Cassandra & Honey Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I had the fortune today of meeting this big hunk of love. A female Akita named Kita. About an hour ago a group of kids from across the road were banging and yelling at our front door, mum answered, they asked if our dog was out because theres a malamute running around the street. I said to them does it have short hair and look kind of like a german shepherd, they said yes, so i told them its most likely the neighbours a few doors down on the right. (they have a mal x gsd mix,lovely dog) A few minutes later, i hear all the children cheering and stomping around the street still. I look out the window, and they're all chasing this poor dog around the street. They'd managed to pull her collar off and were all being terrors to her. She was stressing big time. I rushed and got a leash and went out the front, told them all to back off and i went and leashed her. As soon as the kids heard me, they all started screaming out ''it's her problem now! good! sucked in".... such brats. She was so hot, its been a pretty hot day here today . I got her inside and got her some water and put her on the tiles which are lovely and cool. She was buggered! called her owner and he came up within 5 minutes. He said shes been getting out a bit lately since we've had some storms and she's really scared of them. And there's a storm approaching today, so ig uess she could sense it. She was so lovely though! she was very tired and i seemed relieved to be away from all those kids!! Has anyone on here ever had an akita? the only thing i've ever heard about them is off a friend that had a friend who had some and said they are really aggressive.. doesnt sound right to me? i guess they'd be a hard breed and would need strict rules and limitations? here she is. just snapped a few pictures as the owner pulled up, sorry they're a tad blurry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyCouture Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 aww poor baby she's so cute! the only thing i've head about Akita's is that they're aggressive also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosemary Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 I think they are really beautiful animals. I have never met or even met someone who has one. They are stunning. Well done on saving her from those bullies and reuniting her with her owner +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kells xx Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 ive heard that japanese akita's are vicous but american akita's arent!!!!! all i know is they are massive cuddle bunnys and are soooo fluffy and pretty all the akita's i have met have been friendly...... some people say huskies are vicious so i dont tend to listen to some things i hear about dogs eps if the person telling me doesnt or has never owned the breed they are verbally condemning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 ive heard that japanese akita's are vicous but american akita's arent!!!!! all i know is they are massive cuddle bunnys and are soooo fluffy and pretty all the akita's i have met have been friendly...... some people say huskies are vicious so i dont tend to listen to some things i hear about dogs eps if the person telling me doesnt or has never owned the breed they are verbally condemning She's the first i've ever met and was so nice! didn't bark or growl or challenge my girls at all. she saw them through the fence, but i didnt let them meet properly because i was so unsure. All i've heard for years now off strangers is how vicious huskies are too! it's really made me not judge breeds. i'd never been around a rotti before my friend adopted one this year and all i had heard was how vicious they are. But it's the opposite, hes just a big love bug and sweet as sugar to anything! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dygosamikita Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Poor thing....good thing she wasn't vicious...daft kids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissu & Aara Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 My best friend while I was growing up was my german shepherd akita mix. She was protective, and didn't like certain people. She didn't like men in uniforms, drunk people, or yelling. She would either place herself between the person she didn't like and the person she was protecting, or she would growl and give warning barks. She ever only bit one person. She was extremely sensitive to my moms and my feelings. She would snarl at anyone we felt uncomfortable around. But I knew her since I was a baby. She was great with kids. I miss her a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjk Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 akitas being vicious is a misconception. they are intensely loyal and will protect their family. so they need an owner who protects them, so they dont feel the need to protect their owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 akitas being vicious is a misconception. they are intensely loyal and will protect their family. so they need an owner who protects them, so they dont feel the need to protect their owner that sounds more like it! god i am sick of people sprouting off about dog breeds and confusing everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 My best friend while I was growing up was my german shepherd akita mix. She was protective, and didn't like certain people. She didn't like men in uniforms, drunk people, or yelling. She would either place herself between the person she didn't like and the person she was protecting, or she would growl and give warning barks. She ever only bit one person. She was extremely sensitive to my moms and my feelings. She would snarl at anyone we felt uncomfortable around. But I knew her since I was a baby. She was great with kids. I miss her a lot oh wow. sounds like you had a wonderful friend growing up. How lucky you were to have her Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lokis_mom Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 very pretty, glad you were able to save her from the kids and return her to her owner ....we met an Akita at Petsmart few months ago Loki got to play for a little bit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 that is the misconception about Akitas, it's the same for GSDs, Rotties, etc - they have a stigma attached to them about being vicious - it all depends on the owner. Some people DO buy them as trophy dogs, to be feared & bring them up that way, which is such a shame as they can all be wonderful, loving pets too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 way theyve been brought up i have the pleasure ov knowing a gorgeous akita x called Sapphire, when im walking to work in the afternoons i see her and she will come RUNNING over to me expecting a fuss, sumtimes she will spot me and walk off pretending she hasnt seen me then when i get closer she will turn n run at me shes lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarahNukka&Shadow Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 They are a guarding breed, intensly loyal to their family so need careful socialisation so they are excepting of people outside the family but if brought up well they are amazingly soft cuddley teddy bears! Like any breed really its how you bring them up! Iv met a couple of absolute little darlings! One actually called Bear! And he was loooovely just wanted a fuss and to sniff/play with my guys! Then on the other hand there are a couple around my area that belong to "the wrong sort" chavy types who own them as "hard man dogs" whome I have heard have infact killed a few local dogs and injured others although Iv never whitnessed this so not sure how true it is and whenever I have seen them the owners are curtious enough to keep them muzzled when out most of the time. It does sort of ruin it for me and mine tho as people see us coming and walk the other way thinking that mine are Akita's! Anyway Cass +1 for helping out this sweet girl! Glad she got back to her owner safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassandra & Honey Posted November 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 way theyve been brought up i have the pleasure ov knowing a gorgeous akita x called Sapphire, when im walking to work in the afternoons i see her and she will come RUNNING over to me expecting a fuss, sumtimes she will spot me and walk off pretending she hasnt seen me then when i get closer she will turn n run at me shes lovely Awwh! she sounds lovely Nix! i definitely believe its the owners, not the dogs that are the problem. any breed can turn into a nightmare. i was quite taken with Kita today. I don't buy into peoples myths on breeds, but i kind of thought in the back of my head they must be a very serious breed. But this girl was gentle and very loving. LOVE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lebe03 Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Polee is often mistaken for an Akita and as a result a lot of people move thier dogs and children away from her. In my experience Akita's aren't aggressive but are very protective of thier family. A friend of mine has 2 Akita's and although they are both huge they are softer than my other friends Cavalier King Charles spaniels. In fact my friends 6 year old daughter uses Sabre as a pillow and he just lies there and lets her. I wouldn't favour the chances of anyone stupid enough to break into thier home as I suspect there probably wouldn't be much left of them by the time the Police arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arooroomom Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Akitas do have a tendency to be aggressive towards animals as well as humans outside of their own family. That is no misconception, that is part of the breed. But, if socialized early and consistently they are fine with other animals and most people. There is a beautiful white one who comes to our dog park. They are very "aloof" and don't tend to seek out human attention outside their own known family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meeshsalts Posted November 13, 2010 Report Share Posted November 13, 2010 Well done for taking care of this dog and getting it away from those brats. If had bit them they would have deserved it. Akitas do need a good owner or they can be agressive. All the ones we meet on walks around here are not agressive to our dogs. Where I used to live though there were a few agressive ones and Buck used to have to defend his self from them. Ones he put them in their place they kept away from him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiffany Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 i own 2 female akitas and have owned a male in the past. akitas do need a lot of training and socialization, and sometimes, becuase its in the nature you can still have issues. they are a wonderful breed for the right owner. they will devote themselves to their famlies and most have a hard time accepting new people and it can take a while to build up that trust. i have dealt with the breed personally for 10 years and did a year of research with my family before bringing them into our lives. socialization isn't even an option with this breed and you can see issues with same sex dogs. but this can range from dog to dog, as with every breed every one is different. akitas are actually a hunting breed, bred to hunt bear and boar, not a guarding one as many think. this makes for a very intelligent dog that has to think on its own. as i said in a different post, the only real guarding i have seen is being very perceptive and barking for an alarm...most would just be scared of their look. from my other post: my akita izzy was the first dog we had and we introduced both the huskies to her at 6 weeks and she has been fine with them since day one. she is female and they are male. most dogs she meets outside of her personal pack, including the other dogs in the family, she is not comfortable and we have had some issues getting them all together. and she has been socialized since day one. she has also attacked keno twice due to the neighbors new dogs going after her through the fence and keno was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. he had no major injuries and within 10 mins they were fine and we had no issues since. akitas do like to be i hate to use this term, but pack leader/top dog. she does have some tendencies that if you know dog behavior that makes her the leader. she will be the one to stop play if it is getting to rough or she doesn't like it. she will stand over the other 2 and they will lick her face/head/ears. both the huskies do are not has alpha type as she is, they both have the true husky happy attitude, which helps a lot. my other akita, tipsy, also female, was introduced into a pack of 2 shibas and 2 bichons and a husky ( we didn't have keno at the time) and one of the shibas and bichons is female. tipsy has had no issues with them at all, she has the most mellow temperment i have ever seen in an akita to be honest. her and the female shiba have had some minor tiffs, but nothing that lead anywhere. she is very friendly but she is also wary of new people and new situations, but not as much as izzy. my first akita was introduced to a 10 year old maltese ( male)...the maltese ruled the roost lol. but aside from the maltese the only other dog he got along with was a female sibe that our neighbor had that he had known since we first got him. aside from those 2 he was dog aggressive. he was very bonded to me and he would do anything i asked of him. we got lucky that he never hurt any other dog. he was also very very wary of strangers. he did not like new people. my brothers had friends that wold come over every day, but if he didn't like them at first meeting, he would make his grumbling noises and keep himself as far a way as possible. all 3 of mine were amazing with kids, which i thought was strange becuase we never had little kids around, but when they were, the akitas were like puppies with them. akitas are definately not a breed for the light hearted and not a breed i think i have ever reccommend to anyone, but my family love the breed and will always have atleast one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Posted December 1, 2010 Report Share Posted December 1, 2010 My sister has a japanese akita called suchi, she is very well trained and will come to our house and play with my 2 huskies and my neighbours gernab shephard. I think they all get on so well because they have all been introduced to each other as pups and so socialization has been the key. They have also been around a lot of people and children so not had any issues there either. If they have ever been a bit to boistrous it only takes one of us to raise our voice and they all look up as if to say sorry ! which is quite amusing! but they all no where they stand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinelnikova Elena Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Hi, i have two akitas and what i can say is that breed(in just the same way like any other breed) needs the right trainings and a good owner, and if they get it they can be best friends and devoted defendors. They are really friendly and as a rule show agression only in response to another's agression or trying to defend the owner or the member of their pack. But there are some problems with other dogs, because akitas are really dominant if you know what i mean and always try to prove their supremacy. So if another dog doesn't want to accept it, akita will try to force the dog to do it, and i'll wager akita will get the better end because they are really good fighters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibafang Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 i can agree with that i had a akita malamute mix great big dog 180lb had another pure malamute and 2 huskys at the time and the akita x was the alpha for sure ...i was only 13 at time so not much i could do between those dogs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinelnikova Elena Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 My akita girl Yuki doesn't like huskies very much ))) in fact once i failed to keep an eye on Yuki and as a result - torn armpit and some more injuries of Jena (husky girl). And it was definitely a happy end, thank God i've managed to make Yuki stop while the going was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibafang Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 ya for sure hard to tell that they share some of the same genetics and both dogs of been a partner to man for over 10000 years but huskys were bred to keep children safe hunting and pulling and akitas were bred in china/jap as a royal guard dog fighter mascot and also a good luck omen/god for a vary long time .... hard to getting fighting out of there blood like its hard to get pulling out of a huskys blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinelnikova Elena Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Yeah they also were bear hunters, but if i dont miss my guess akitas were bred in Japan, weren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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