Yes 25 mins in the morning and at night before bed, being outside on a walk for 25 mins isn't bad if the distance cover is short. We stop for breaks, meet people and new things during this walk. I maybe young but the number of dogs I rescued, foster and re-homed is what counts and the families I helped. So yes since the young age of 10 I have been bring dogs home and helping dogs that would of been put down stay alive and at 15 years old i work with my first aggressive dog. I am not saying i know more than the next dog owner all i am saying is my method works for me and the dogs i worked with. I'm not trying to push anything i just think Rob is a good dog behaviorist and can example things well. And the whole point of this post was a rant to the people i encounter that tell me their stories or stories they heard about the breed and they try to warning me as if i don't know what type of animal i brought into my home. Some took it wrong and questioned me, i do not have to defend myself because I know what i have done. Also it would help if some weren't so judgmental.
My 3 month Akita pup hasn't been trained by no one but me and won't be worked with until i feel as though its the right time. Me and my dogs have great bonds but i also want them to understand that humans are in control. I only work with one other trainer and he as great practices through the praise method of training. If i am rehoming a dog it is better for them to have trust in other people besides just me. And with your Akita at teenage stage this is normal for Akitas to try to assert themselves because the realize how much bigger they are than other dogs. It also in their genetics as well but how you react to how they acted toward the dogs is what matters. Most people stop at this learning stage because its a lot of work and their dog never gets past it.
Please do not assume that @GsdSlave does not know anything about Akitas at their teenage stage. She probably knew more about them before you were born. You say you have been rescuing, fostered and re-homed dogs since you were ten-years-old? Did you never go to school then?
Listen I am not going to continue to go back and forth with you. All i said was it was normal for Akitas to go through these stages at 11 months(very common). My age doesn't reflect my knowledge and yes I've been doing all of this while finishing school. A lot of late night and early mornings. These are new times we live in when you can do whatever you want and have multiple hobbies/passions. I actually been running a business too (around my dog knowledge), and graduating college as well. Your age doesn't make you a fool, what you believe and don't believe does. Have a nice day.
I give up. Nobody can finish school at ten years of age. I was still studying for my 11 plus at that age.
I personally disagree with you that dogs are dogs, but we can agree to disagree. I’ve experienced some dog trainers who should not be working with Akitas, just my opinion. There is a reason that if your homeowners insurance company knows you have an Akita they will either charge you more or cancel your policy. Maybe that is partly due to some people not knowing how to handle an Akita.. because they are not like all other dogs, once again just my opinion. My Akitas have never shown aggression towards humans, except for the one time my previous one wouldn’t let the tweeker move, and he wasn’t really being aggressive, he was just circling him until I showed up to take care of the situation. I am concerned that it sounds like you walk him in public before he has immunity to parvovirus. My boy bandit was at vet with parvo 12 hours after I picked him up at the airport and barely survived, cost $5000 to hospitalize him in an isolation room for 8 days, and the vet gave me a big discount. Please be careful, it is a horrible thing for a dog to go through and many do not survive. I think most people come here to ask questions and to converse with other dog owners about their dogs, dog behavior etc. May I ask what’s your purpose here? As far as your dogs are dogs comment, my first dogs were mutts, with some retriever and maybe some collie in them. Living with those dogs was completely different than living with Akitas. That was my experience anyhow
TBH It isn't always easy, especially for Chas, but it is down to the hounds that we stay as fit as we are. I'm starting to find the shows a little difficult these days though - all that trotting round the rings is leaves me breathless - but it's so worth it! I've taken to pre-loading with Sudofed and ibuprofen well before our class .
"My 3 month Akita pup hasn't been trained by no one but me and won't be worked with until i feel as though its the right time. Me and my dogs have great bonds but i also want them to understand that humans are in control. I only work with one other trainer and he as great practices through the praise method of training. If i am rehoming a dog it is better for them to have trust in other people besides just me" Well done for working with a positive trainer, but I don't understand why you are going to send your Akita away to be trained. I assume this is your dog and you won't be rehoming him so he doesn't need to trust another trainer. I am biased as I don't like sending dogs away for training. In my opinion, it fractures any bond you have built up and that fracture then has to be repaired when the dog returns. Also, what a trainer considers right for your dog, isn't necessarily what you consider right in your own personal environment and way of life
Quote an incompetent trainer / or a trainer who doesn’t fully understand the breed can do a lot of damage.[/QUOTE] So true and this is goes along with what I was saying about Akitas not being like other dogs. One needs to understand the breed, and I’d imagine this is true of other breeds as well.
You came on to rant about people assuming Akitas were a dangerous breed, and then continued to Promote your training and experience and to point out that if you socialise and train your dog all throughout their lives the will be the pet you want them to be, as their aggression is through ‘fear’, while that may be the case with some dogs I do not believe it of the Akita, they are known to be aggressive of other dogs, and their past history was a fighting dog. I do believe that temperaments have got better from 20/30 yrs ago, but there are still some dogs around where the inherited trait is still strong and no amount of training will change that. (quote it is normal for Akitas to try to assert themselves because they realize how much bigger they are than other dogs) what nonsense’ dogs just don’t think like that.
