Akita
- Height 66–71 cm 61–66 cm
- Weight 35–60 kg 35–50 kg
- Life span 10–14 years
- Exercise 60 min/day
The Akita is a large, muscular dog breed that originated in Japan. They are known for their loyalty and courage.
- Group
- Working Group
- Origin
- Japan, Akita Prefecture (17th-19th century)
- Coat
- medium double · red, fawn, sesame, brindle, white, and pinto
- Also known as
- Akita Inu, Japanese Akita, American Akita, Akita Ken, and Great Japanese Dog
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC, CKC, ANKC, NZKC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
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Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Akita. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from images.akc.org akitaclub.org showsightmagazine.com lancasterpuppies.com chewy.com en.wikipedia.org
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This page, as API data
Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/e7e99424-d514-4b56-9f0c-05736f6dd22d. No key, no sign up.
See it in the reference.
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The picture itself also has an endpoint:
https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/e7e99424-d514-4b56-9f0c-05736f6dd22d/image, which redirects
straight to the file. See it in the reference.