After a few generations, these efforts produced the Akita. For a time, only noblemen were allowed to own these dogs. This could be one of the reasons why the breed has teetered on the brink of extinction multiple times in its hundreds of years of existence. Today families all across Japan...
Then, memories flooding back because it was my husband who had inspired me to write it, I reached up to the top library shelf and retrieved The World Of The Akita - T.F.H. publications © 1996 and yep, there it was in "Chapter Eight – Breeding The Best"....
In 1924, Hidesaburō Ueno, a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo, took Hachikō, a golden brown Akita, as a pet. Ueno would commute daily to work, and Hachikō would leave the house to greet him at the end of each day at the nearby Shibuya Station. The ...
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like humans, AI deals in probabilities. An AI algorithm will rarely be 100% certain of its conclusions. This comes in handy when you’re dealing with real-world ambiguity, such as deciding if a dog is aMalamute, Husky, Akita, or Samoyed(who knew there were so many look-alike dogs?)....
This may include the Boxer, Tervueren, Akita, Bloodhound, or German Shepherd. Image By: JakubD, Shutterstock Extra-Large: 48” x 36” Extra-large crates are appropriate for dogs up to 100 pounds. This may include the Siberian Husky, Standard Poodle, Weimaraner, and Newfoundland. Extra-...
Of course, in order for any of these tidbits to be helpful, you have to actually know your dog’s breed. Which brings up the question, can mixed-breed dogs be accurately identified? Your veterinarian (or the shelter staff, if you adopted) may offer ideas about your pup’s ancestry. But...
Northern cold-weather dog breeds such as Siberian husky, Akita, Alaskan Malamute, Shiba Inu, Chow chow, American Eskimo dog, etc., have a curled tail that is normally brushed, curl forward, and sickle-shaped. But why this kind of tail? This kind of tail helps the dog breeds to keep th...
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Even if the heavy rains stop, we will continue to warn people to stay vigilant," the Akita prefecture official said. Thousands ordered to evacuate as heavy rains hit northeast Japan The Akita is a large breed of dog which comes from a line of ancient Japanese hunting dogs that have historic...