Merger proposal: July 2011 
It is proposed that American Akita and Akita Inu be merged into Akita (dog), which currently is a redirect to Akita Inu. Potential advantages of the proposed merge include one version of: the history of the dog(s) up to 1945; comparison of size and appearance; the differences of opinion between Kennel Clubs and the different dogshow criteria; the dog(s)' similar behaviour; their veterinary issues; and avoiding the WP:POV issue in the one-sided redirect.