Akita Dog

Akita

COUNTRY: Japan

WEIGHT: 75-110 pounds or more

HEIGHT: 24-28 inches

COAT: Stiff, short; stand-off, with undercoat

COLOR: All colors allowed

REGISTRY: FCI, ARC, TKC, CKC
GROUP: Northern Working Dog

The Akita Inu (Akita Dog) is a medium dog able to realise the work of a great dog. Being highest of the Japanese dogs, it has been used in activities that in other parts of the world have been used greater or specialized dogs. Through the years this dog to be hunter (from ducks to bears), dog of fight, symbol of wealth and prestige (to own a Akita was an honor only allowed to the nobility), symbol and talisman of good luck (as much that a statuette of the Akita occurs when is born it drinks or when somebody becomes ill), and from 1931 July the Japanese Ministry of Education declared National Monument.

But of all qualities, it is the fidelity to the perhaps most exceptional master. An anecdote, documented well since according to it happened the entire world observed, is the one of a Akita that was to him faithful to its master until its death. Very common in many dogs, unless in this case the master died nine years before the dog. The story counts thus: Professor Eizaburo Ueno, resident of Tokyo, acquired one of these dogs. In sequence to go to his work, the professor had to take the train. In the morning the Akita, Hachiko call, accompanied to him until the station. In the evening Hachiko returned to the station and there it waited for his master who returned in the train of afternoon, accompanying it from return to the house. A day, the 25 of May of 1925, the professor underwent a fatal thrombosis in the work, not returning to the station where he waited for his faithful friend to him. Hachiko allowed to be taken care of by the relatives of the professor but all the afternoons, until the 8 of March of 1934 that died, went to the station to wait for the train of afternoon. Hachiko was eleven years and four when finally it managed to meet with his master. In the station, Shibyuo Station, built a statue in honor to the loyalty of Hachiko.

OTHER NAMES:
To the Akita also it is called “Japanese Akita” and “Akita to him Inu”. The word, or word, Japanese “Inu” is translated “Dog”; Akita Inu is similar to Akita Dog. Before Odate Inu”, or “Odate Dog” was called to him “by a city in the region of Akita. In English it is known him by “Akita”, “Akita Inu” and “Japanese Akita”.