a black mask.
Meet the Parents
Grand Champion Asa · Sire · Red with black mask
Blossom · Dam · Orange red with a bountiful coat
The colors shown are what each pairing may produce, not a guarantee. Akita coats can change a great deal from puppy to adult. Champion Astra and Champion Ash both looked very different at 8 weeks than they do today, so I talk every family through each puppy's coat as the litter grows. To see what happens between birth and go home day, visit what happens before 8 weeks.
Our Most Recent Litter · Fully Placed
Champion Bengal with her newborn litter sired by Champion Torro, whelped June 2026. Every puppy from this litter has gone home to its family.
This is what we raise
Five weeks old. Every puppy I raise is handled like this from day one. That is not incidental to what we do. It is the foundation of everything.
Grand Champion Asa and Champion Swatt. Two American Akitas from our program.
What You Need to Know Before You Buy
The American Akita is not a breed that tolerates passive ownership or impulsive decisions. Twenty years of placements have taught me that the families who struggle are almost never bad people. They are people who did not fully understand what they were committing to before the puppy came home. This section is here so that does not happen to you.
- Size and physical developmentMales typically reach 100 to 130 pounds at maturity. Females generally fall between 70 and 100 pounds. These are heavy boned, heavily muscled dogs with a double coat and a physical presence that surprises people who have only seen photos. Growth plates close slowly. Owners who push hard exercise too early cause lasting joint damage. The first year requires patience.
- TemperamentThe American Akita is loyal, deeply bonded to its family, and naturally skeptical of strangers. That skepticism is a breed trait, not a training failure. Akitas are dominant dogs that require a calm, consistent handler from day one. They do not respond to force. They do not forgive inconsistency. In the right hands they are steady, affectionate, and profoundly attached. In the wrong hands they become a management problem.
- Same sex aggressionAkitas are not a multiple dog household breed without careful management. Same sex combinations, particularly two intact or previously intact males, require experienced handling and are often not appropriate. I ask about your existing dogs in the application for exactly this reason.
- SocializationEarly and consistent exposure to people, environments, sounds, and other animals is not optional with this breed. Every puppy I place has been handled and socialized in my home from birth. Your job is to continue that work through adolescence. A poorly socialized Akita becomes a difficult adult, and that is preventable.
- HealthAmerican Akitas are susceptible to hip dysplasia, hypothyroidism, progressive retinal atrophy, and certain autoimmune conditions. None of these are guaranteed. All of them are worth understanding before you buy from anyone. I cover the seven most critical health problems in detail on this site.
- GroomingAkitas have a thick double coat that blows heavily twice a year and sheds moderately the rest of the time. Regular brushing, periodic bathing, and nail maintenance are part of life with this breed. Budget time for it.
If you have read this and still want an American Akita, you are probably a good candidate. If anything here gave you pause worth thinking about, read more before deciding: Is an Akita Right for You and 7 Critical American Akita Health Problems.
What an Apexx Akita Can Do
The application process is long for a reason. The right placement produces dogs like these.
The Akita Who Saved Her Owner's Life
A family in Oklahoma bought their Apexx Akita from us several years ago. One night her dog woke her in the middle of the night, refusing to settle, refusing to go outside. The dog kept vocalizing, not barking or whining, but something different. The owner thought it was strange enough that she started filming.
On a hunch she took her own blood pressure. It was at emergency levels. She called for help and went to the hospital by ambulance. The doctors told her later that without that intervention, she would not have made it through the night.
The dog was recognized formally for what she did. The owner sent me a voice message a few days later that I have never forgotten. She said she loves the dog more than life itself. The dog had never done that before. She just knew.
This is what we breed for. Not the medical event itself, that is rare and specific. The temperament that makes a dog refuse to be ignored when something is wrong. The bond that makes a dog read her family closely enough to notice. The intuition that comes from generations of careful breeding for stable, attentive temperament.
Pastor Sergio's review is publicly verifiable on Google, alongside reviews from other placed families across the country. The 15 month support relationship he describes is the standard, not the exception. Read more on our breeder reviews page.
Real Buyers Doing Real Diligence
Not every family who applies ends up placed. The serious ones often visit in person before deciding, and we encourage that whenever it is possible. The family in the video below visited our kennel in New Jersey before purchasing because they wanted to meet the parents in person and see how the puppies are raised. In their own words, they explain what made them choose Apexx Akitas.
A family visits the kennel before pickup. They explain in their own words why they chose Apexx Akitas.
Apexx Akita Puppies Up Close
This is what champion bloodline American Akita puppies look like when they are raised in a home environment with proper handling from birth. Structure, temperament, and type, visible from the first weeks of life.
Apexx Akita puppies. Champion bloodlines, raised in our home.
Temperament and structure you can see from the first weeks.
What Every Apexx Placement Comes With
Every dog I place comes with the same support structure regardless of where it goes or which pairing it came from.
That means complete OFA health testing on both parents, publicly verifiable at ofa.org. AKC registration. A signed contract that covers what I guarantee and what I expect from you. Lifetime breeder support, which means you call me with questions at year two or year seven. And a lifetime return policy. If for any reason you can no longer keep the dog, the dog comes back to me. That clause does not have an expiration date.
How to Tell a Reputable Breeder From a Listing Site
Most of the first page of Google results for American Akita puppies for sale is listing sites. These are aggregators that collect breeder listings from across the country, apply varying levels of screening, and present them in a searchable format. The experience is convenient. The accountability behind any individual listing is limited. Here is what a reputable breeder can answer that a listing page cannot.
- OFA health certifications on both parents, verifiable right nowNot mentioned in a listing. Not promised verbally. Publicly registered with the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals and searchable at ofa.org by the dog's registered name before you ever speak to anyone. If a breeder claims OFA testing and you cannot find the results, the results do not exist.
- AKC registration documentation in hand, not promised at pickupThe breeding dogs should be registered. The litter should be registered. If either is described as pending or unclear, keep looking.
- Titles or working evaluations on the breeding stockA dog that has been shown to its championship has been evaluated against the written breed standard by knowledgeable judges in multiple locations. That is an independent quality assessment no listing site can replicate. A dog with no titles has been assessed only by the person selling it.
- A written contract with a health guarantee and a lifetime return clauseAny reputable breeder will have this. The return clause matters as much as the health guarantee. It protects the dog for its entire life, not just the first year.
- Questions back to youA breeder who does not ask you anything is a breeder who does not care where the puppy goes. Screening buyers is not gatekeeping. It is the job.
I have written a full guide to this if you want to go deeper before making any decision: How to Find a Reputable American Akita Breeder. Use it on me. I can answer every question on that list.
How to Get Started
The application is the start of the conversation. It is long for a reason. I want to know about your home, your previous experience with large breeds, your other dogs if you have them, your work schedule, your plans for training, and what specifically drew you to the American Akita.
What I am looking for is honesty about who you are and what you are committing to. I have placed dogs with first time Akita owners who did the homework and turned out to be excellent homes. I have also turned down experienced applicants when something about the placement did not fit.
Once your application is reviewed, we talk. Phone, video, in person if you can travel. By the time a puppy is matched with you, we have built a real relationship and you understand exactly what you are bringing into your home.
Next Step
Reserve From the November 2026 Litters
Every application is reviewed personally. If you are serious about an American Akita and you have done the research to know that this is the right breed for your family, the application is how that conversation starts. Tell me which litter interests you.
Apply for a Puppy See the LittersFrequently Asked Questions
Puppies from the Prosha x Champion Stone litter are $5,000, and puppies from the Grand Champion Asa x Blossom litter are $4,500. Both litters are due at the end of November 2026. Every price includes AKC registration, full OFA health testing on both parents, early development work, a written health guarantee, a lifetime return clause, and lifetime breeder support. Health certification costs money. Showing dogs to their championships costs money. The price reflects that investment.
Two litters are due at the end of November 2026, Prosha x Champion Stone and Grand Champion Asa x Blossom, and puppies from both go home in mid January 2027 at 8 weeks of age. Reservations are open now. Apexx Akitas does not breed on a fixed schedule. Each pairing is selected based on health results, structural compatibility, temperament, and pedigree.
Yes, with the right family. Akitas bond deeply with their household and are patient and protective with children they are raised with. They are not ideal for homes with multiple same sex dogs without careful management, and they require consistent structure from an owner who understands dominant breeds. In the right home they are exceptional companions.
The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals certifies dogs for hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, thyroid function, and cardiac health, among other conditions. Every breeding dog at Apexx Akitas carries current OFA certifications across all of these. Results are public and searchable by registered name at ofa.org. I encourage every buyer to look them up before we speak.
Yes. Apexx Akitas places dogs with serious families across the country, and every out of state placement goes through the same application process as local placements. Families who cannot pick up in person in Wantage, New Jersey can arrange in cabin flight nanny delivery or ground transport with a trusted transporter. I do not ship unaccompanied puppies as cargo.
Every placement contract includes a lifetime return clause. If you can no longer keep your Apexx Akita for any reason, at any point in the dog's life, the dog comes back to me. There is no expiration on that commitment. The dog I place with you will never end up in a shelter.
The American Akita and the Japanese Akita Inu are two distinct breeds recognized separately by the AKC. The American Akita is larger, heavier boned, and comes in all colors including pinto and black mask patterns. The Japanese Akita Inu is smaller, more refined in type, and limited to specific colors under its breed standard. Apexx Akitas breeds American Akitas exclusively.
The Bottom Line
Apexx Akitas has American Akita puppies for sale from two litters due at the end of November 2026. Prosha x Champion Stone puppies are $5,000 and Grand Champion Asa x Blossom puppies are $4,500, with both litters going home in mid January 2027. Every breeding dog is fully OFA health tested, every puppy is raised in our home in Wantage, New Jersey, and every placement includes AKC registration, a written health guarantee, a lifetime return clause, and lifetime breeder support.
Reservations start with the puppy application, which I review personally. Call directly at (732) 850-5435.
For state specific information about placement where you live, see our pages on Florida, California, or nationwide placement.
Apexx Akitas · Ron Durant · Sussex County, New Jersey · (732) 850-5435