Type
Dog
Mammals
Kingdom
Animalia
Class
Mammalia
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AkitaThe Akita is one of three spitz-type dogs native to Japan. At one time, only the Japanese aristocracy was permitted to own the formidable hunter. The breed has changed little since the seventeenth century.
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- Body
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- broad and deep chest
- thick, muscular neck
- level back
- muscular loin
- well-rounded ribs
- Class
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- Mammalia
- Coat
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- stiff outer coat
- fine and thick undercoat
- Color Characteristics
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- all colors
- Common Name
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- Japanese Akita
- Akita Inu
- Akita Prefecture
- Shishi Inu
- Description
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- The Akita is one of three spitz-type dogs native to Japan. At one time, only the Japanese aristocracy was permitted to own the formidable hunter. The breed has changed little since the seventeenth century.
- Ears
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- small
- triangular
- carried erect
- Eyes
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- small
- deep-set
- triangular
- dark brown
- Forequarters
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- strong and powerful shoulders
- legs heavily boned
- elbows close to the body
- Head
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- broad, flat, and heavy forming a blunt triangle
- well-defined stop
- strong, short muzzle
- black nose
- Height
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- 66 to 71 cm
- Hindquarters
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- muscular
- bone comparable to forequarters
- hocks less angular than other breeds
- Kingdom
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- Animalia
- Photo Source
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- Bing Images
- Tail
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- thick
- carried high and curved over the back of the dog
- Title
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- Akita
- Type
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- Mammals
- Dog
- Unique
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- 1
- Weight
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- 40 to 50 kg
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