Virginia: Akita
She may not have been born in Virginia, where there are Akita lovers aplenty, but the author and political activist Helen Keller is credited with bringing the first Akita into the U.S. in 1937. Reportedly, she was inspired by the legendary Hachiko, the loyal dog who became famous around the world for waiting nine years at a train station for his dead owner to come back to him.
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