American vs Japanese Akitas

[thethird79]

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Just curious, how many of us here make a distinction between an American and a Japanese Akita?

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hmm lisud ni tubagon heheheh ^^ para nako sa ang japanese akita kay murag fox cla in appearance. most sa mga akita sa cebu kay mga american para nako.. ang pina ka doul sa japanese akita murag twice ra ko kita. ni ana man pud ang owner nga na cross daw ni sa japanese and american ilang akita..

[thethird79]

mas maayo unta bay shade noh nga mahimo nang tradition diri sa pinas ang awareness sa pag ila diri sa japanese og american akita... naa gyuy mga breeders/owners daghan diwe ai motawag og japanese akita sa ilahang american nga akitas....

mao ask ko u last time pag kita nato kon asay naa diwe nga japanese akita...

even the PCCI don't even distinguish between the two types
all that's written is Akita sa papers

another question...unsa diay gigamit nga standard for show competitions? kay bisag unsaon, naa man gyud silay kalainan... unya kasagaran sa nangapil dog show kay American akitas man

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@thethird79

wait sa bro ha? mu reply ko in a moment... hehe

[thethird79]

@thethird79

wait sa bro ha? mu reply ko in a moment... hehe

it's goin to be a nice discussion kay naa koy friend sa japan ron
unya ga request ko niya og japanese akita
wahikhikhik...

ako gyud ni klarohon daan
basig american nga akita iya makit-an

[mike_g]

Japanese Akita! Hachiko. The best!

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The first Akita that I've seen, was in the movie Hachiko which is a Japanese Akita. That was also the time that I got interested with the breed itself and somehow learned that there is also what they call an American Akita. Without digging on the differences, I can honestly say that all of the Akitas that I've seen in person are American Akitas even if the owner claims it to be a Japanese Akita. I have seen videos of white Japanese Akita and indeed, It has the likeness of the Red/White Akita, except that it lacks the red color. I have also seen White Akitas in Cebu that kind of got me confused, whether or not it is a Japanese Akita, since it looked different from what I've seen in the videos.

So I got into reading about the breed and understood the fact that they share the same ancestry, which could be the reason that the U.S. and CANADA considers them as one breed that differs on the type and not a separate breed at all. Which made sense to me although it still got me into researching about the difference because of the fact that some would still claim to have the Japanese type although their dog is an American type.

The basic difference is the Size and the Color. We can probably consider the Japanese Akita as the pure type while the American Akita is somehow a mix due to the the fact that it has been mixed with the Tosa Inu and etc. The American Akita has a massive head while the Japanese Akita has the likeness of it's cousin, the Shiba Inu. Perhaps a mix between the Japanese and American Akita has contributed to the confusion.

Below are some pictures that I have collected to somehow compare the difference between the two types.




Here's a video that demonstrates the difference of the two types:

YouTube - American And Japanese Akita's Two Types Of Akita's

[hush232002]

ang mta sa Japanes akita kay sikit unya iya paghot kay yosh!yosh! ang mta sa American kay may pagka lingin unya iya paghot kay rof!rof!....sakto ba?hehehehehe!!!!corny man oi......


" I am Catholic but because i am convinced "

[thethird79]

by the way the primary intention of this thread
is not for us to shout out which of the two is better, <although you may>

the thread is more on informing us that there are two types of Akita

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Naay saying nga "If it's not an Akita it's just a dog" hehe