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| HEIGHT: 60 - 67 cm. |
| WEIGHT: 30 - 40 kg. |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY: 13 - 15 years. |
| CHARACTERISTICS of Akita Inu |
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This dog has the majesty of a king, the nobility of a prince, the courage and the braveness of a warrior, the discipline and the loyalty of a soldier and the intelligence of a gifted. This is how the Japanese breed Akita Inu is like; this breed has been properly called the king of dogs.
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| ADVICE 537 |
| The Akita Inu is one of the most recommendable breeds as pets, loyal friend and guardian of the family. |
| ADVICE 538 |
| This is a dog with a calmed, docile and receptive temperament. |
| DESCRIPTION of Akita Inu |
| Its general aspect is the one of a big dog and solid structure, well balanced and with a lot of substance. It has a great nobility with a strong constitution. |
| HEAD: |
| The size of the skull is perfectly proportioned to the body. The forehead is wide with a well defined stop. The cheeks are moderately developed, big and straight nose, black in color. |
| SNOUT: |
| It is moderately long and strong with a wide base that get thinner to the tip, even when not pointy; strong teeth with a scissor like bite, adherent lips. |
| EYES: |
| Relatively small, almost triangular, placed moderately distant from each other. Dark coffee in color, the darker, the better. |
| EARS: |
| They are relatively small, thick, triangular and slightly rounded at the tips; kind of separated from each other. They are straight and lean forwards. |
| NECK: |
| Thick and muscular, no double chin, balanced with the head. |
| BOBY: |
| Straight and firm back, the renal area is wide and muscular. The thorax is deep, well developed chest, moderately arched ribs and a tight abdomen. |
| TAIL: |
| Placed high; thick and vigorously curled on the back. The tip of the tail almost reaches the hocks when it hangs down. |
| MOVEMENT: |
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| Flexible and powerful movement. |
| FRONT EXTREMITIES: |
| The shoulders descend moderately in an oblique way and they should be developed. The forearms should be straight and the bones heavy, the elbows close to the body. |
| BACK EXTREMITIES: |
| The back paws should be well developed, strong and kind of angular. |
| FEET: |
| Thick, rounded, arched and with separated toes. |
| HAIR: |
| The hair should be straight and with hard texture; the cross and the hips should be covered with slightly long hair and the hair on the tail is longer than the one that covers the rest of the body. |
| COLOR: |
| Red, pepper, tifet like, and white. All of the previously mentioned colors, except white should have whitish on the sides of the snout and on the neck, the chest, abdomen, under the tail and on the inside part of their legs. |
| HEIGHT: |
| The height to the cross on the males is 67 cm; on females it is 61 cm. The weight is around 30 and 40 kg. |
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