This year marks the 80th anniversary of the death of Chuken Hachiko, the Japanese dog famous for his unshakable loyalty to his master. Hachiko was an Akita dog, a breed that has recently gained great ...

BELLINGHAM -- Nancy Fisk's first love was horses. She grew up with them, taught horseback riding and studied horsemanship in England. It was her love of horses that led Fisk, 57, to her true passion: ...

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"Welcome to the family Kumi and Sato," Sarah Michelle Gellar wrote on her Instagram Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr.'s family just got a little bigger! On Friday, the couple introduced ...

An Akita puppy plays at a dog breeding centre in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture. Image: Behrouz MEHRI / AFP An Akita puppy plays at a dog breeding centre in Takasaki, Gunma prefecture. Image: Behrouz ...

Hollywood actor Richard Gere, French film star Alain Delon and Russia's figure skating sensation Alina Zagitova have one thing in common: They adore Japan's Akita dogs. And they're not alone. In ...