Anybody read _Dog Man_?
I'm a couple chapters into _Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain_
http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Man-Uncommon-Faraway-Mountain/dp/1594201242
It's pretty interesting...it's about a guy who lived in Akita during WWII and began breeding them immediately following the war. It's supposed to be a book about neither dogs nor Japan, but it does pretty well at being both, while also sharing the story of the man's wife, who had a very tough, Japanese type experience of life.
Some very nice old black-and-white pictures of Akitas, and a generally interesting account of how that breed was developed - in particular how the modern standards were developed, which possibly extends to the other breeds.
http://www.amazon.com/Dog-Man-Uncommon-Faraway-Mountain/dp/1594201242
It's pretty interesting...it's about a guy who lived in Akita during WWII and began breeding them immediately following the war. It's supposed to be a book about neither dogs nor Japan, but it does pretty well at being both, while also sharing the story of the man's wife, who had a very tough, Japanese type experience of life.
Some very nice old black-and-white pictures of Akitas, and a generally interesting account of how that breed was developed - in particular how the modern standards were developed, which possibly extends to the other breeds.
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