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Our Akita just turned 3 years old.  She came from a line bred "for mass and temperament", and she is calm and good natured. I'...

When we brought home our 8 week old Akita puppy, a meek little 16 pound ball of fur, our senior chihuahua mixes ran out, barking, to in...

Mourning Hachi at the train station Today, March 8th, is the anniversary of the death of Hachi, the faithful Akita who became a symbol ...

One of the most obviously bogus pit bull myths is the old story that pit bulls never start a fight, but always finish it. Let's correc...

Since this article was originally published 4 years ago, there have been scores of people killed and thousands maimed or disfigured in the U...

Are you considering an Akita? Think again. Richard Gere gave this breed a boost in "Hachi: a dog's tale"  but this is no R...

Here are a few accounts from readers who have chosen to remain anonymous for their own safety.  The sweet pit bull My coworker owned a...

A reader (who requested anonymity out of legitimate concern for violence from pit bull activists) related this story about one of her co-w...

Note - I came across this story on  Barbara Bouyet's   Akita rescue site and felt it  was interesting on several levels. As a dog lover...

Some months ago I watched the movie "Hachi - a dog's tale" which was based on a true story. I had been only vaguely aware of t...