Because she loved all dogs
Helen Keller wanted an Akita dog from Japan. She was given one within a month by the name of Kamikaze-go. She received the dog in 1937.
An Akita. Her service dog was a pitbull. This is not true
a Boston terrier named phiz
Because she loved all dogs
a dog since she had one as her own as a child.
Yes they are
First was Kamikaze-go. He died of canine distemper, his older brother, Kenzan-go, was presented to her as an official gift from the Japanese government in July 1938. Keller is credited with having introduced the Akita to the United States through these two dogs.
An Akita Inu ('inu' meaning dog) is a breed of dog named after the Akita prefecture in Japan from which it is thought to have originated. The Akita is one of the oldest breeds of dog aware to man. Traditionally it was used for hunting animals.
Helen Keller was given an Akita dog by the Japanese around 1937, it was named Kamikaze-go. Kamikaze-go died, and was replaced (again by the Japanese), by his older brother, Kenzan-go. These dogs were pets, not Service or Guide dogs for Helen, as they were not trained to do work or perform tasks for Helen.
Helen Keller
See below in Related Links for an example of a Husky and Akita mix.
A bit of research turned up that Ms Keller's first dog was a Japanese Akita named Kamikaze-Go, which she was given during a trip to Japan in the late 1930's. When, unfortunately, Kamikaze died in 1938, she was presented with his older brother, Kenzan-go, by the Japanese government, as a replacement.