Sentences with phrase «first akita»

The first Akita in the United States was a gift to Helen Keller from the Japanese people.

The first Akita in the U.S. was brought here by Helen Keller in 1937.

The first Akita dog introduced to America was one given to Helen Keller after she expressed her desire to own one when shown the Hachiko statue.

The first Akita's to come to the United States were a gift to Helen Keller from the Japanese government.

One afternoon several years ago he put his first Akita, Easy, in the front seat of his Mercedes convertible and went for a drive.

Not exact matches

He always wants one, though, and when he leaves college in his junior year and signs a contract for a million - five plus a signing bonus and incentives, that's the first thing he does: He buys his dog, and not a yellow mutt, either, but a Rottweiler... or an Akita or a Doberman or a pit bull or a Neapolitan mastiff or a Tosa or a Fila Brasileiro.

The first thing you should look for in a good Akita food is plenty of high - quality, animal - based proteins.

The first two were from breeders and our current Akita is from the shelter my mom worked with so I see both sides of the coin.

Akitas, who first originated from the cold and mountainous regions of the country of Japan, are known to make excellent guard dogs.

Fun Fact: The first two akitas to come to America belonged to Helen Keller, and were gifts from the Japanese.

Shiba Inus and Akitas are also said to be sensitive to the hemolytic effects of garlic so don't feed it to these breeds without checking first with your holistic vet.

They were first seen in the Akita Prefecture, in Honshu, Japan.

When she went to Japan in 1937, she brought back with her two Akitas — the first two to enter America.

She and Akita - friend Pam Glave re-organized the club and «BJ» served as first President.

Call it rescue No. 3 for Hachi, a dog named, after his first rescue, for the legendary Akita, Hachiko, who waited every day at a train station in Japan for his master to return from work — and continued to do so for another 10 years after his master's death.

Both types of Akita may be intolerant of other dogs and can be a handful for first - time dog owners.

The differences were smaller at first, and some of the Ichinoseki line dogs did make it to America, but in 1973 the American Kennel Club both recognized the Akita breed and closed registration off to any dogs that were not already in the United States.

From Akitas to Xoloitzcuintlis, the sixth annual AKC Meet the Breeds will for the first time partner the Westminster Kennel Club!

If you're thinking of getting an Akita, be sure first that you have the experience necessary to handle such a strong - willed dog.

Akitas are not a good choice for a first - time dog owner.

However, Akitas are also stubborn, self - willed, and aloof when first introduced to strangers.

Akitas are prone to progressive retinal atrophy, an eye disease appearing within the first years of life that eventually renders affected dogs completely blind.

The Akita is best suited to one - dog households and isn't recommended for first time dog owners.