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Akita Dog which is known as the story of “Hachi” is very obedient to the owner.
The dog is also assigned as national natural monument.
Akita Dog is one of the 6 Japanese dogs that is assigned as a national natural monument.
This is the only big dog among the Japanese Dogs.
The muscular body, ears and the tail are very cute.Akita Dog is obedient to the owner and tries to protect its family.
That is why the dog breed is famous in not only Japan but also in world wide.
However, the dog was once bred to be a fighting dog. If you cannot train them, you would be able to handle the dog.
Please tell Akita dog that the owner is the leader.
It is said that the dog is difficult to have for beginners so please ask the experienced owner of Akita Dog.
Name: Akita Dog
Lifespan: 10~15 years
Height: 61~71cm
Weight: 32~59kg
Origin: Japan
Hair: Double Court
Hair Color: Red, White, Tiger, Black, Sesame
Size: Big
Characteristic: Obedient, Honest, Friendly, Wariness
The summary of things you should know when you have “Akita Dog” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Akita Dog into your family.
English Mastiff has been lived from the long time ago.
It has a scary face, however, the dog is very kind and suitable for the guard dog.
English Mastiff is the most popular dog breed in Mastiff dogs.
The history of English Mastiff is very old. It was used as guard and fighting dogs.
The dog breed is modified to be a kind and quiet dog, so it is now used in show and as a guard dog. This dog is obedient to the owner so the family with kids can have this dog.
However, this is the super big dog and requires training.
The money and environment are also needed to have this super big dog. Thus this is not suitable for beginners. If you can training the dog well, this would be a very good guard dog.
Name: English Mastiff
Lifespan: 8~12 years
Height: 70~91cm
Weight: 54~100kg
Origin: England
Hair: Double Courts
Hair Color: Fawn, Brindle, Applicant
Size: Super-Big
Characteristics: Calm, Suave, Majesty
First Use: Fighting Dog
Caution: Not good with hot weather. Expensive. High risk to get hip dysplasia and stomach volvulus.
Great Den was assigned in the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest dog in the world.
This is a very attractive dog for those who love a super-big dog.
The height is 76~86cm for male and 71~81cm for female.
Because of the size, a lot of food and open space are required to have this dog.
It might be better to think in the way that this is welcoming one human but not a dog.
Its’ body is very big yet the character of the dog is pretty kind. The dog is called “silent giant.”
This dog is obedient and listens to the owner, so it is an ease to train it.
The lifespan of this dog is seven years, which is shorter than the average of other dogs.
The dog tends to get gastric volvulus so please have a regular checkup for the dog.
Gastric volvulus is the scary disease that causes accumulation of gas and halt blood circulation.
Name: Great Den
Lifespan: 6~8 years
Height: 71~86
Weight: 45~90kg
Origin: Germany
Hair: Short
Hair Color: Fawn, Brindle, Halquin, Black, Blue
Size: Super-big
The summary of things you should know when you have “Great Den” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Great Den into your family.
The Great Pyrenees is called “Pyrenean Mountain Dog” in European countries such as France and England.
As its name says, the dog has been in mountain lands.
The dog is very brilliant, and it was said that the price of dog is two times expensive than two humans.
The big white body is very beautiful.
This dog is not easy to have because of the size.
If you cannot prepare enough space for training, it's hard to have this dog.
Name: Great Pyrenees
Lifespan: 10~12 years
Height: 65~82cm
Weight: 36~54kg
Origin: France
Hair Color: White, Red, Grey, Tan
Size: Super-big
The summary of things you should know when you have “Great Pyrenees” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Great Pyrenees into your family.
Komondor is born in Hungary and used as guard dog.
The appearance looks like a mop.
The number of Komondor was decreased because of World Wars.
However, the Komondor lovers in Europe tried hard to increase the number of the dog, and the dog is now assigned as the national treasure in Hungary.
Isn’t it wonderful?
The best feature of the dog is the hair. This is made with the twine of Dovercourt to under court.
The hair looks like the string is called “code” and it appears in 2 to 5 years.
Since the dog was used for the guard dog, it is independent and tough.
Thus, an owner must have strong leadership, so beginners are not good with this dog breed.
Name: Komondor
Lifespan: 10~12 years
Height: 64~76cm
Weight: 50~60kg
Origin: Hungary
Characteristic: Stable. Calm, Brave, Lovely, Independent
Hair Color: White
St. Bernard is famous as the model of the dog in “Heidi: Girl of the Alps.”
This is the best dog has a great body.
As we mentioned in above, the dog was a model of a character in the anime, and the origin of the dog is also The Alps in Switzerland.
Initially, this dog breed was used as rescue dogs under snowing environment.
Therefore it is hard to witness this dog has brought harm to mankind. If an open space is provided, it will be an easy to keep it as a pet.
Name: St. Bernard
Lifespan: 8~10 years
Height: 64~120kg
Origin: Italy, Switzerland
Characteristic: Calm
The summary of things you should know when you have “St. Bernard” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome St. Bernard into your family.
This dog was frequently seen in Tibet area.
The most surprising point of this dog is the size.
We will show you the picture so that you can feel the same as the way I feel.
The native Tibetan Mastiff is very violent.
Since the dog has strong sense of protecting their territory, so beginners might not suitable to have this dog.
Even though the name consists Mastiff, it doesn’t have any relationship with Mastiff.
The size of Tibet Mastiff is not the same as Mastiff.
The smell of the dog is not strong, and the dog breed has the variety of hair color.
Also, the dog acts up only once a year.
Name: Tibetan Mastiff
Lifespan: 12~15 years
Height: 61~76cm
Weight: 34~73kg
Origin: Tibet
Characteristic: Temper, Strong science of protection, Stiff, Tough, Stubborn, Smart
Tosa Fighting Dog is breed of Tosa dog to improve the fighting skill.
Both Tosa Fighting Dog and Shikoku Dog are called “Tosa,” however, these two are different breeds.
Shikoku Dog was named to distinguish from Tosa Fighting Dog.
Tosa Fighting Dog is very hard to have.
If the owner train, the dog would be obedient. However, the dog is violating to other people and sometimes attack to the owner too.
In England, the dog is assigned as dangerous dogs.
If you would like to have Tosa Fighting Dog, please ask the owners who already had the dog.
Also, you need to have the readiness to take care of the dog till its last.
Name: Tosa Fighting Dog
Nickname: Tosa
Lifespan: 10~12 years
Height: 60~95cm
Weight: 36~61kg
Origin: Japan
Hair: Short and Hard
Hair Color: Black, Red, Fawn, Brindle
Size: Super-Bog
Characteristic: Brave, Offensive, Nervous
Use: Fighting
Price: 200,000~500,000 JPY
The summary of things you should know when you have “Tosa” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Tosa into your family.
The dog was actively bred in Newfoundland islands which is located in Eastern Canada.
As you just noticed, the name of the dog is same as the name of the island.
This dog was used for the fishing dog which helps fishers.
For example, the dog helps carry things to boats, and even rescue drowning people.
St. Bernard is the rescue dog of mountain, and Newfoundland is the rescue dog of the oceans.
There are other dog breeds worked as mountain rescue dogs beside St. Bernard. However, Newfoundland is the only dog breed that serves as ocean rescue dog.
Newfoundland is still active as ocean rescue dog.
The dog is kind and easy to train.
If to mention, difficult points to have such dog are the size and salivary mouth which dirt the floors.
Thus, if you can care this two point, you can have this dog breed.
Name: Newfoundland
Lifespan: 8~10 years
Height: 63~74cm
Weight: 45~70kg
Origin: Canada, England
Hair Color: Black, Grey, Brown, Black &White
Size: Super-Big
Characteristics: Calm, Kind, Easy to Train
The summary of things you should know when you have “Newfoundland” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Newfoundland into your family.
Barney’s Mountain Dog has the big and strong body. However, it is heartwarming and lovely.
The beautiful hair is also attractive.
Barney’s Mountain Dog has been used for farming and guard dog, and carrying things in cold Alps.
Thus, the dog is strong to cold but not hot weather.
The dog is kind and calm.
It also loves socializing with the human so it might be better to have this dog inside of the house.
One thing we need to be careful is that the aging is fast so the lifespan of the dog is short.
The dog is easy to get arthritis and gastritis; please be careful not to stress them.
If they gain weight, the weight exert on joint and stomach. So please divide the meals into several times.
The dog is the super-big dog, so you need to train the dog not to attack people.
If you train well, the dog would be the perfect partner because the dog is very lovely.
Name: Barney’s Mountain Dog
Lifespan: 6~8 years
Height: 58~70cm
Weight: 36~50kg
Origin: Switzerland
Hair: Long and Double Coated
Hair Color: Black, White, Brown
Size: Super-big
Characteristic: Obedient and Honest
First Use: Sheepdog and Work Dog
Caution: Short Lifespan, Easy to Getting Disease
The summary of things you should know when you have “Barney’s Mountain Dog” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Barney’s Mountain Dog into your family.
Leonberger was made in 1846 in Germany.
The face is black, and it is made to mimic lion.
Leonberger was made by breeding of Newfoundland and St. Bernard to make it looks more like a lion.
The appearance is majesty and loved by nobles.
Since it has the blood of Newfoundland, the fingers shapes are webbing. So the dog sometimes works as ocean rescue dog.
It is a super-big dog. However, it is very lovely and friendly and does not bark so much.
This dog is not suitable for a guard dog but good for pet dog because it loves the human.
Leonberger is the smart dog and easy to train, however, we still need to be careful so that the dog would not attack people.
Please tell the dog that the owner is the leader.
The good way to train the dog is to praise the dog when it listens to the owner. Please start this training from early age.
The dog loves to please owners, so it is popular for a pet dog.
Name: Leonberger
Lifespan: 8~9 years
Height: 65~80cm
Weight:34~75kg
Origin: German
Hair: Smooth
Hair Color: Yellow, Red, Brown, and the face is black
Size: Super-Big
Characteristic: Obedient, Honest, friendly
Caution: Short Lifespan, Easy to get disease
The summary of things you should know when you have “Leonberger” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Leonberger into your family.
Rottweiler is suitable for Livestock Guardian Dog and police dog.
The dog is strong and brave, so if you train well, it would be an excellent guard dog.
Rottweiler was used for guard dog to protect owner and groups of cow in of Rome military. cow.
It also protected the owner.
This dog is suitable for a guard dog, and it is also offensive, so you have to be very careful to train this dog.
If not, you cannot handle the dog, and it would attack people.
Exhaustive training is required from the early stage.
The training is difficult for the beginners so it might be better to train in dog training school.
Name: Rottweiler
Lifespan: 8~10 years
Height: 56~69cm
Weight: 35~60kg
Origin: Germany
Hair: Short and Hard
Hair Color: Black and Tan
Size: Big
Characteristic: Obedient, Brave
First Use: Guard Dog
The summary of things you should know when you have “ Rotweiler ” is below.
Please read this article if you want to welcome Rottweiler into your family.
We introduced the recommended dog breeds.
Now, let's reflect them!
＜Middle Size Dog: Under 10~20kg＞
＜Big Dogs: Under 20~40kg＞Part 2
＜Big Dogs: Under 20~40kg＞Part 3
We introduced dog breeds in this article.
You might have seen the dog breed that you never saw, and the one that you already knew before.
We hope that you found the favorite dog in this article.
The history of dog and human is long, and they have been together as life partners.
Even now, there are many people who wish to have the dog.
If you could find the dog that match you most, it would be your best partner.
There might be people who decided to have dog.
For those people, please read the article which are needed to understand about having dogs more.
・Article about having dog, cost, training, foods and disease
・How to select dog foods? Summary of recommended dog foods.
・Summary for recommended dog toys
If you read those articles, you can feel closer to dogs.
Please do not thoughtless when you have the dog because it has the life as same as the human.
We hope dogs would be welcomed to the families that love them very much.
Also, if there are any dog breeds that you would like to know, please contact Petpedia Editing Department .
最終更新日 : 2021/10/30
公開日 : 2017/08/12
