Two Akita dogs involved in a bloody attack on a couple and their beagle are scheduled to be put down. The male dog will be euthanized on Friday, according to Bill Bruce of Calgary's bylaw services.

The Akita Dog Fureai-Dokoro (“touching place”) in Senshū Park, Akita, has a rotating crew of dogs for visitors to meet. This time we introduce Hokumi, an Akita female with a reddish coat. She charms ...

Kaede is a female Akita dog who lives in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, not far from the Royal Hotel Ōdate. Here we see her stopping by at the hotel while taking a walk. She gets some attention from ...

MOSCOW, December 13. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken one of his dogs, a female Akita named Yume, to an interview with Japanese journalists in the Kremlin. “I was told that you ...

BELLINGHAM -- Nancy Fisk's first love was horses. She grew up with them, taught horseback riding and studied horsemanship in England. It was her love of horses that led Fisk, 57, to her true passion: ...

Officials in Odate, Akita Prefecture, have appointed two Akita dog siblings as directors of Odate-Noshiro Airport to raise awareness of this iconic dog breed. Ishida Kensuke, mayor of Odate and ...

KITAAKITA, Akita -- Two Akita dog siblings were appointed as directors at Odate-Noshiro Airport here on May 18. Wearing bandanas around their necks, they posed for commemorative photos with airport ...

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AKITA -- Retailers at an airport in the northern Japan prefecture of Akita are hoping to cash in on the popularity of Akita dogs that hail from the prefecture with a line of fluffy children's bags ...