rescued akita puppy

glacierloveraa06

Hello i recently rescued an akita puppy six weeks old he is my first of this breed and i need help understanding tempermant and how to properly train them? so he doesnt turn aggresive, and bite us so far he is really sweet and follows me everywere. he mouths a lil but stops when i yelp i hurd that with a puppy so ypung that u should mimic the litter mates so they wont mouth is that ok or should i do something else?

Zinja

welcome to the forums! we would love to see photos of the little guy!

rikumom

Welcome! Is much known about the parents that you are worried about aggression?

I recommend you get a copy of this perfect puppy book and start following the training tips at home, and get him enrolled in puppy social and puppy classes, pups usually only need their first shots to attend. Nature vs. nurture, pups' personality are set by week 13, so you have 6-7 weeks to socialize and mold their personality... Good luck!

http://www.amazon.com/Perfect-Puppy-Days-Start-Right/dp/0964151871/

ps. aggression towards people and aggression towards other animals/prey are very different behavior. You can have a very loving dog that is aggressive to other dogs b/c he thinks of them as prey, or he got bullied/attacked as a young pup. Thus the importance of socialization...

shibamistress

Since a lot of your questions are about puppy raising, you might want to also take a look at the Shiba forum, where we have tons of threads about things you'll be asking about: puppy mouthing, socialization, what to do with your new puppy, etc. You'll probably be able to find all the basic information you need there.

Also I would suggest getting Ian Dunbar's books, Before and After Getting your Puppy. You can download them for free here (among other places): http://www.dog-obedience-training-review.com/before-and-after-you-get-your-puppy.html

Saya

Hope to see pictures of the cute pup.

Have you enrolled in a positive based training class?
This site has list of positive based classes, but there is other ways to find them.
http://www.trulydogfriendly.com/blog/?page_id=4

The Ian dunbar book is good read you can buy it on amazon or read it free somewhere I think.

Socialization and positive experiences with people and well behaved dogs is one step to help the pup learn to behave with other people and to be friendly with them.

Kids are a mixed bag as some can be scary noise or movement wise. Try keep interactions with kids positive and with kids who are old enough to listen to you and pet the dog right.

I never leave a dog of any breed alone with a kid as you never know what the kid might do and things happen.

Try get bite inhibition handled then to not bite at all..

Puppy class will help a lot with socialization with puppies and the owners.