The Akita Inu is not a Shiba Inu. The difference between the Shiba Inu and the Akita Inu is still very big. The most obvious difference is their body size. The Shiba Inu is very small, while the Akita Inu can grow to a very large size, even It can be compared to the standard of large dogs. In other places, they are very similar and it is difficult to distinguish them.

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Akita and Shiba Inu both have garden dog genes, which is why they are so similar to our garden dogs.