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One of the first Akita Blog visitors goes by the nick name ‘Peking Foxie’. She’s is a huge Akita fan and I’ve written about her Akita drawings in a previous post. Let’s see what she’s working on now….

She has just finished a reference sheet for an Akita character named ‘Icefur’. The first one she did was the snow leopard ‘Frostfur’.

akita reference sheet

The next character will be an arctic fox.

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T-Nell, a semi professional photographer, she also happens to by my aunt ;-) , has chosen a picture of Kensho to participate in a photo contest. This contest is held by Canon and you can vote as per May, 5th 2008. Please visit the photo contest website and help to get this picture of Kensho high up in the rankings! :-D . Just use the button in the lower right corner on this page.
This first picture is submitted in the category Animals & Light, because the sun is so beautiful when it highlights the red pigments in Kensho’s coat.

Akita Kensho in the Sunlight - Canon Contest

Another candidate picture could have been this one:

Akita Kensho in the Sunlight

Please don’t forget to go and vote for Kensho on May 5th.
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Just follow these simple steps and I’ll give you Karma points!

  1. Visit the Canon contest website and sign up as a new user.
  2. Check you mail account to find and click the activation link.
  3. Go to Kensho’s picture and vote.


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Akitas in deviantART Gallery

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Akita Puppies in a Historical Print

In Japan the Akita is regarded as a token for good luck.

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Akita ‘Gin’ in Japanese Anime Series ‘Silver Fang’

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