After giving out during a hike, a 125-pound Akita named Nikko was saved by the Fire and Rescue team in Virginia’s Roanoke County. Just after noon on Thursday, Nikko’s owner called 911 to report that ...

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (WPVI) -- This week's Shelter Me we visit a rescue dedicated to finding the Akita breed some loving homes. Joann Dimon has loved the Akita breed since she was a teenager. When she ...

A dog that ripped open the face of a 7-year-old girl visiting a private animal rescue near Menifee could be euthanized in the coming week, the Riverside County Department of Animal Services said ...

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"The [dog] remained cool, calm, and positively regal throughout [the rescue]!" the Keswick Mountain Rescue Team said on its website Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been ...

HONESDALE, Pa. — A beauty to behold—that is how rescue workers at Dessin Animal Shelter describe 2-year-old Delta. They have never had an Akita before and could not wait for us to meet her this week.

"She was doing something that she loved to do." The husband of a woman mauled and killed by a rescued Akita doesn't want the breed to be blamed for what happened. Police say 69-year-old volunteer ...

A 69-year-old Arizona woman was mauled to death Wednesday by a dog while volunteering at the Canine Country Club and Feline Inn in Phoenix, PEOPLE learns. The victim, Carol Harris, was killed by an ...

ROMOLAND, Calif. (KABC) -- A 7-year-old girl needed 1,000 stitches after a dog bit her face while visiting a private animal rescue in Riverside County. The Riverside County Department of Animal ...

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 ...