DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Very stong looking Akitas here very obedient towards owner also Cracking looking dogs and impressive control too, still wouldn't trust them around kids though I wouldn't trust no breed with kids, Akitas are great with kids but you'd have to be a fool to leave any kid with any breed unattended. Who said anything about leaving dogs unattended with kids? From personal experience I wouldn't trust an Akita in the house with kids. All 3 kids that I know got attacked by Akitas weren't unattended, if they were they'd probably be dead I'm sure if you get one from the right breeder and raise it right they can be fine but at the end of the day they're a powerful, rank driven, primitive breed. Not the best mix with young kids that can't properly assert their dominance over the dog, imo Yeah I agree, 9 times out of 10 it's how you raise them. We've had them since 1994 and they have all been soft as hell with the kids. It's idiots who shouldn't even own dogs that are the problem, buying dogs then passing them on like nothing. Of course if a dog like an Akita gets hold of somebody it's going to do a lot of damage. If you go into it knowing what Akitas are like and you're willing to put that extra training in and know to be extra vigilant over any interactions between dog and children then it can obviously be fine, your 20 years of successful keeping is testament to that but the majority of people get them because they're big and fluffy and expect it to be a big teddy bear with no effort on their part and then they run into serious problems To be honest even if I trusted them I wouldn't want them in the house, feck dealing with all that hair they do make good yard dogs though... Tbh every dog we've owned has been a big soft teddy bear with the children by nature, they are very protective of children IMO. Thing is when you hear about dog attacks you don't hear the exact scenario, things like was the dog raised as a pup, etc..... I can remember the brother of our first Akita going for my brother at my mates house, the two dogs had fought before at that point so don't know if it was anything to do with that. Like I said IMO Akitas are very child friendly in my eyes, that's children they know though so can't comment on strangers but the dogs we've owned have been super. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Very stong looking Akitas here very obedient towards owner also Cracking looking dogs and impressive control too, still wouldn't trust them around kids though I wouldn't trust no breed with kids, Akitas are great with kids but you'd have to be a fool to leave any kid with any breed unattended. Who said anything about leaving dogs unattended with kids? From personal experience I wouldn't trust an Akita in the house with kids. All 3 kids that I know got attacked by Akitas weren't unattended, if they were they'd probably be dead I'm sure if you get one from the right breeder and raise it right they can be fine but at the end of the day they're a powerful, rank driven, primitive breed. Not the best mix with young kids that can't properly assert their dominance over the dog, imo Yeah I agree, 9 times out of 10 it's how you raise them. We've had them since 1994 and they have all been soft as hell with the kids. It's idiots who shouldn't even own dogs that are the problem, buying dogs then passing them on like nothing. Of course if a dog like an Akita gets hold of somebody it's going to do a lot of damage. If you go into it knowing what Akitas are like and you're willing to put that extra training in and know to be extra vigilant over any interactions between dog and children then it can obviously be fine, your 20 years of successful keeping is testament to that but the majority of people get them because they're big and fluffy and expect it to be a big teddy bear with no effort on their part and then they run into serious problems To be honest even if I trusted them I wouldn't want them in the house, feck dealing with all that hair they do make good yard dogs though... Tbh every dog we've owned has been a big soft teddy bear with the children by nature, they are very protective of children IMO. Thing is when you hear about dog attacks you don't hear the exact scenario, things like was the dog raised as a pup, etc..... I can remember the brother of our first Akita going for my brother at my mates house, the two dogs had fought before at that point so don't know if it was anything to do with that. Like I said IMO Akitas are very child friendly in my eyes, that's children they know though so can't comment on strangers but the dogs we've owned have been super. another jap dog the tosa ,from what they say alot better temp, more stable with people , and not all fighters even though there bred for that, but you carnt get them here with the ban, like the apbt lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neems 2,406 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'm not sure you can really call them a Jap breed tbh,They look like Mastiff,Great Dane and Bulldog mixes. I don't think they'll have much of any indigenous Japanese breed in them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'm not sure you can really call them a Jap breed tbh,They look like Mastiff,Great Dane and Bulldog mixes. I don't think they'll have much of any indigenous Japanese breed in them. true, thats whats in there make up, and it said the jap ones are smaller than the others bred out of there country 60-100lb not like the 100-200lb in other countries 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Very stong looking Akitas here very obedient towards owner also Cracking looking dogs and impressive control too, still wouldn't trust them around kids though I wouldn't trust no breed with kids, Akitas are great with kids but you'd have to be a fool to leave any kid with any breed unattended. Who said anything about leaving dogs unattended with kids? From personal experience I wouldn't trust an Akita in the house with kids. All 3 kids that I know got attacked by Akitas weren't unattended, if they were they'd probably be dead I'm sure if you get one from the right breeder and raise it right they can be fine but at the end of the day they're a powerful, rank driven, primitive breed. Not the best mix with young kids that can't properly assert their dominance over the dog, imo Yeah I agree, 9 times out of 10 it's how you raise them. We've had them since 1994 and they have all been soft as hell with the kids. It's idiots who shouldn't even own dogs that are the problem, buying dogs then passing them on like nothing. Of course if a dog like an Akita gets hold of somebody it's going to do a lot of damage. If you go into it knowing what Akitas are like and you're willing to put that extra training in and know to be extra vigilant over any interactions between dog and children then it can obviously be fine, your 20 years of successful keeping is testament to that but the majority of people get them because they're big and fluffy and expect it to be a big teddy bear with no effort on their part and then they run into serious problems To be honest even if I trusted them I wouldn't want them in the house, feck dealing with all that hair they do make good yard dogs though... Tbh every dog we've owned has been a big soft teddy bear with the children by nature, they are very protective of children IMO. Thing is when you hear about dog attacks you don't hear the exact scenario, things like was the dog raised as a pup, etc..... I can remember the brother of our first Akita going for my brother at my mates house, the two dogs had fought before at that point so don't know if it was anything to do with that. Like I said IMO Akitas are very child friendly in my eyes, that's children they know though so can't comment on strangers but the dogs we've owned have been super. another jap dog the tosa ,from what they say alot better temp, more stable with people , and not all fighters even though there bred for that, but you carnt get them here with the ban, like the apbt lol l They have them in Europe and have matched them with APBT's with some success. A Catchweight Bulldog beat one in around a hour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mickey Finn 3,081 Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Any large dog is potentially aggressive... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,567 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 A lot better breeds about. I wouldnt have one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 A lot better breeds about. I wouldnt have one. I don't agree at all, brilliant breed IMO. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
keepdiggin 9,567 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 You dont see many used for personal protection. To be fair my comment was a bit unjust as i dont know much about them im just going on what i heard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,778 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Any large dog is potentially aggressive... Any dog is potentially aggressive... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Any large dog is potentially aggressive... Any dog is potentially aggressive... Exactly. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,014 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Any large dog is potentially aggressive...Any dog is potentially aggressive... Exactly. what would you say is the most aggressive breed of dog out there today, it used to be the apbt from the fatalities back in the 90s, but think rotties,and gsds attacks have been more the last 10 years . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nitestalker 28 209 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Dangerous b*****ds had couple one had 6 years beautiful animal went down hard to feed him one summers day greeted me as normal and within secs had me pinned by thigh with his mouth was able to choke him to slip away out of pen have scars still never ever trust a jap akita Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DogFox123 1,379 Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Akita's are a large, strong, potentially aggressive dog you can't reason with. There are better breeds available with a dark face. Any large dog is potentially aggressive...Any dog is potentially aggressive... Exactly. what would you say is the most aggressive breed of dog out there today, it used to be the apbt from the fatalities back in the 90s, but think rotties,and gsds attacks have been more the last 10 years . God knows, the reason such breeds make the headlines is because of the damage they do when they flip. IMO Akitas are as good with people as any breed. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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