美国秋田俱乐部道德规范 Akita Club of America Code of Ethics
为了实现繁殖者的最高理想、在犬种标准框架内不断提高秋田犬的品质,我保证:
In order to promote the highest ideals among Akita owners and breeders and aim for the continuous improvement of the Akita breed within the framework of the approved breed standard, I pledge that: 

我们将秉持良好的运动精神,这是在所有秋田比赛和活动中对这个品种、俱乐部和自身的信誉。
I will follow the rules of good sportsmanship which will be a credit to the breed, the club and myself in all Akita competition and activities. 

我们会向潜在的秋田买主充分说明拥有秋田犬的优点以及缺点。
I will fully explain to all prospective Akita Purchasers the advantages as well as the disadvantages of owning an Akita.

我们将尝试帮助新的参展者和犬主。
I will attempt to help and befriend novice exhibitors and owners.

我们将在遗传学领域深入学习,并努力消除品种遗传性缺陷。
I will keep well informed in the field of genetics and work to eliminate hereditary defects from the breed.

在加入配种协议或制定育种计划之前,我们会仔细分析预选的公犬和母犬的血统和相符性。如果我们认为不利于犬种未来的发展,我们将拒绝繁殖。如果我们拒绝提供配种服务,我们会向母犬的主人充分说明我们的理由。
I will, before entering into a breeding agreement or doing any breeding of my own dogs, carefully analyze the conformation and pedigrees of the prospective sire and dam. I shall refuse the mating if, in my opinion, it will not be in the best interest of the breed. If I deny stud service, I will fully explain my reasons to the owner of the bitch.

为了避免髋关节发育不良和先天性眼科疾病,我们会通过有资质的兽医做髋关节X光和眼科的检查项目。 
I will participate in a program of hip x-raying and eye examinations by qualified veterinarians to eliminate hip dysplasia and congenital eye problems. 

当秋田具有遗传性缺陷,使他/她的繁殖不利于品种质量的提升,这样的狗将被绝育。
When an Akita has hereditary faults of such nature as to make his or her use for breeding detrimental to the furtherance of the breed, that dog shall be neutered/spayed.

我们拒绝将狗出售给宠物批发商/宠物店,我们会在配种服务合同中列入“繁殖的幼犬不得被批发,或卖给宠物店/大规模生产狗的狗场、狗贩子”这一条款,并要求母犬的主人签字。
I will refuse to deal with dog wholesalers or to sell puppies to pet shops and I will include in all stud contracts an agreement to be signed by the owner of the bitch that no puppies resulting from the mating will be wholesaled, sold or given to pet shops or wholesale dog breeders or dealers.

此外,我们拒绝批发/买卖任何注册的纯种犬,作为专业的繁殖者不仅对自己的品种负责,也要对其他品种负责。 以宠物级质量/宠物级价格出售的所有幼犬或成犬都必须绝育,这是对品种的一种保护。这会以明文条款出现在书面合同上,直到卖家收到手术完成的兽医证明函,并寄一份复印件给AKC后,才会收到AKC发布的注册文件。
All puppies or adults sold as pet quality and at pet prices should be sold on spay/neuter contracts with written agreement that no AKC registration papers will be issued until the seller has received veterinary certification that surgery has been performed and a copy of that sent to AKC.