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  Japanese Akita
Japanese Akita
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group:
working /
spitz
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height: 23-27.5" / 70-58-70 cmweight: 75-110 lbs
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34-50 kg
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| types: |
Japanese American
Akita (Akita Matagis), Japanese Akita (Fighting Akita), Shepherd
Akita |
| colors: |
red
fawn, sesame (red fawn hairs with black tips), brindle, tiger
and white. all except white must have urajiro markings: whitish coat on the sides of the muzzle, on the
cheeks, on the underside of jaw, neck, chest, body and tail
and on the inside of the legs |
| physical traits: |
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| hair type: |
outer coat harsh and straight,
undercoat soft and dense; withers and rump covered
with slightly longer hair; hair on tail longer than
on the rest of body |
personality/
temperament: |
composed, faithful, docile
and receptive, faithful, submissive, some can be overly shy
or aggressive |
maintenance/
special needs:
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medium, patience to train |
| nickname: |
bear hound, Akita Inu,
Akita |
| origination: |
Japan, originally medium-sized
and spitz looking (''Akita Matagis"), over time they
were bred with larger breeds to make for a better fighting
dog. these crossings resulted in the Japanese American Akita
and the Akita Shepherd hybrid. the Japanese Akita is the
result of purist fanciers successfully eliminating any remnant
of cross-breeding and restoring the original "Akita
Matagis" look |
| bred for: |
large game hunting, dog
fighting |
| identifying traits: |
Japanese Akitas do not
have blue or black spotted tongues, nor should they have
a black mask or a predominately white
coat with markings |
| ideal for: |
home dog, companion,
family, security, outdoors, cold climates |
| good with kids? |
supervise as with any
large dog |
| life expectancy: |
10-12 yrs |
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| of interest: |
in their original form
the Japanese Akita (Matagis Akitas) resembled medium-sized
spitz and were used for fighting. to make a larger, stronger
fighting dog they were crossed with Tosas and Mastiffs (and
possibly Great Danes). during
WWII, dog (including Akita) coats were used to make military
garments. only German Shepherds that served as police dogs
were protected. Akita fanciers bred these larger Akitas with
German Shepherds in an attempt to save them. one line, the
Dewa, were brought back to the United States by WWII soldiers
where they developed a different look and were recognized
as a unique type in 1955, with the establishment of the Akita
Club of America in 1956 and subsequently accepted by the
AKC in 1972.
the Japanese Akita's original spitz look was restored in Japan by breeding WWII
Akitas with Matagis Akitas.
those crossbred with Shepherds are considered Akita Shepherd hybrids. |
| health concerns: |
xx |
| kennel clubs: |
jkc- (spitz dog breed
group), fci-(spitz
and primitive, Asian Spitz dog breed group), nzkc-(utility
dog breed group) |
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