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