Double Take Ranch
Presents:
Ch Double Take's First Knight,
"Nitro"
DOB: 11-30-96 / 06-30-10
"Nitro" was the canine, love of my
life. I took a chance and imported his Dam from Canada many years
ago. I've never regretted it. "Nitro" had his mother's
temperament. He was so loving and sweet. People were a bit intimidated
when they first met him because of his "Grizzly Bear" good looks but
they were soon drawn in by his charming and calm disposition.
Today I gave you one last
job. Please watch over Emi like you always did when you were here on this earth. She
loves you and so do we.
I will find you again
someday.
Know that your life will
be celebrated and your death will be mourned for many, many years to come.
Some of Nitro's many contributions to us
...to this place and to many are featured below.
"Nitro" made the cover of the 2003
Akita Breed Calendar that was sold all over the USA and Canada. We were so
honored. Thank you so much, Linda Wald for sending us "Tiko". We
hope that he made you proud.
At Almost 11 and STILL running for BBQ
scraps!
Nitro, LOVES being part of the BBQ clean up
crew.
What's cooking?
Nitro, looking
a bit disheveled but content, while living with and baby-sitting his grand-babies.
Nitro's pics. below are of his younger days. He matured
slowly, like a fine wine.
Nitro, above at just 16 weeks.
Above, Nitro, with one of his best
friends, EVER, Rod Masnica. Thank you so much for everything, Rod. You are a BIG
part of what Nitro was and is today......a Champion in our lives and in
the ring.
God bless you.
Above: A portfolio of various stages of our Nitro boy's life. He's
been quite the "stallion" of our ranch.
Pedigree
for: Ch.
Double Take's
First Knight,
"NITRO"
Sire
Ch.
Sondaisa's
Straight
Shot |
Sire
Ch.
Sondaisa's
Roping The
Wind |
Sire
Ch. Big O's
Magnum Mac |
Dam
Ch.
Skylake's
Tokyo Rose |
Dam
Ch.
Skylake's
Tokyo Rose |
Sire
Ch. OBJ
Striped
Kareem
Skylake |
Dam
Soreina
Meisha |
Dam
CKC/AKC
Mikata's
Kiko Kemuri
(Canada)
"Tiko"
|
Sire
Ch. Mikata's
Kita-Shogun
Kawakami |
Sire
Ch. OBJ High
N-Mighty No
Goshen |
Dam
Ch.
Kawakami's
Makita No
Kaulana |
Dam
Kawakami's
Kahla |
Sire
Ch. Langan's
Chimmoko No
Rai |
Dam
Ch.
Kawakami's
Kokoro |
This pedigree page
was built for free
at SitStay.com
Below,
and throughout our
site and other's
sites, are some photos of
"Nitro's"
children and
grand-children.
While
Nitro was not bred
very often and
very few have him
in their
pedigrees,
those that do are
certainly able to
appreciate that unmistakable
Akita look and
head piece.
Nitro
consistently
produced his head
piece and on
several occasions,
it even carried
over to his
grand-babies.
Below,
Ch. Double Take's
sir winsalot,
"Lotto",
A
Nitro X Kazari
son.
Below:
Korish's Walk On
The Dark
Side,
"Vader",
a Nitro X Kazari Grand-baby, at 6
mos.
First
show, first
points.
Below,
Korish's
"Treasure"
a Nitro X Kazari
grand-daughter.
Double
Take's Livin A
Fairy
"Tail"
"Pixie"
"Pixie",
shown below, is a
"Lotto"
litter-mate, out
of Nitro X Kazari.
Bet You'd never
have guessed that
one but Nitro is
known for throwing
color and for
producing
solid whites and
even red / white
faces and brindle
/ brindle faces.
Not bad for a
black masked
dog.
Below,
a 12 week photo
and then a grown
up picture of:
"Kabuki",
a red /white faced
"Nitro"
X Ch. Shimbi's
Dreamer daughter.
Below,
is a 10 week old
picture of, "musashi",
a Nitro X Kazari
son.
Below, is a Nitro X Kazari daughter ; Double Take's
Snow Peak, residing at Korish Akitas.
"Lily"
See
Lily's puppies and
Nitro's
Grand-babies on
our Extended
family page.
Nitro's Dam: Mikata's Kiko Kemuri,"Tiko", featured below.
I
thank God every
day I spend with
Nitro and I am so
glad I sent him
back to his
mother's homeland,
Canada , to be
exhibited along
side of some of
the finest Akitas
in any of our
pedigrees,
aye!
August, 1992 / March, 2006
Tiko was not
exhibited very
often as she much
preferred to bask
in the sun or roll
over and get her
tummy scratched.
She even did her
roll over trick
once in the ring!
Her temperament
was superb and her
phenotype, exceptional. Those
that have
"Tiko"
in their lines are
blessed as she was
the only surviving
puppy in her
litter.
Also,
on Nitro's Sire's
side:
Ch.
Sondaisa's
Straight Shot,
"Rifle"
(No photo
available at this
time),
is,
"Rifle's"
Dam and Nitro's
Grand-Dam,
"Ch.
Skylake's Tokyo
Rose",
who is
featured in the,
March / April 2000
Akita World
Magazine (photo,
shown
below). We
think she also
contributed
greatly to what
Nitro has become
and what his kids
and grand-kids are
exhibiting in and
out of the show
rings of today .
