Dogs are relatively tolerant to cold weather but not to extreme heat. This is because they rarely sweat and cannot regulate their body temperature as humans can. It is no wonder that summer is a difficult season for Akita dogs, whose large bodies are covered with thick-fluffy fur. Here are […]
Shodai and Omochi are two Akita dogs raised by two members of the Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad in Odate City, Akita Prefecture. They are leaving the city with the squad members whose term of service will finish this month. The dogs have been popular among residents as signature dogs of the […]
A three-year-old male Akita dog Taiga has been receiving training since January 2021 at Wannyapia Akita, a Prefectural Animal Protection Center in Yuwa, Akita City. He was sent to the center after biting people. Taiga was extremely cautious of people when the training started. Now, he has taken back his […]
“I am so grateful for receiving this wonderful award with my first Akita dog. It feels like a novice golfer hitting the course for the first time and getting a hole-in-one.” Mr. Nohara Hidetaka from Ibaraki Prefecture recalls when he attended the 141st Akita Dog Headquarters Exhibition held in Koshigaya […]
Mr. Hamada Masami of Daisen City, Akita Prefecture, attended the advance screening of the film Palma on March 23rd, 2021. He raised the Akita dog Masaru given to Miss Zagitova in 2018 and was invited to the screening. Mr. Hamada was intently listening to Miss Zagitova’s greeting, saying, “It was […]
“I am beyond excited to visit Masaru’s birthplace,” said Alina Zagitova, who won the gold medal in women’s figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics. Miss Zagitova visited Odate City in Akita Prefecture on May 23rd, where she had been hoping to visit ever since the Akita Dog Preservation Society […]
Akita dogs have been gaining popularity in Japan and abroad for the past few years. This article is the first of a series of interviews by skilled owners and how they care for their dogs and provides helpful information for keeping an Akita dog. The Skilled owners’ dogs won top […]
Russia’s Alina Zagitova, the gold medalist in women’s figure skating at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics, visited Odate City on May 23rd of this year. Miss Zagitova garnered a lot of attention when the Akita Dog Preservation Society presented her with a female dog after the Olympics in May 2018. She made two-stage […]
Jan 17,2020 A cheerful cry of “woof, woof, woof” echoes in a junior high school schoolyard in Tainan City, southern Taiwan. A total of 57 Akita dogs entered the Taiwan Branch Exhibition of the Akita Dog Preservation Society in December 2019. The dogs showed off their dignified manner and competed […]
Exploring the friendship between dogs and people, the audiobook The Stars and the Dogs was written and illustrated by US-based Japanese author Yumi McDonald. Mrs. McDonald was born in Tokyo and currently resides in Connecticut, U.S. The Stars and the Dogs is a two-part series approximately 30 minutes long and […]
Akita Inu (dogs), with their fluffy coat, round eyes, and an adorable tail that curls up, are now famous worldwide. Akita dogs have a strong body and are best known for their loyal personality. The number of Akita dogs raised overseas continues to increase. In Akita Prefecture, the Akita dog's birthplace, there is an active movement to utilize them for tourism promotion. Akita Sakigake Shimpo, entitled "Akitainu News," will circulate various domestic and international information about Akita dogs. The goal is to connect the world and Akita through Akita dogs.
