Akita is coming from Japan, directly from the mountainous regions of the northern part of the country. There are two separate Akita strains today, one is an American strain – Akita and the other one is Japanese strain – Akita Inu. The main difference is the color, while the American Akita comes in all common dog colors, the Akita Inu must only have selected colors. This dog breed became world famous thanks to a true story of a loyal Akita dog named Hachiko that happened during World War II. Akita is a strong, dominant and largely independent dog breed which puts rather high requirements on their breeders. When handled properly, the dogs are affectionate with its family members and very loyal with both the family and friends.
My blog about the Akita’s will give you the basic information about this breed, including some info from the history as well as advice on how to keep this beautiful dogs. When I find a nice photo or video of an Akita, I will post it here too. In case you are an Akita owner, please send me a photo of your dog and I will gladly post it on this site for other to see. And in case you own a site devoted to Akita’s, send me a link and I will publish it too. Thanks.