Once an Akita, always an Akita! This statement becomes clear when reading the stories written with love, humor, and expertise by 13 Akita owners about their life with these dogs. Readers will often smile, sometimes laugh out loud, but in any case, they can gain extensive knowledge about the still relatively unknown dog breed Akita. And the dogs? They also ponder in some stories and wonder, "Will humans ever understand us?" The reassuring answer is: "An Akita never gives up hope!" As a reader of this book, you are sure to feel just as optimistic and at least attempt to get a little closer to an extraordinary dog.