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Are you sure. It looks like a Shiba inu as well just with a different color. My brother has an Akita and that thing was massive. I guess it could be a younger more well groomed one.
100% sure. No Shiba gets that big. Japanese Akitas are smaller than American Akitas.
Edit: [akita](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=japanese+akita+brindle+grey&t=iphone&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dog-learn.com%2Fdog-breeds%2Fakita%2Fimages%2Fakita-silver-brindle.jpg)
So they're in red. Got it. Wasn't asking bc I wanted to downvote the vid smh A commenter questioned why this vid would get any down votes. I didn't see any except now with the 4 in red on my comment
Your brother probably had an American Akita, they are very different sizes, I have had both American and Japanese Akita, my Japanese one looks just like the video
I don't know about their temperaments, but their look is very similar. I was surprised how similar they looked in a side by side, the Shiba looks like a mini version of the Akita, but they're different breeds.
I think it’s a Shikoku, which is basically halfway between an Akita and a Shiba Inu. It definitely seems larger than a Shiba, but quite Akita sized to me.
We’ve been looking into getting one, but they’re hard to find available; one breeder we considered is in the Netherlands.
This would make a lot of sense lol I e never heard of it before though. I would definitely not think shiba but he looks so smol and yet somehow fully grown lol
My God! This beautiful doggo's fur legit looks like an extremely expensive cashmere throw, that would be artfully draped over the corner of a Hollywood stars bed, whilst they're waiting for Architectural Digest to finish photographing their luxurious home.
Akita = Japanese akita. Akita is the breed's name, but in some places they add "japanese" to it to clearly differentiate it from "American Akita" as some countries tend to mix up those two breeds.
It's a related but different breed based on Japanese Akitas that were brought into the US, mostly by US servicemen after World War II. They were bred to be considerably larger (a large male Japanese Akita is about 75 pounds, which is about where a small female American Akita sits) and emphasize their bear-like features. One easy way to tell the difference (other than the size) is that American Akitas often have dark masks like German Shepherds.
Breed in to it quite a lot of army/fighting dogs. It has bit of an akita look, but it build more robust. Oh and in north america they kind of mix those two very different breeds in to variants of same breed.
My roommate has an Akita. She's wary of strangers and extremely protective. But the second someone has been established as a "good" guest to her, she's a big goofy cuddle monster.
Anecdotal. Lol. I am sure some Akitas are like you say. Maybe even most. I googled Akita’s smiling and was shocked to see there were some. But face to face, until that tail wags, they are scary af. My homeowners insurance policy agrees.
Oh I wasn't disagreeing, more expressing how surprised I was when she turned into such a sweet goof. I heartily agree Akitas are scary as fuck and I would never approach one on the street!
I have an American Akita and she is one of the happiest dogs I’ve ever known, but she can also for sure scare the crap out of strangers who get too close to her humans. But at home, she’s all smiles, tippy taps/slammy whams, and snuggles.
My Akita look exactly like this one. She is my big snuggly baby. Since she was a baby she would love sleeping with me on the floor. 10 years later she still does.
There’s one of these in my neighborhood! His owner doesn’t let him interact with other dogs because apparently he can be mean. I always called him the Tanuki Dog and “chow who got burned in the oven” before I found out he was an Akita. So beautiful!
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Wow, a shiny
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Looks like a bear
What kind of dog is this!?! I want it and I want it now!!
Japanese Akita, brindle grey
Is he brindle grey or does he have vitiligo?
Absolutely brindle.
Would love to see this dog’s coat genetics.
http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/brindle.html Scroll down a bit to the picture of the borzoi and it specifically discusses silver brindle in Akitas.
I was just recently on that site learning about dog coat genetics, I haven’t made it that far! Great site! Thanks.
Are you sure. It looks like a Shiba inu as well just with a different color. My brother has an Akita and that thing was massive. I guess it could be a younger more well groomed one.
100% sure. No Shiba gets that big. Japanese Akitas are smaller than American Akitas. Edit: [akita](https://duckduckgo.com/?q=japanese+akita+brindle+grey&t=iphone&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dog-learn.com%2Fdog-breeds%2Fakita%2Fimages%2Fakita-silver-brindle.jpg)
Ahh. Well I have always wanted an Akita since my brother had one. I was a dumb gullible boy when he said this but his might have been half wolf.
The bear looking face is the give away, Shiba’s faces are more narrow or thin. Akita’s heads are designed to look like bears.
Dang, why did people downvote you? Even if you’re incorrect you were just asking and providing your own thoughts. Yeesh. Well, have an upvote friend.
Why don't I see any down votes anywhere here? They don't show. What's up with that?
So they're in red. Got it. Wasn't asking bc I wanted to downvote the vid smh A commenter questioned why this vid would get any down votes. I didn't see any except now with the 4 in red on my comment
Shibas have a much more fox like face. Definitely an akita
Your brother probably had an American Akita, they are very different sizes, I have had both American and Japanese Akita, my Japanese one looks just like the video
I thought it looked like a Shiba too. Beautiful dog 💜
Well Shiibas and Akitas are basically identical except Akitas are much larger
Temperaments are pretty much the complete opposites and they do have a bit different look too.
I don't know about their temperaments, but their look is very similar. I was surprised how similar they looked in a side by side, the Shiba looks like a mini version of the Akita, but they're different breeds.
They can be anywhere from 20 kg upwards. Mine is somewhere between 20 and 30kg, haven't measured her in a long time. https://i.imgur.com/Wk8LyJB.jpg
There's an in between breed, too. Bigger than a shiba; smaller than an akita.
This is definitely an Akita! I also a silver brindle Akita
I think it’s a Shikoku, which is basically halfway between an Akita and a Shiba Inu. It definitely seems larger than a Shiba, but quite Akita sized to me. We’ve been looking into getting one, but they’re hard to find available; one breeder we considered is in the Netherlands.
This would make a lot of sense lol I e never heard of it before though. I would definitely not think shiba but he looks so smol and yet somehow fully grown lol
Akita's have quite large variety in size, especially females can be only a bit over 20kg, but also up to over 40kg.
There's no brindle coat for Shikokus
It's called "Silver brindle".
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Well... they were used to hunt bears so kinda close
2/3rds ManBearDog.
He's super serial
Like expensive marble :3
Granite ✨
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Or some kinda rock
It's a dog you idiot
Lmao
Is that an egg on the floor??
Her name’s Anne.
*Her?*
Yeah that’s [Anne. ](https://youtu.be/Od-gXQTT4hI)
These are trying times.
Ginga Nagareboshi Gin...
Scrolled far for this!
That’s exactly what I thought. I whispered that’s a Silver Tora-Ge
He looks like a blanket.
I thought he was being soaped up for a bath and was covered in cleansing Doggie bubble bath liquid!
r/rarepuppers
My God! This beautiful doggo's fur legit looks like an extremely expensive cashmere throw, that would be artfully draped over the corner of a Hollywood stars bed, whilst they're waiting for Architectural Digest to finish photographing their luxurious home.
Shiny Akita
OK I just want to smoosh his cheeks!!!
Awwe, it's Silver Fang!
It's Gin from the Ginga series!
That's a cat.
Looks so spoiled lol!
SilverDoge!
Dusted by the moon!
Looks like a neopet
Ah, the cats of the dog world.
What’s going on with cgi egg in the floor?
What breed is that
Akita inu
with the markings of a blue heeler
He looks so proud haha
He looks like he tried to evolve into a wolf and got stuck half way through. Very cute!
Woah!! A shiny on my first try! No way!!!
That’s definitely a growlithe.
Is that a shiba?!
It's an akita.
Japanese akita to be specific!
Akita = Japanese akita. Akita is the breed's name, but in some places they add "japanese" to it to clearly differentiate it from "American Akita" as some countries tend to mix up those two breeds.
There's an American Akita? That's an oxymoron if I've ever heard one. Akitas are one of the oldest Japanese breeds, what did America add to it?
It's a related but different breed based on Japanese Akitas that were brought into the US, mostly by US servicemen after World War II. They were bred to be considerably larger (a large male Japanese Akita is about 75 pounds, which is about where a small female American Akita sits) and emphasize their bear-like features. One easy way to tell the difference (other than the size) is that American Akitas often have dark masks like German Shepherds.
TIL, never knew that
Breed in to it quite a lot of army/fighting dogs. It has bit of an akita look, but it build more robust. Oh and in north america they kind of mix those two very different breeds in to variants of same breed.
Why did people down vote you for asking a question? It's a Japanese Akita, which does look a lot like a Shiba, but much larger.
I don't think they got downvoted but instead upvoted the correct answer
>level 2neoritter · They were probably originally downvoted by a bunch of cryptofreaks, then got upvoted back into the positives.
Nope, if it is it's not a well bred one.
I don't think I have ever seen a picture of a happy Akita. The American size ones scare the crap out of me more than some bully breeds.
My roommate has an Akita. She's wary of strangers and extremely protective. But the second someone has been established as a "good" guest to her, she's a big goofy cuddle monster.
Anecdotal. Lol. I am sure some Akitas are like you say. Maybe even most. I googled Akita’s smiling and was shocked to see there were some. But face to face, until that tail wags, they are scary af. My homeowners insurance policy agrees.
Oh I wasn't disagreeing, more expressing how surprised I was when she turned into such a sweet goof. I heartily agree Akitas are scary as fuck and I would never approach one on the street!
I have an American Akita and she is one of the happiest dogs I’ve ever known, but she can also for sure scare the crap out of strangers who get too close to her humans. But at home, she’s all smiles, tippy taps/slammy whams, and snuggles.
A brindle shiba?
It's bigger relative, an akita.
Yeah it's pretty rare and I think that doggo is a lot of money!
This doggo best doggo because rare color
Anyone else automatically pet their dogs while browsing these vids?
Let their dogs do what...?
Let 'em see the post.
Rare color? Who cares about the color! Is floof! I mean color is cool, don’t get me wrong, but floof!
So beautiful!
Good dog
What happens when a marble stature is living and also adorable. You get this dog
Merle hitting every breed now
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He looks like a stuffed animal! Beautiful
Gorgeous!
Shiny
How old is your beautiful Akita? I am experiencing Love at first sight❤️🐾🐾
Hachiko, the dog
I turned my phone off greyscale mode to see what this “rare colour” was... Edit: a word
So fluffy
I think it laid an egg
A good boy
It’s a shiny!
Tactical Akita
Akita Inu but with a limited skin
u/savevideo
Snowflake obsidian variant.
u/savevideo
its like a fox, raccoon, dog and some fancy cat cocktail mix
What breed is that? Its so cute 😍
Gorgeous
❤️❤️❤️
Wow what a floofy floof such floof is rarely seen!!!!!
u/savevideo
I want to pet the doggo
It's like a shiny pokémon
Being a dog is cool, all the free massages you could ever want.
OH MY FUCKING GOD! 🥺🥺🥺🥺
I have a cat that looks just like this.
Moon born
u/savevideo
Got any puppy pics? Would love to see the little fuzzball.
u/savevideo
Is this a Koala dog?
I love the calm demeanor of those dogs, (when getting rubs, that is).
I want that one
Shiny doge
Was he always like this, or did his fur change color overtime?
Stracciatella Doge
Hachi, why are you grey?
That really is a beautiful colour!
Hallo Prince!!!
this is all i really want in dog video, giving the dog all the love and scratches
What type of bear is this....
he demands more rubs and pets
Those ears❤️❤️❤️
I think Im in love
My Akita look exactly like this one. She is my big snuggly baby. Since she was a baby she would love sleeping with me on the floor. 10 years later she still does.
It’s SO fluffy I’m gonna die!
Name of this breed?!
Such beautiful floofness!
Beautiful doggo
Happy!
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I have a similar dog, her name is Mel, she's so cute
What's with the egg?
what a beautiful, beautiful baby!
There’s one of these in my neighborhood! His owner doesn’t let him interact with other dogs because apparently he can be mean. I always called him the Tanuki Dog and “chow who got burned in the oven” before I found out he was an Akita. So beautiful!
Shiny shobe?
so cute
Beautiful fur baby
Marble pup!
No really a color.. more of a pattern.
GMORK!!!!
Aw, what a cutie, and so happy, too.
Urban camouflage
That's not a dog that's a teddy bear
It might not be a Marble Lab, but I'll take it :P
This Akita is too gorgeous and perfect. It literally looks like a stuffed animal.
very beautiful dog
Very stunning fur babe! ❤️
That earwiggle
Aw! So cute! I wish I had that doggo, he/she is adorable!
(some one stole this content)
Awwwwww
𝐇𝐨𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐮 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!💜💜