Akita
United States · 24–26.5 in tall · ~10–12 yr · medium double coat
Next to the average dog it is happier as an only dog, independent, reserved, and protective. Day to day it needs a lot of exercise and sheds moderately.
Find out if a Akita suits youThink twice if…
- your days are mostly indoors
- this would be your first dog
Trait profile
Scored 1–5. A blank means the trait is not recorded for this breed.
About the breed
The Akita Inu (秋田犬, Akita Inu, Akita Ken; Japanese pronunciation: [a. kʲi̥.ta(ꜜ) i.nɯ, -ta.keɴ]) is a Japanese dog breed of large size. Originating from the mountains of northern Japan, the Akita has a short double coat similar to that of many other northern spitz breeds. The breed traces its roots to the Matagi Inu, a chūgata ken (medium-sized dog) historically used by the Matagi—traditional hunters of the Tōhoku region—for tracking and subduing large game such as tsukinowaguma (Japanese black bear), inoshishi (wild boar) and kamoshika (Japanese serow) in snow-covered mountain terrain.— English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
