I-Akita iwuhlobo oluthembekile oseludume kakhulu ngenxa yenganekwane emangalisayo ka-Akita odume kakhulu emhlabeni, u-Hachiko, owayelinda isitimela senkosi yakhe ayithandayo nsuku zonke iminyaka engu-9 ngemuva kokushona komnikazi wayo kungazelelwe. Ngale ndaba yokuzinikela, kuhlanganiswe namajazi abo amahle kanye nesimo sobuso esithandekayo, ukuthandwa okungenakuphikwa kwe-Akita kuyaqhubeka kukhula.
Njengoba umkhuba wokuzalanisa izinja zomklami ukhula, i-Akita isibe yisinqumo esikhethwayo sokuxuba nezinye izinhlobo. Izinja zomklami ziyinzalo yabazali bozalo ababili abahlukene. Esihlokweni sanamuhla, sizobheka izinhlobo eziyi-18 zamadizayini eziye zakhuliswa ngokuxuba i-Akita nolunye uhlobo.
Njengomthetho ojwayelekile, kufanele ukhethe nabazali bakho be-Akita ukuze uqiniseke ukuthi imigqa efanele isetshenziselwa ukuxubana ukuze ingabi imidlwane evikela ngokweqile. Uma ixutshwe kahle, i-Akita iyindlela enhle kumbhangqwana njengenja yomklami.