Poor dog.

The only known living witness to the Nicole Simpson murder is Kato, the Simpson’s Akita. But why didn't Kato try to stop the murder, and why did he behave so oddly afterwards? These questions have had both dog and legal experts wondering.Why didn't the Akita attack the killer that night? The dog probably not only knew the killer, but considered him as a dominant male, an alpha male. An Akita will attack someone harming his family unless it’s another dominant household member. OJ probably was the pack leader and Nicole the alpha female. Dogs as members of a pack on the whole do not interfere in alpha male and alpha female issues such as fights. If the killer who is harming the alpha female is also the dog’s master, the dog becomes confused, doesn't know who to defend, does not know what to do and eventually does nothing.
It was also reported that the dog had blood on his stomach. He must have lain over his dying or dead mistress after the killer left. A sure sign of loyalty.
Dog owners know that when they come home, their dogs greet them warmly. But apparently OJ's dog barked angrily at him when he saw him right after the murder.Why did the dog show such defensive behaviour? "I don't believe that an Akita would ever behave that way toward someone unless that person had done something very bad," says Barbara Bouyet, national coordinator of the Akita Rescue Society of America.She was asked if Nicole's Akita did anything else incriminating after the murder? “People reported that they heard strange howls of a confused and anguished dog. These are quiet dogs," says Bouyet. "They hunt silently like cats. I think he was confused because the person attacking his mistress was not an outsider."
The Akita finds its roots in Japan where the breed is considered a symbol of good health and good fortune.