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These two are litter brothers, at around 1 year old. My Tyler is the one on the right, short fur and long ears (legacy of his American grandma). For the record, I wanted Gunner, on the left, I love little ears and longer coat. But it wasn't my turn to pick an Akita. I can't be happier with my little Tyler though. I'll say one thing, it took him a while to mature. He was scrawny until about 3 years old. He's really matured in the last year, great chest and grew into his ears--somewhat. I weighed him a couple of days ago, 106 lbs. That's good 10 lbs heavier than a year ago, and he's all muscle.