I have personally beaten up and abused every dawg breed out there. King Peter is horrified and infuriated when I pull the tails of his prize purebred, papered German Sheps. The Dawgmobile is always full of treats and his are trained to refuse them from stangers…but they always eat the ones I give them.
I’ve pounded German sheps, Dobermans, Pitties, Rotties… pretty much all the major dawg breeds and most cat breeds too! Canines and felines are foolish people and I tend to be a foolish man. I have never been bitten but probably should have been I suppose. Dawgs are exceptional judges of character and so am I. There are dawgs that I will not screw with under any circumstances. Them I treat with courtesy and respect and they reciprocate.
I flat out REFUSE to play or screw with Akitas. The lady is not joking when she says these are animals are to be respected. Not only that, if you know what’s good for ya, you’ll respect their turf too! The kids a couple doors down had one a hunnerd years ago and it took me several long walks and lots of small short visits before he accepted me. I baby sat him for the owners once I was finally accepted. I have never loved someone else’s dog like I loved that one. Despite their formidableness… there is something special in these critters that no other breed can offer once you get close to them.
The best way to approach these animals is only with the owner’s consent, and only with the utmost caution. They are loaded guns and that’s not a bad thing provided you know how to handle them.
When I practiced Veterinary Medicine I learned VERY quickly that Akitas can be a very temperamental breed. 90 percent of them have never been trained beyond recognizing their name. That's the owner's fault, not the dog's. But I still gave them a wide berth.
ReplyDeleteI've had a few dogs in my adult life, the best ones were the Doberman's. Great dogs. I miss them.
ReplyDeleteI've had dogs and cats my entire life, and the best dog breeds were mutts. Good old mixed breed, I-wonder-what-it-is dogs.
ReplyDeleteWhile dogs are a product of their environment, certain dog breeds are easier than others to train. People tell me that one dog that's nearly impossible to train is the Basenji. This is the African barkless dog. The Basenji can make all dog noises except for the bow-wow noise; it can neither bow nor wow. Instead, it has a horrid yodeling noise it makes when it wants to speak up. While it's considered to be the smartest dog of all the registered breeds, it tends to be a problem solving intelligence rather than a communicative intelligence. The dog very likely knows what you want - but it doesn't care. It comes from an eat or be eaten world that bears little resemblance to anything found in north America. Discounting Mexico, anyway.
Unless you have had an Akita, you dont know. Once you have had one, there is no other breed.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, NEVER fuck with an Akita or their family.
I'm a badass mofo but sit here tearing up at the thought of the ones I've lost over the years.