"Nietzsche" is my 4th Akita and I had to learn how to behave with these dogs. Akita's are stubborn and always seeking dominance *for the most part.
If you're one of those that want a dog to sit, roll over, play dead and all that jazz, it can be done yet you may have missed the pure joy of owning one?
If you're one of those that want a dog to sit, roll over, play dead and all that jazz, it can be done yet you may have missed the pure joy of owning one?
I didn't purchase my 4th to train him, I purchased Nietzsche to be trained. With posteriori experience, I was fully aware that I was going to learn patience, temperament, gentleness and how to be firm in a more appropriate way.
We've seriously bumped heads on 2 and a half occasions and I only asserted enough dominance to bring him back in line so that we could peacefully cohabitate. He's now 14 months and our relationship is great "but" LOL He still gets a wild hair up his a$$ and will just jump on the furniture and just look at me like, "What"?
Do you need more discipline, do you think you could be more tolerant or simply learn more self control? Purchase an Akita.
