Great Japanese Dog

Great Japanese Dog Personality Chart
(based on 7 Great Japanese Dog profiles)
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Common Name(s)
Akita Inu, Japanese Akita, Akita-Ken, Great Japanese Dog
Breed Type
The Akita is a working breed. Native to Japan, the Akita has been used as a guard dog, as a hunting dog, and in police and military work.

(Akita, Japanese Akita, Great Japanese Dog) The Akita Inu is the largest of the Japanese Spitz-type breeds. They are strong, evenly-proportioned, powerfully built dogs with distinctive features.

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Akita Inu
(Japanese Akita) (Akita) (Great Japanese Dog)
Teddy, the 1 year old Akita
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The American Akita is a dog breed from Japan. It is not identical with the Akita Inu ("Japanese" Akita). Note that in 2006 the FCI-designation Great Japanese Dog was officially changed to American Akita.
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Akitas are now rarely seen in Japan, they achieved popularity outside Japan through occupation soldiers who took them back from Japan. The Japan Kennel Club and the FCI consider Dewa line Akitas to be a separate breed, called the Great Japanese Dog ...

See also: Akita, Japanese Akita, Akita Inu, Spitz, Mastiff