Akita attack in the news (Canada)
http://saskatoon.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120404/sas-dogfolo-120404/20120404/?hub=Saskatoon
This is really sad because it's the 2nd Akita attack in Western Canada in a year.
I couldn't determine whether this was a JA or AA - but considering the description of the dog looking like a Husky, might it be a JA? I didn't know JA's to be so aggressive.
This is really sad because it's the 2nd Akita attack in Western Canada in a year.
I couldn't determine whether this was a JA or AA - but considering the description of the dog looking like a Husky, might it be a JA? I didn't know JA's to be so aggressive.
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It's sad, but this isn't an attack. This is two dogs fighting that got out of hand, and it sounds from the news story, that the person who is calling to have the Akita put down was not even clear with the owners of the Akita about what had happened. We don't know a whole lot in this story: were the shelties on leash or off? What happened? It sounds like the person walking the Akita got injured somehow--probably trying to separate the dogs.
What it sounds like to me is this is a squabble between dogs that went bad, as we know they can, and the owner of the Sheltie wants the Akita put down, which, frankly, does not seem reasonable to me.
I wouldn't judge the breed based on the temperament. JA and AA temperaments are more similar than different. More variation exists between individual dogs and their training/upbringing.
I'm sure those are stock pictures as I have seen them before when I "google imaged" Akita Inu. Definately stock photos.
@poeticdragon - good point, upbringing/training is a better indicator of aggression than breed. I read the owner's letter and he "sounds" like a responsible dude (I don't think he was there when it happened).
Sad story for everyone I hope the Akitas don't get put down.
Should have been more clear!
I also don't really trust shelties not to start things with dogs bigger than them--I've seen them do it sometimes. Often it's an attempt at herding behavior--but other dogs don't often take kindly to being herded... Now, granted, most of my sheltie experience was with a poorly socialized mix that was just mostly sheltie, but... without further information, I wonder if something like that might have happened?
Also, if both Akita and Sheltie were on leashes (which isn't clear from the story), why did they end up within fighting distance anyway? Like other people said, so many questions.