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Tell Pat that the dog has developed a bit of an allergy and you're having to be really strict with his intake as most stuff is making him ill, then tell her to fuck off. Jesus my tourettes is bad tonight.
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Here's a pic of my neighbours Akita (not pure bred). I'm hoping the hive mind might help to solve a problem.
Ruben has been looking after him for a year as his brother had a serious allergic reaction to him. He's finding it a bit of a handful, to be fair it's not a huge flat and it's just him doing all the things. Hachico is a lovely dog who would be very easy to train but at the moment he lacks a little bit of discipline, I don't find it a problem when I walk him but he needs more direction than he's currently getting. He plays well with dogs of all sizes, especially with dogs his own size and he would be devoted to whoever looks after him.
Ruben would consider re-homing him but none of us (his friends) can do it and in London it's very difficult to find anyone who wants a dog this size. Any helpful suggestions or anyone who would consider taking Hachico on would be very welcome to PM me or reply in this thread.
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Unfortunately the fashion for these dogs over recent years, and people buying them and not being prepared for what they get, means there are lots that need rehoming
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Could be, he looks into your eyes for instruction like collies or german shepherds. I'd love to take him on but the other half can't do it. We already have a tiny one too.
I hadn't thought about them being fashionable as we see a lot of smaller dogs around here (barring a few clearly crazy choices!). His brother was very happy with him but eventually his allergic reaction hospitalised him and Ruben took him on. He can just about cope with him but it's been borderline recently. I don't think he'll consider a rescue situation anyway, it would have to be re-homing. We are going to contact a few old friends further afield and see if they know anyone. He'd make a great guard dog for a family house, he's totally used to children and other pets.
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Yeah, Akita's are lovely dogs but became status dogs because of their fighting heritage. Lot's of unsuspecting people, or just the wrong people, ended up with dogs that can be a real handful without proper socialisation - large, dog aggressive, high prey drive, etc. So you see lots of them needing rehoming.
I hope your friend finds a good home for this one, he looks great. I'd be in a whole heap of trouble if I took on another dog right now...
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Interesting that they have a reputation, I'm living under a rock about that kind of stuff. He will bark at other dogs when he's on the lead but he plays well even with small dogs off the lead. Of course the play looks quite rough between the larger dogs but it's playful not aggressive. I usually get his attention when he's on the lead and he'll ignore any other animals and concentrate on me which stops him getting wound up.
When he moves he does look powerful and people can react to that but I've never seen any aggressive behaviour towards other animals aside from the barking on the lead which can be stopped with a more disciplined approach. Other dog walkers do react towards the size of him until they know him and you'll get taken into the fold in a park over a short period of time. He's got his friends in our local park although he does use the dog run, I think that's just a question of recall confidence and that's where Ruben is struggling due to a lack of discipline on his part!
He has a little French Bulldog girlfriend and they have no issues, she's very submissive but they still play happily. I've walked him with my 5 kilo Japanese Chin and they walk together without any issue.
He probably gets an half an hour minimum per day and normally 1 hour in 2 shifts with lots of extra time thrown in once a week. Really depends on the time of year too. He is left alone sometimes up to 6 hours, which we try to help with if Ruben lets us know, but he'll easily last a few hours on his own and he's happy to have people drop in and take him for a walk. So he's not a really difficult proposition, just needs someone who will give him more of an idea what to do.
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Well obviously, for the reasons already given...
But, in my experience, most breed-specific rehoming charities will take cross-breeds of the breed they deal with, because the dog will have a better chance of finding a home through them than through a general rehoming centre. In this case, whilst the dog may be a "mongrel", it is an Akita cross-breed and so could potentially be rehomed more quickly through an Akita rehoming charity.
The other thing charities will almost always do, if they can't home take them in and home them temporarily, is at least publicise dogs of the breed they deal with (or crosses) that are available for rehoming. Which is why I think they've been pretty crappy in this instance.
Anyway, let's hope someone will be interested in this boy.
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Sorry if I come across as aggressive, I understand and agree with your point. In this case I can see the other side as a friend works with the akita group.
The friend homed an ex poorly kept dog, we believe kept as a status attack dog. She took a good while to reprogram. She is a great pet now but was very trying.
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My fiancee and I got another dog!
Her name is Jasmine (although we call her Jaybee) and she's a cream French bulldog.
She's only 4 months old but so far, so good and she's getting on very well with our other 4 dogs. She's a bit of a pest though when it comes to sitting and chilling out.