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dondondodo
the Japanese one looks so majestic, elegant and beautiful. The American one looks like a brute. XD I definitely prefer the Japanese one... |
02/01/2012 - 03:18:35 |
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KinkySway
ENIGMA! :) hahaha |
10/02/2011 - 10:29:33 |
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weo1weo1weo1
once again america is fatter |
09/30/2011 - 08:03:08 |
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Nievesggness
im gon feed my future akita with so much protein that he gon become giant akita den hes gon eat me >:D |
09/24/2011 - 15:33:47 |
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SakuyaFoxxBabe
The Japanese Akita is the original Akita. The American is more or less the "Americanized" version. Americans just gotta mess with everything. lol. but really, I love both versions. why not mix an american with a japanese and see what we get. lol. they are both beautiful dogs. |
09/14/2011 - 03:37:39 |
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KB1978
@TorchTheWitch Tosa is a diferent breed wich was mixed to akita to get the american akita, not a breed obtained from the akita. You are tellig the opposite or my english makes me understand bad you |
09/12/2011 - 18:08:32 |
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TorchTheWitch
@KB1978 Furthermore, "akita inu" includes both distinct Akita lines (what is now known as the "American" Akita and the "Japanese" Akita) as the word "inu" in Japanese merely means "dog". The breed name is "Akita" whether it follows the "American" style or the more recent "Japanese" style. Adding "inu" after the breed name only says the Akita is a dog. Additionally, the breed split designating the "American" style and "Japanese" style Akitas did not officially occur until 2006 by the FCI. |
09/10/2011 - 13:10:53 |
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TorchTheWitch
@KB1978 You just agreed with what I said... the original Akita - a Japanese dog breed going back centuries - included Tosa, Chow and other breeds to make. It was not until WWII that Japan was down to only a handful of Akitas and re-establishing the breed split into two distinct lines BOTH of which were accepted in Japan as Akitas until very recently. It is ironically what is now known as the "American" Akita that is closest to the centuries old breed . Do the REAL research. |
09/10/2011 - 12:57:15 |
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KB1978
@TorchTheWitch I don't agree. The original akita was mixed with those breeds you said (and some more like german sheperd) durin the end of XIX century and beggining of XX for dog fighting, this is where the american akita comes. The akita inu is a breed recovered from nine selected akita inu which were designated as natural monument due to purity of their breed. So the akita inu is the one closer to the original one. |
09/10/2011 - 11:15:02 |
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KB1978
@TorchTheWitch I don't agree. The original akita was mixed with those breeds you said (and some more like german sheperd) durin the end of XIX century and beggining of XX for dog fighting, this is where the american akita comes. The akita inu is a breed recovered from nine selected akita inu which were designated as natural monument due to purity of their breed. So the akita inu is the one closer to the original one |
09/10/2011 - 11:14:40 |
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samstterhamstteer
When i walk my dog i get asked often if its a wolf wich i think is a stupid question and what kind of dog it is, i dont think a lot of people in the us know what an akita is they are so used to the typical breed like chihuahuas or huskies pit bulls and so on i think akitas are rare to most people at least here where i live is in southern california |
09/09/2011 - 06:19:32 |
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Nievesggness
:D" |
09/07/2011 - 06:47:46 |
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TorchTheWitch
@cristohv It is only what the two countries now consider as acceptable breed standard by each ones kennel clubs. All Akitas originated in Japan within the Akita Prefecture centuries ago. Japan just very recently changed their acceptable breed standard cutting out a good deal of the original Akita breed lines that ironically make the "American" Akita much closer to the original Japanese breed. |
09/06/2011 - 08:31:20 |
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TorchTheWitch
@SNSclips American and Japanese Akitas differ in what in the last few decades has become what is considered acceptable breed standard by the two countries kennel clubs. Ironically it is the "American" Akita that is far closer to the original Japanese breed (so named as the breed originated within the Akita Prefecture as a strong and couragous hunting dog) that include the original Tosa and Chow lines. These days the "Japanese" Akita is far more similar to the Sheba Inu than the original Akita. |
09/06/2011 - 08:11:59 |
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SNSclips
This video is interesting, and it does show a difference between "american" akitas and japanese akitas. My question is although they are different, what makes an akita an AMERICAN akita? Didn't both dogs originate from japan. Your comparison in the beginning is definitely valid, but it doesn't compare to american akitas and japanese akitas. It would be better if it was like alaskan husky or siberian husky. tbh i think theres no such thing as an american akita or a alaskan husky. |
09/05/2011 - 03:57:15 |
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jonvegard31
that mut looked just like mine! i know a lot of them look alike, but wow, that freaked me out |
09/05/2011 - 02:19:05 |
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sWoLaNdO
so the american akita's are just japanese akita's bred with Tosa Inu's? |
09/04/2011 - 19:57:59 |
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damienbrennan1
@DemonShuriken Yes the akita inu was also crossed because there were very few pure akita inu's left but they were crossed with purely nordic spitz breeds as these breeds were genetically very close to the original akita inu. The american howevr was bred with german shepherds, tosa's and many other breeds that are not even close to the original akita bloodlines. Therefore the akita inu is the most pure and closest to the matagi inu. This is fact, like I said I do not favour either but state fact |
09/04/2011 - 16:37:43 |
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sporty1093
whats the name of this song? |
09/03/2011 - 17:06:11 |
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irisstuart
Very nice video. Thanks for sharing. Good information. |
09/02/2011 - 20:52:15 |
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cristohv
remind me again why its called the "american" akita..it has nothing american about it nor was it bred in america..they were bred with tosa inu which is a japanese dog and they bred them in japan..so why give it american credit if it had nothing to do with it?? its like saying americans were smart enough to go to the moon...but if it wasnt for german scientist and others around the world they never would have gone...so fuck the kennel club its still and Akita INU(akita inu+tosa inu=big akita inu) |
08/31/2011 - 00:10:51 |
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leeleeturn
I can't decide, so I'll take one of each: the gorgeous, wild looking brindle Japanese one and the majestic black and white American one! :) |
08/30/2011 - 05:39:00 |
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DemonShuriken87
@damienbrennan1 old comment is old, but the Japanese Akita almost went extinct in the period before and after WW2. They had to recreate the whole breed to avoid inbreeding. So, both are mutts. The current japanese Akita has a good dose of its cousin in them, stronger than before WW2. Saying either is more mutt than the other is foolish and flawed. The American Akita is just as Japanese as the Japanese Akita. They've even reintroduced the old bloodlines recently. |
08/29/2011 - 02:54:12 |
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Addicted898
@pukedragon That doesnt make all American Akitas agressive. We have 4 american akitas and they're all VERY different. One is very reserved, one is agressive to dogs but loves people and especially children, one is very calm, is gentle with puppy's, kids, and likes people and other dogs, and then there's one, 17 weeks old, already being dominant to other dogs. Our first dog was a Shiba Inu, he was the hardest one to handle. I learned Japanese Akitas are more like Shiba's than American Akita's. |
08/28/2011 - 00:58:33 |
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kannywhat
check out my akita on my channel!!! |
08/24/2011 - 13:15:53 |
