| This breed is prone to being teased by children and | | | | or taking them to training classes to socialize them |
| what makes things difficult is that they are not | | | | with unknown children and adults. One cannot expect |
| sporting about it and end up attacking the children in | | | | each and every individual that happens to drop in, to |
| retaliation. If an Akita bites, the most likely target | | | | be friendly with the household dog and in such a |
| would be a child visitor. The Akita is not used to | | | | situation it is best to train the dog to be adaptable |
| interacting with outsiders, nor is it friendly with people | | | | with different people. |
| who are strangers or irregular visitors. | | | | There could, however, be a worst-case scenario |
| The Akita is a very private dog, and as has been | | | | when the dog does not really appreciate the training |
| observed by an expert on Japanese breeds, he | | | | procedure and may growl at the trainer. In such a |
| owes this trait to his upbringing in the typical | | | | case, the trainer may even try to discipline him with a |
| Japanese setup. | | | | smack or a jerk of the collar. |
| There's further explanation that says that the | | | | If visiting children don't go down too well with the |
| Oriental homes in which the Akitas are generally | | | | dog, which is majority of the time, there should be |
| brought up, are much smaller by Occidental | | | | someone to monitor his attitude towards the former. |
| standards, and thus social gatherings are always held | | | | He should be made to sit and watch the family kid |
| in public places. This explains the wary attitude of the | | | | play with that of the neighbor's, and thus, eventually |
| dog where visitors, especially children are concerned. | | | | made to get accustomed to all strangers in general. |
| Although famous for being trusted by Japanese | | | | This process is referred to as desensitization. It |
| mothers, who often leave them alone with their | | | | should be done repeatedly and with different children. |
| children, the Akita can often be very aggressive | | | | The dog gradually tries to be at home with |
| towards unfamiliar children and might even bite them | | | | non-family kids and even when left alone without any |
| when driven wild thanks to their incessant teasing. | | | | supervision, learns to behave. |
| Children should be taught to treat these dogs with | | | | This should, however, not ideally be the scene. An |
| patience and kindness. | | | | Akita should not be left to be with a stranger, kid or |
| One positive aspect to their temperament, however, | | | | adult, without an overseer. This would not only |
| is the fact that they can eventually be made to | | | | decelerate the training procedure, it might even |
| grow tolerant towards strangers. They often make | | | | backfire. The presence of the owner always makes |
| the first move towards a visitor if they are used to | | | | things easier, both for the owner as well as the dog. |
| seeing him on a regular basis. This holds true, | | | | The bottom line is that if one happens to own a |
| especially if the stranger happens to have something | | | | typically private Akita that does not really gel with |
| with him, some tidbit that might be of interest to the | | | | strangers, especially child visitors, and reacts to |
| dog. | | | | teasing with a bite, like most Akitas do, he should |
| Their reticence comes from an innate dignity, which is | | | | take measures to train him into obedience. |
| quite rare in other dogs and thus they can be tamed | | | | All said and done, the final responsibility lies with the |
| with reason and proper tutelage. | | | | owner, who should make sure that the training |
| One major flaw in these dogs is that they are | | | | process turns out to be successful. He should not |
| extremely unfriendly towards non-family children. | | | | merely impose rules upon the dog but make sure |
| They cherish their own family kids but visiting children | | | | that the children and adults visiting are on their best |
| and adults lie in the danger zone and face the brunt | | | | behavior, or at least neutral towards the dog, if not |
| of their tantrums. These dogs often ignore indifferent | | | | overtly friendly. |
| strangers, which is in a way better than their hostility. | | | | Learn all about Dog |
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| training, they can be fine pets, otherwise they tend | | | | Puppies. |
| to get bored easily and often end up going untrained. | | | | If you are searching for dog breeders, learn how to |
| A plausible solution to this breed's hostility towards | | | | choose the right dog breeder. |
| unpleasant strangers is training them outside of home | | | | |