For example, both the Akita and a German Shepherd live an average of 10 to 14 years, depending on the individual health of the dog. However, the German Shepherd typically has more health problems ...

AKITA—Multiple people were attacked by bears ... Yukiko Sasaki, a homemaker out walking her dog around 6 a.m., found an approximately 1-meter-long bear by the road just 20 or so meters from ...

ODATE, Akita Prefecture--Hachiko, the loyal Akita Inu dog that waited for his master’s return at Shibuya Station in Tokyo every day for years after his death, has returned to his hometown here ...