Height: male: 85?130 lbs.; female: 65-110 lbs. Weight: male: 25-28 in.; female: 23?26 in. Life Span: 10?12 years
The Akita is large, powerful, alert, with much substance and heavy bone. The broad head, forming a blunt triangle, with deep muzzle, small eyes and erect ears carried forward in line with back of neck, is characteristic of the breed. The large, curled tail, balancing the broad head, is also characteristic of the breed.
