Is this a problem?

[KYS]

king2005:My friend had an Akita & he wanted to kill anyone & everything outside during walks. It was so bad, that he was over powering my friend & killing frogs & snakes left right & center. >>>>>>>

That Akita in my opinion was a dangerous liability.
That behavior is not common in well "bread tempered Akita with proper training".
Dog aggression/high prey drive unfortunately can be the norm for
many Akita's, but not unprovoked human aggression.
I can live with a dog that has a high prey drive and wants to
go after animals. I could not live with an Akita that wants
to kill humans with-out justification.
Your friend was lucky her dog never bit anybody.

Ree'sKujo,
Sounds like you are moving in the right direction.
I would still join one of the akita e-mail lists for
advice. Lots of long time AKita
experts on their.

[king2005]

king2005:My friend had an Akita & he wanted to kill anyone & everything outside during walks. It was so bad, that he was over powering my friend & killing frogs & snakes left right & center. >>>>>>>

That Akita in my opinion was a dangerous liability.
That behavior is not common in well "bread tempered Akita with proper training".
Dog aggression/high prey drive unfortunately can be the norm for
many Akita's, but not unprovoked human aggression.
I can live with a dog that has a high prey drive and wants to
go after animals. I could not live with an Akita that wants
to kill humans with-out justification.
Your friend was lucky her dog never bit anybody.

Ree'sKujo,
Sounds like you are moving in the right direction.
I would still join one of the akita e-mail lists for
advice. Lots of long time AKita
experts on their.

He wasn't pure & they got him from a shelter. She knew he was a danger, thats why she got the Spiked Collar. Back home there are NO dog trainers or the sort. You'd have to drive 2hrs to the city to get something like that. & at the time they got him their lab started getting hip dys. So they were spending thounds on getting her help, so they were living from pay to pay, so there was no way they could afford anything else. They just stopped walking Boots for a bit & played with him in the backyard & in the house. The last time I saw Boots (7yrs ago) he was a really good dog. The spiked collar allowed my friend to gain control & his aggression was gone. He was like a new dog. Boots was only bad as my friend couldn't control him to teach him it was wrong. It took her less then amonth with the spiked collar to turn hin into a great guy..

The spiked collar worked wonders on Rocky the Rotti aswell. I'm sure you've heard me mention him a few times before. He was the worst dog I had ever seen. It took me 30 mins to break him & teach him that not all dogs were bad & the same with people. We still kept a muzzle on him just incase, but it was never needed. He was even attacked by a mastif & when called off he tried hard to get away & return to his owners hand.. He was attacked as he ran to her... Even when a burgler broke into their home he did nothing. He only mauled the guy when he kicked the 15yr old 20p dog (still don't know how he got out alive).

Many dogs just need to be told who is the boss & their aggression stops or dies WAY down. I know it wont work on ALL dogs, but it did on 3 that I worked with.

My only failure in training a dog was an English Springer, named Chelsie. She was a BIG sweet heart in the house. While her owner was babysitting me, I would have the dog on he back in my lap. I would pet her tosleep every evening. I only walked her twice & she had to be muzzled & kept FAR away from people & dogs. She was NASTY on a leash.. She had good leash maners, but the second she saw anything she would flip out. It was a little embarrasing, as she was a lovely looking gal. But no matter how hard my friends & I tried to break her. We sat on the dock while my friends sat 10 feet away trying to ignore her & talk to me, while I tried to get her to stop. 2hrs later she was still going strong. I tried with the muzzle off & on & there was NO change at all. My friends have even met her in her hose before & all was well. But because I met them on our walk they were viewed as enemies So I just stopped walking her & played with her inthe yard & in the house. With the way she ran around in the yard playing with me, there was really no need to walk her.

[Ree'sKujo]

kys,I took your advice on joining the e-mail lists.As for King2005 the only thing I'm going to say on the matter of your friends Akita be it mixed or not,there is NO way I would tolerate that behavior from my Akita.

[JenBKR]

Well, I really don't think that anyone criticized you at all, just giving opinions and advice which you asked for. I thik the behaviorist is a great idea. Also a choke or prong collar would be a good idea, since putting Roscoe on a prong I can walk him without my arm feeling like it's going to fall off Roscoe can be protective of me sometimes too, but the prong keeps him from pulling or lunging.