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Akita Discussions / Re: I Think I'm a Bad Owner of an Akita
« on: October 23, 2008, 10:25:13 am »
Okay thank you soo much. I will try starting tomorrow the ignoring for 24 hrs. Then start the NILIF training. I do make him sit to put on the leash and when I come home he gets excited, I tell him no and ignore him for a while. I've been doing this for some time but he is still the same but I'm sure I haven't been consistent. I also try to read up on Akita at least once a week to remind myself what they are capable of and I've been googling Akita training specifically. I use commands all the time like "sit", "down", "no more" and "easy".

There is something I am unsure of, at some point in my researching, it is said that if for example I'm trying to put on his leash and he doesn't sit, ignore him or to continue until he does listen. Which one do I do? Or with the spray bottle, if I say sit and he doesn't do it, do I spray him and then try again and if he doesn't listen spray again until he follows the command and praise him?

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Articles / Re: LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
« on: October 23, 2008, 01:10:38 am »
Thats an amazing story.

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Behavior, Housebreaking, Obedience / Re: I need help with 2 Great Pyrenees
« on: October 23, 2008, 01:07:55 am »
My akita loves to chew the sofa pillows, i'm down to three out of about ten. Try keeping them locked in the room with you when you go to bed. It leaves them in a tighter space so there is less roaming of the house while your asleep. Also this is a fault of mine, try walking them for a while right before you go to bed, that why they are a little tired and have less energy.

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Groans, Gripes, Brags & Boasts / Re: I am so angry!
« on: October 23, 2008, 12:59:47 am »
That upsets me too, I have a cat and he pretty much owns our house. If anything he is always looking for a way to escape, but he came back the two times he did succeed.

When I was living at an old apartment there was a cat who always came around, I started to feed it even tried to make it an inside cat but it would climb the screen as if trying find an exit. Once out he never came back, not even for food. Found out someone else started to feed him. :)

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Akita Discussions / Re: I Think I'm a Bad Owner of an Akita
« on: October 23, 2008, 12:52:43 am »
Wow, I never knew there was something as too much petting. He comes up to me to pet him quite often and when I do stop, he informs me tha he wants me to continue. At time I pet him some more or I tell him no more. He does have a command for him to move but if he doesn't want to move, at times, he will twitch when I say the command but not move. It is like when your trying to wake someone up but they don't want to, sometimes they snap you.

I feel like I'm depriving him of a part of life by not being able to let him off leash with other dogs. He is quite friendly with other dogs in the beginning. But it happens all the time that other dogs don't seem to like him, they always try to attack him, especially little dogs. It's like they can see he is dominant from afar and can't wait to test him. In all honesty out of 4/5 times other dogs start something with him. He loves to run and chase other dogs while in the park.

A problem we have is, when going for a walk he gets extremely excited. He starts to jump or prance like a deer. I make him sit before and while I'm putting on the leash but once its on he starts to do it again. I use a stern no or I walk away and continue what I was doing so he sees the over excitement will not get him a walk but he does it anyway.

Once I open the door, I make sure to be the first out the door but once I'm out he jet out always hurting my hand with the leash. I've tried just keeping the leash short at this point but it hurts just as bad and he still does it even though he doesn't get far.

I continue to use the same commands but he still does not have the obedience down to a T yet.

How do I show him respect without "disciplining" and not allowing him to walk all over me? I'm not going to lie, I've even tried reasoning verbally with him. I've asked why he does the things he do, but of course he never responds. :)

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Akita Discussions / I Think I'm a Bad Owner of an Akita
« on: October 22, 2008, 04:55:55 pm »
Hi my name is Melanie, and my Akita name is Shoda. I also own a chiwawa pomeranian name Russell. Russell is almost three years old and Shoda is a year and four months, and he is a stud. I got him when he was four months.

The reason I think I am a bad owner is because:

1. I don't think he respects me. He doesn't exactly listen, he growls at me if i try to move him out of the way and sometimes over random things. He even shows his teeth and does the bark growl

2. I need help on disciplining. I try to speak loudly and stern to show i'm serious and this is when he says i don't care and growls at me. I'm not going to lie at first I use to slap him on his butt but i don't do that anymore.

3. Also, sometimes I feel he isn't completely comfortable with me. Sometimes if I walk by and he was naughty he makes sure to keep me in view.

4. I think he just needs to be fixed to take care of the aggression but I feel like there is more to it. When my roommates pet him sometimes he sits and allows it but growls at them. He use to attack as in bark and snarl at them when I wasn't home. I took him to petsmart training when i first got him and he passed with an extra award so i know he can be trained. I can't afford to take him to more training classes for aggression and more obedience training but I don't want to have to give him up. I use to take him to the park ever so often when he was about six months but after a fight begun by a doberman, he always fights when at the park so I've stopped taking him.

As to his temperament, he likes to meet other dogs but once off leash in an open area a fight is waiting to happen. He doesn't have a problem with Russell but doesn't allow other dogs to come in his food and water area. I have recently begun crate training him because I'm tired of him destroying all my pillows. Why does he do that? I tried getting a bone and stuff bears to persuade him that the pillow isn't as fun but he still does it no matter what toy he has available. He does this when I am not home only. He likes my cat but my cat doesn't like him, they don't live together though.

Help needed. Thanks

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