Was your akita pup very clingy??
Hi all.
I picked up my AA pup Eowyn 5 days ago and I am enjoying her very much, though there is one problem for me. At her breeder's place she lived in an outside kennel with a male puppy and other dogs around in separate kennels. Since I have gotten her home, she has been very clingy! If I go to the bathroom and close the door she will whine on the other side of the door. If I let her out alone (even though there's plenty to do for a puppy) she will sit at the door and whine or jump on the door.
She has been in the yard with me loads of times and also with my parents' dogs, so she is familiar with the area. Ofcourse it is still quite new to her, but still, I imagined that having and "independant" breed would be a little easier, separation wise. Ofcourse long separation will be hard for her in the beginning, since she has always had company, but for her to start whining when I go to the bathroom (even if there's other people in the room where she is), is a bit extreme for my taste.
One of the reasons I chose akita is, that I do not like velcro dogs, and now I kinda have one
Am I wrong in assuming that the akita is an independant breed?
How was your akita pup with this?
Any advice?
I picked up my AA pup Eowyn 5 days ago and I am enjoying her very much, though there is one problem for me. At her breeder's place she lived in an outside kennel with a male puppy and other dogs around in separate kennels. Since I have gotten her home, she has been very clingy! If I go to the bathroom and close the door she will whine on the other side of the door. If I let her out alone (even though there's plenty to do for a puppy) she will sit at the door and whine or jump on the door.
She has been in the yard with me loads of times and also with my parents' dogs, so she is familiar with the area. Ofcourse it is still quite new to her, but still, I imagined that having and "independant" breed would be a little easier, separation wise. Ofcourse long separation will be hard for her in the beginning, since she has always had company, but for her to start whining when I go to the bathroom (even if there's other people in the room where she is), is a bit extreme for my taste.
One of the reasons I chose akita is, that I do not like velcro dogs, and now I kinda have one
Am I wrong in assuming that the akita is an independant breed?
How was your akita pup with this?
Any advice?
Comments
I wonder if it is just she is still so discombobulated from being in a new place? she may just need to settle in! Congrats on getting her finally, btw!
Hilo is the only JA I know or have known. I have known a fair number of AA. I would describe both breeds as clingy. Never would I ever describe them as aloof.
It's funny though, I have never had the impression that akitas were clingy. The ones I've met greeted visitors and then wanted to go back out in yard (alone or only with another dog, I might ad)... Maybe these were special cases.
everyone i have met through rescue who owns AA's as said the same. we hear about the odd dog who prefers to have time alone but most seem to want to be close by.
He seems not at all clingy compared to a GSD or pittie, but more interested in being with me than a Shiba.
I think of clingy as like the velcro dog effect: ie. they always want to be touching you. I HATE that! (The worst dog for it I ever met was an otherwise sweet Viszla, who literally wanted to be pressed up against you every moment).
Conker isn't clingy, he just likes to be in the same room as us. If we are in different rooms then whatever's more interesting is the room he's in.
I think when people and books call a dog aloof I think they mean mainly to strangers or people who aren't theirs.
Oscar sounds wonderful! I'd love for Eowyn to turn out that way. Will have to see. I would not have a problem either, if she just could stay calm and follow me with eyes only (or move from room to room with me) without having to walk right beside me all the time.
When I think of clingy I also include this obsessive following and whining when I go to the toilet. She seems to be getting a bit better with the whining outside the toiletdoor, but only sometimes and if I don't take too long
I will have to see how it all turns out when she gets a bit older... I hope she can relax a bit.
I was at the park yesterday evening and there is a Rott, Bronsen, who really likes me. He's 1, and about 115 pds. He follows me everywhere and has his head and body on me at all times. Now I had Rott's, but I don't think I could go back to that full-time. I really like Bronsen, but living with that would drive me a bit nuts now that I have lived with a Kai.
Hopefully she will grow out of it, but I do think Akitas are more clingy than the rest of the NK's. Maybe some work on building confidence would help?
I am sure Eowyn will grow out of the whining and calm down as she becomes acclimated. BTW - I love that name! I am a big fan of L.O.T.R.
Like you describe Koda is how I had hoped Eowyn would be, that she would enjoy being outdoors and not quite so attention needy. Akitas have this big fur and most will choose being outdoors so as not to get too hot, but Eowyn is still just a pup and not so sure of herself (I think) that she is able to go by herself much. She was almost 5 months when I picked her up, so I guess I had hoped she would be further along.
Do you have any good suggestions for confidence building training?
@liljenn
Like you, I had a slightly different picture of the akita in my head, from what I had read and been told by other akita owners and even from the akitas I'd met! I really am not good with clingy dogs, but I hope that she will change once she gets more confident and older...
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I am already training, we are doing some at home and we are entered in obedience class
@brada1878
Great idea, I must try that