Akitas and smaller dogs
so i am in the process of looking for a cardigan welsh corgi. been a dream of mine to own one and i just love everything about the breed. they are 3rd on my wanted dog breeds, already got the kita and husky.
but i was visiting another forum and they said that akitas would just take the cardi pup as a rabbit and want to kill it. i got my husky at 6 weeks
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and granted the first couple days izzy would jump at his every move, which isn't abnormal. after a few simple corrections shes been fine ever since. now i dont believe what they have said. i know what my abilities are as for training and introducing and everything. but i dont want a breeder to say, no you have an akita and it will just kill the puppy.
have you all had any bad experiences? any experiences with corgis by chance?
my parents who own the 5 dogs have an akita, 2 shibas and 2 bichons, with no problems.
but i was visiting another forum and they said that akitas would just take the cardi pup as a rabbit and want to kill it. i got my husky at 6 weeks
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/princesstiffany/koozie/1-12-088.jpg[/IMG]
and granted the first couple days izzy would jump at his every move, which isn't abnormal. after a few simple corrections shes been fine ever since. now i dont believe what they have said. i know what my abilities are as for training and introducing and everything. but i dont want a breeder to say, no you have an akita and it will just kill the puppy.
have you all had any bad experiences? any experiences with corgis by chance?
my parents who own the 5 dogs have an akita, 2 shibas and 2 bichons, with no problems.
Comments
Only a very unadjusted dog would harm a puppy. Yes, there might be a few corrections, but that's part of the puppy's socialization.
If you introduce them properly and allow them time to start interacting under supervision, I think they'll get along fine.
Read the article on introducing new dogs . It was written for a multi dog household, but it can be applied to one, I think.
so i mean i know that izzy wouldn't do anything. i've introduced and socialized all the dogs my family has ever had, and helped with any friends that have gotten dogs. so i trust my abilities and i more than trust my dogs. but what they have said on that other forum just has been bothering me a bit. having a corgi breeder specifically point out the akita and shiba as potentially 'bad' dogs to be around.
i love my akita and the breed and i know what it takes to handle and have one as your family pet. its just a little disconcerning that another breed breeder would say that i guess.
so i guess thats what is really getting to me.
thanks for the reply though.
Kuma gets along beautifully with Nyx and she's more trouble than a puppy!
Both at 5 months
At 10 months
and i agree with what you said about the breeder. i just hope that i find one that is more open minded.
to me its not the breed but how it was raised!
also corgi are very tough little scrappy dogs, i am sure a puppy corgi would be prettyu quick to tell your akita and husky to back off.
we have had one issue with one of our akita chasing a smaller dog, and that was at a dog park and hilo was chasing 5 little rat dogs that where running all over the place. they were way to small to be there.
so i agree with Rui, it would take a very unstable dog to hurt a puppy.
i'm still getting mixed signals at the other forum becuase izzy is an akita, but i'm just blocking those people out. but most of the others are saying it shouldn't be a problem, except for the hair and exercise!!!
both izzy and koozie adjust very well and i'm sure izzy would love to have another pup to keep koozie entertained, sometimes she thinks she is just to good to play with him and gives me that look like, mom i'm just putting up with him until he looks the other way and then i'm sleepin on the love seat!
but thank you all here for the more positive comments, its very apperciated!
with alot of breeds, especially the ones with all the neagative hype, some owners hide behind the hype and allow it to mask the poor managment of their dog(s). how many times have you heard someone say something like "he's an akita, that's part of the breed" when referring to something like recourse guarding or dog agression.
yes these breeds are more likely to have certain temperment qualties but proper managment of a dog should be built around the individual dog and not the breed of the dog.
so, i tend to take general comments made about a breed at face value and let my own personal experice and intuition guide my decisions.
i do feel kinda bad not getting another akita though...:)
We have a friend with a corgi named Willa, she and my Tsuki are identical in spunk and scrappiness. If your two can get along with your parent's shibas then they'd probably do ok with a corgi.
Out of curiosity, why the corgi?
i have actually been looking for a good agility/herding/possible show dog. and i've been researching the cardi for about a year now and think they fit the bill perfectly! and i love the look ( those big ol ears and that face and their spunk!)
now dont get me wrong, i wish i could use izzy or koozie in agility. but izzy is was to senstive ( you can't raise your voice around her) and catuios to do agility. we tried one at doggy class and she just didnt like it and koozie, well he just loves to run, forget the course!!
but i dont think i have anything to worry about. my dogs get pleanty of exercise and discipline and love, so they are very well adjusted pups! but i was just looking to get insight on what others thought of my idea and the breed!
i am going to go ahead and start looking for a cardi breeder. i am a firm believer in that in the correct introductions and supervision, this pup will be a wonderful addition to my personal pack, and to the whole faimly dynamcis!!
and if the breeder has any reservations, i shall have to prove them wrong, or find a new breeder.
i love my dogs and i would never do anything to put any of them under stress or danger.
but i think izzy and koozie will welcome a new pup with open paws!
so let the search begin!!
and if anyone knows of any cardigan breeders in the midwest ( of the usa) let me know!!