Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their ...

With their small eyes, erect triangular ears and curled tails, Akita Inu dogs have stolen the spotlight at home and abroad. Most recently, an Akita Inu dog made headlines after Russian figure ...

You are just as likely to see an akita trotting out of a Manhattan apartment ... choose their canine pets on the basis of what the dogs were bred to do, all of the roughly 450 recognized breeds ...

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It is also a much older breed than the Akita, which is still prized as a hunting and tracking dog as well as a companion.