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	<title>The Way of the Akita    秋田</title>
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	<description>AKITA BLOG - about a truly fascinating dog breed</description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>New Akita Design - &#8216;Icefur&#8217; Fact Sheet</title>
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		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/new-akita-design-icefur-fact-sheet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akitas in Art]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first Akita Blog visitors goes by the nick name &#8216;Peking Foxie&#8217;. She&#8217;s is a huge Akita fan and I&#8217;ve written about her Akita drawings in a previous post. Let&#8217;s see what she&#8217;s working on now&#8230;.
She has just finished a reference sheet for an Akita character named &#8216;Icefur&#8217;. The first one she did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Preventing and Handling Akita Aggression</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jun 2008 23:12:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Breed]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recognizing, preventing, and handling dog aggression
A dog is an instinctively aggressive creature and the same is true for the Akita. In the wild, aggression came in very handy: dogs needed aggression to hunt, to defend themselves from other creatures, and to defend resources such as food, a place to sleep, and a mate.
Selective breeding over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kensho - Drink Water like Champagne, Eat only the Best Fish!</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/kensho-drink-water-like-champagne-eat-only-the-best-fish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[first fresh herring]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[iens]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Having a dog can require some logistic intelligence so now and then. When I used to work close to my home Kensho would just stay in the garden; patiently waiting for my return (which you can read as &#8217;sleeping until my return&#8217;)  I&#8217;ve had him on camera for several hours during my absence so [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DOGSTOCK&#8217;08 - Akita Adoption and Rescue Foundation Fund Raising Event</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/dogstock08-akita-adoption-and-rescue-foundation-fund-raising-event/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 19:29:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Rescue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Fundraising]]></category>

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DOGSTOCK is a four day music and camping celebration of the dogs in the coming Memorial Day Weekend (22-25 May 2008). This is a yearly, multi-faceted, pet-friendly, all ages event designed to:

Raise community awareness of crucial animal welfare issues.


Highlight the availability of healthy animals looking for good homes.


Raise much needed funds for the Akita dogs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next Dog Top Model</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/next-dog-top-model/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/next-dog-top-model/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 21:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Gifts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Akita Pictures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please don&#8217;t forget to vote for Akita Kensho at the Canon photo contest.
Remember this is the picture that was sent in by semi-professional photographer T-Nell in the category Light &#38; Animals:

Just follow these simple steps and I&#8217;ll give you Karma points!

Visit the Canon contest website and sign up as a new user.
Check you mail account [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children Are For People Who Can&#8217;t Have Dogs</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/children-are-for-people-who-cant-have-dogs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/children-are-for-people-who-cant-have-dogs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 11:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Dog Friendly Vacations]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dog friendly hotel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dog friendly vacation]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dogs allowed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pet friendly holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pet friendly hotel]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, this blog title is a joke but there is a little truth to it  .
In a travel magazine I read that 4 star rated hotel &#8216;Cortisen am Wolfgangsee&#8216; in Austria is NOT allowing children below the age of 12. Reason for this is that the owner thinks children cause annoyance. He said the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita&#8217;s Aren&#8217;t Very Fond of Water</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/akitas-arent-very-fond-of-water/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/akitas-arent-very-fond-of-water/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Pictures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[akita]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Water]]></category>

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Most Akita dogs aren&#8217;t that keen on getting wet. Perhaps it has to do with their dense coat. One time Kensho fell in a pond by accident and it took nearly 24 hours for him to dry.
But Kensho does like to get in the water up to knee height (like we do when it&#8217;s cold [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When The Akita Smiles&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/akita-smiles-d/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/akita-smiles-d/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Pictures]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Funny Dogs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Akita Character]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Akita Smile]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Akita Temperament]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Akita&#8217;s are very photogenic because of the contrast rich colors they have. It&#8217;s so much more difficult to take a good picture of a dark dog.

But Akita&#8217;s aren&#8217;t photogenic just because of their colors &#8230; it&#8217;s their smile!  See for yourself.  The Akita character &#8216;Riku&#8217; in the Japanese anime novel &#8216;Kino&#8217;s journey: the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Akita Dog Stolen</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/akita-dog-stolen/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/akita-dog-stolen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 17:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Akita Rescue]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[akita]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[akita stolen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Police are searching for a beautiful and very much loved Japanese Akita dog which went missing from outside Widnes indoor market (Cheshire, UK) on April, 30th.
The Akita owner, Alan Killen, 69, said he had tied his dog to a post outside the market at 12 noon while he went inside for two minutes. However, after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just How Far Down The Rabbit Hole Do You Want To Go?</title>
		<link>http://www.akita-blog.com/just-how-far-down-the-rabbit-hole-do-you-want-to-go/</link>
		<comments>http://www.akita-blog.com/just-how-far-down-the-rabbit-hole-do-you-want-to-go/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 16:58:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barbara</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Buddhism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dog Play]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Kensho - My Akita Dog]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[akita]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Dog Digging]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My Akita Kensho has his passions. If I had to deduct his priorities from his behavior I would say this is his top 3:

Play with bitches, preferably when they are in heat  
Digging
Tracking and hunting


In a dog whisperer workshop I have learned to never ever take away the passion of a dog. You&#8217;ll risk [...]]]></description>
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