can anyone give me any info on the akita, i am really interested in the breed. preferably by people who have owned or own the breed thanks
I have owned akitas for nearly 10 years and if you would like to know more about the breed i will be happy to give you any information on the breed. if you would like to pm me no worries.
I think they are quite a hard breed to own, strong willed and could do with a owner with experience. Very strong and a bit aloof with other dogs and strangers. I have friends who have one, and he is a lovely dog and my kai reminds me of a smaller version. I think they are beautiful to look at but can be a bit funny with other dogs and people they don't know. If you go into dogsey's dog breeds bit and click on A for akita's its got quite a good write up about them. I found this really good and honest opinion for both my breeds of dogs so worth a look if you haven't already.
Hi there I have owned 4 Akita's over a period of nearly 20 years. My 1st was a little bitch Tika (an ex show dog) she was bome proff, great with everyone and everthing inculding my house rabbit! When she passed away I got another bitch puppy Yushu. She was 4 months old when I got her and had only ever been with her litter mates. She is now nearly 16 years old. She is a lovely dog, with no agression but she has never been affectionate or very trainable. When she was about a year old I got a dog puppy Koniski. He was a big teddy bear, very affectionate and very lazy. Not agressive to people but would rise to a challenged from other male dogs. But he was a slow lump and easily confussed. My lastest Akita is a bitch called Yuki. she is nearly 6 months, very strong willed, and a bit bullish, but trains well to food. But the point I really wont to make is don't just resurce the breed, resurce the breeder and find one that breeds for good temprement and not for £s.
Akitas are a dominate breed and are not good with other dogs, but they are very family oriantated, i have 5 akitas and they all run together and i take two of them to discover dogs at Earls Court each Year and i also show. I also take my dogs to obedience and socialisation classes as i find it very important to do this at a early age, i believe that whatever you put into a Akita they will pay you back 10 fold. As with all breeds you have to research a breed and see if they fit into your lifestyle. They are an intelligent breed.
Hi, I've spent my whole life growing up with Akitas - at the moment I have Ellie (GSD/Akita) and I'm soon going to adopt Bonnie (rescue Akita) who fortunatly has been tained and socialised properly. Because Akitas are so intelligent, it makes them harder in general to train than many other breeds. That's not to say it can't be done. Just look at Rio's dogs! But if you throw a ball for an Akita they will goand fetch it for you. Once! Maybe twice if you're lucky. The third time and every subsequent time they will look at you as though you're completely nuts with an expression that says "You want it - you fetch it!" With training, the emphasis (in my experience) is on how you can stimulate them mentally and psychologically. They like to think for themselves and are very independent. They will decide when they want fuss and if they lose interest in something, they walk away - whether it's toys, people, food etc. Having said that, each one is different and as an Akita owner it's your job (assuming you're going to get one) to rise to the challenge of figuring out exactly how your dog thinks and the best way forward for them. If you get a pup please make sure you apprach a breeder who knows absolutely EVERYTHING there is to know about them. If you are tconsidering a rescue Akita, then you may want to consider FOA (Friends of Akitas) or JAWT (Japanese Akita Welfare Trust). Laura xx
Hi, Some (very few to be honest) Akitas can be taught very good recall. But for the most part, their recall is very average at best. It depends on the training methods you use. make sure your Akita i salways interested i nthe training and more interested in coming back to you that runnin goff or doing their own thing and you can't go far wrong. Personally, I woudl NEVER let an Akita off lead. I have done with one Akita I owned previously but not before she was 11 years old and I could run faster than she could. You can always give them a little freedom by using a very long lead. I have 10m and 15m leads specifically for recall but if Ellie is having what we call an "Akita day" then she stays on the long lead - even when the 2 GSDs are off lead. Laura xx
Hi There when I got my first Akita (Tika) she was aprox. 18 months old and I was told never to let her off the lead. However once she had settled in and I felt we had a bond I let her off. She was as good as gold so long as she didn't see a cat! I am on my fourth now, and realise that Tika was an exception. Then next two I've owed could be let off their leads when ther wasn't to many disstractions, they were not agressive just stuborn, especially Yushu, but as I mentioned before I didn't get her untill she was 4 months and she had no training off any kind. And at over 15 years old she still ignores me unless its grub time! My newest girl Yuki Is great off the lead to date, but again I do try to use comon sense about when and were I let her off. She spends most of her time chasing my little jack (stumpy) and is too busy to notice what else is going on. Also she loves her grub, and has lernt that one long whistle means SAUSAGE !!!
i agree with samp Akitas are intelligent and are selectively deaf when it suits them, my dogs are basic obedience trained but i do not let them off the lead but thats not to say i do not agree with it. People who have had one of my puppies let them off the lead and no probs its down to training them at an early age and respecting the dog you have, and understnding the breed.
