Akita bitch attacking my other dogs and biting me?

I agree with Cayla. I don't think aggression to a family member is an akita trait! They were said to be used as nanny dogs to because of their loyalty to their family. However dog aggression is common as is a fine tuned hunting instinct. The akita we rescued (inadvertently) 9 years ago would not have been happy in a multi dog household nor would he have been trustworthy. We turned him around after rescuing him as a 9 month old. He had been beaten and was unpredictable but there are gaps in his education such as socialisation with other dogs have never been remedied. I would trust him with any human family member though. And we always said if we had him any later he would have been too far gone. He used to bite.

Someone will probably take your dog on (akita rescue etc) however at a local charity to me they have 3 akitas in all who have been there over 2 years! Whether they will find someone else to take them on is another matter. And our akita would have hated a life in kennels. He is a family dog. i think what im trying to say is that we were lucky with ours. We were very naive about the breed but he came good. However if he hadn't we wouldn't have sent him to kennels for rehoming. That environment would have been the worst thing for him. We would have him put down.

As an aside 70% akitas develop thyroid problems. Over active thyroid can cause aggression - could be worth a blood test?
 
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