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Thanks for all the links Zandrame. Much to read. We are being praised on another message board on how we handled the tick situation. It had to be done... I get the "no force" line, but yet we needed to get it done. We are also being told …
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We kept the tick in a bag. Believe it or not another bad thing just happened. We think after playing w/ the other dogs he may have hurt his the leg(different leg than the tick) in some manner, as he's favoring it? It's also the same leg that he has …
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"Normal" or not? Kaiju is almost 14 months old now and our first Akita (on NILF treatment). As the oppressive heat dropped this evening, we were playing cooperative fetch in the backyard. After a while, he rolled on his back in pure plea…
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Thanks for your experience Vulpes. Ripping up is of little concern at this point. Ha! Kongs are generally safe here as well. I find them so low tech (not that that's always an issue), and higher in owner labor... and my dogs could really give a cra…
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Very informative and interesting discussion. The linked slide show was great and helped me get my head around all the conflicts that cross one's mind like when reading A. Akita books by authors such as Andrews, Killilea (especially), Bouyet, etc... …
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1 Year old today. Kuma, the male Shiba, is now Kaiju's running mate. They are actually friends. Kuma now lets Kaiju nibble and gnaw on his neck, etc. Months ago, a complete no-no. Kaiju has held at around 95 lbs for a few weeks now...and of course h…
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Hope to see more American Akita (incredible dogs!) posts from others in 2015...Kaiju is 8 months old. (Image)
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8 months old today, 87.5 lbs. Unlike Goldilocks, Kaiju's not a believer in a soft bed... (Image)
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That akita style of laying down (Kuma, the shiba looking on).... (Image)
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2nd trip to dog park. Video:http://vimeo.com/112658017 What is the trick to embedding videos? Don't get it, and I'm not a computer neophyte at all?
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My Akita was introduced to a cat at 6 years old and she never chased the cat. When I brought home kittens that I found, she kept licking them and kept them company. Mother instinct can be powerful.
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Yep, vey low brow stuff (chained bear). Not only could a "real" bear run the dog down, he would rip open the AA's belly/ribs if it tried the "rolling" move on a "real" bear.
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7 months old today, 81 lbs.
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Kaiju's "dog park virginity" gone. Went well, despite folks saying more dogs were there than normal (bad weather coming in days). He surprised me by acting slightly timid at first, but that went away quickly. After a while his attraction…
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Shikoku, Different character than the Shibas in our house. He definitely wants to be more of a companion to the humans - lays under my office chair much of the time. Less of his own agenda, so to speak (but not overly clingy at all). Comes off as &q…
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Thanks Illium, I would not disagree. Believe it or not the female shiba has tried to mess w/ him lately (course I know female fighting has a rep). She regretted it both times(does she learn?), but did get in her bites(on his lip). He of course could…
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Kaiju is 6 months old today, 70 lbs and growing... Affectionate, loyal, protective, and very playful (ask his basket of toys), as he sometimes wears out his welcome w/ the female dogs in the house. (Image)
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Ahh! Gangly puppy phase! :) Indeed!
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Wow he photographs nicely! Thanks Kira... he deserves better than iPhone shots. ;)
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Kaiju is 5 months old and 62 lbs. Things are slowly and still improving w/ the 7 year old Shiba male. Maybe Kaiju's size is starting to resister w/ Kuma? ;) (Image)
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Kaiju is 4 months old today. He weighed in at 46 lbs. Over the last week and half his ears are now at full attention. The puppy flop look is gone. He completed his first puppy/obedience class. It was kind of anticlimactic as he performed well and b…
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Now that's a dog walk! I would love to have my male shiba trained to run to my falcon down w/ a duck(I don't need him flushing. That needs to be tightly controlled ), and just go and sit by the bird and protect him, guard. Marauding redtails (and …
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Sorry @Losech, I didn't mean to imply at all a "duhh" slant by posting that... actually a supportive one (for lack of a better term) re: the breeds vocalness. Katana, like a line from Spinal Tap, "goes to 11".
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The Hokkaido specialized in hunting the dangerous Brown Bear, meaning a highly vocal and tenacious hunter Above from the Nihon Ken blog on the specific hunting styles of the different Japanese breeds: http://nihonken.blogspot.com/2014/03/hunting-a…
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Claire, I guess it's hard to get around having the dog ingest pesticides... kinda scary what the corp. vet says in the interview piece - I give him credit for not coming off total "hardline". He probably made someone at Lilly very very mad…
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I have no idea why I can't post a link that works(not a computer neophyte)? That is the entire URL...? Copy and paste I guess to see the news report
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"Never" is 50/50 chance at the least - could very well be "never", @shibamistress. You have described the relationship here very well ;) Best we get from the shiba is polite sniff, or an ignore. Akita pup has interest in him, but…
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Thanks Saya. He really has those "young bear" eyes.