The Akita is on Spain's legal list. You need a municipal licence before you buy one. To get it:
Then registration in the municipal register within 15 days. In public, a muzzle and a lead under 2 m. The autonomous community may add rules. Source (the law, opens in a new tab)
A large, powerful spitz-type dog of Japanese origin with a bear-like head, dense double coat, and full curled tail. Known for its dignified presence, imposing stature, and courageous, loyal temperament.
Ancient Japanese breed developed in the mountainous Akita prefecture for hunting large game including wild boar and bear. Revered in Japanese culture as a symbol of health, happiness, and good fortune. The breed was nearly lost after World War II but was preserved by dedicated breeders and designated as a national treasure in Japan.
“The temperament is composed, faithful, docile and receptive”
Quoted from FCI standard n°255. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources, not opinion: FCI breed standard. An empty column means we hold nothing for that side, not that there is nothing to say.
What a judge marks the Akita down for, and what puts one out of the ring, in the registry’s own words. This describes the breed standard — it is not a checklist for the animal in front of you, and a pet with a disqualifying fault is an unshowable dog rather than an unhealthy one.
Puts an animal out of the ring altogether.
The Akita standard is published by the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale), the international federation of pedigree-dog clubs, and it is what show judges apply. This section sums up what it says about coat and colour and size. It does not assess any one animal: use it to know what to ask the breeder.
Outer coat harsh and straight, undercoat soft and dense
the withers and the rump are covered with slightly longer hair
the hair on tail is longer than on the rest of the body
Shortened from FCI standard n°255 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
The colours and patterns the standard admits, and what it prefers, discourages or disqualifies in each. An accepted colour says nothing about health.
Height at the withers (cm)
The same scale for every breed: no source defines size categories by height.
The standard's words
“Height at the withers: Dogs : 67 cm, bitches : 61 cm. There is a tolerance of 3 cm more or less”
Quoted from FCI standard n°255.
An adult's measurements, per the standard. It does not say how big this puppy will be. Quotations from the FCI are in English, as the standard publishes them; the headings are ours.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Akita in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Akita on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
