Maya the Akita Inu dog sat outside the Spanish hospital while her owner recovered for emergency surgery Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work ...

In a recent attack that alarmed pet owners, a woman in her 70s from a mountainous community in Akita city lost her beloved dog when it was dragged off by a bear. “My dear dog was really nice and ...

MITANE, Akita Prefecture--“Walking with an Akita Inu dog,” a fitness program to help people enjoy nature through trail walking, is proving popular here. It gives visitors, as well as locals, an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Meet Britain's top dog - a Japanese Akita Inu who can detect her owner's seizures 10 minutes before they happen. Ten-year-old ...

In summer 2012, Putin received a present of an Akita-Inu dog puppy - the breed well known due to the Kachiko movie - from Governor of Japan’s Akita Prefecture Norihisa Satake TOKYO, December 3. /TASS/ ...

If you can’t get enough of Hachiko, Japan’s most loyal dog, you’ll want to check out these adorable new confectionery that just hit the stands. Celebrating the Akita inu breed of dogs – which is what ...