Dog Man

starry

Has anyone read this book called Dog Man by Martha Sherril?
It is the story of one man's pursuit to save the Akita breed in Japan during World War II. It really makes you fall in love with the akita breed.

BradA1878

I have not read it, but I have heard it was very good. It's on my list of books to read.

janda422

Ha! I work at a bookstore - that's my staff rec for the holidays. :]

masa

Im reading it now, pretty good so far BUT she changed the name of the dogs! She translated the dogs names into english! :/

Leonberger

Totally forgot about this book, I think I'm ordering it from amazon soon.

Chanur Akita

I've read this book, it's excellent.
Lot of hystory about Akita Inu in Japan, evoluting of linees etc...
It's a book about a japanese breeder (Mister Morie) , his life with their Akita. This breeder was become judge for Akita dogshow.

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Pics in this book:
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An other book in english, it's about Hachiko ("Hachi-ko the samurai dog", by Shizuko O.Koster):
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I found this 2 books on amazon USA
:-)

JiroGo

It's on my Christmas list, can't wait to read it.