If it’s not an Akita, it’s just a dog…..  It sounds like a funny statement for on a Akita lover’s T-shirt, but in reality an Akita is of course “just a dog”. There is no special Akita training required, but you DO NEED a good dog training and knowledge of natural dog behavior to raise a good tempered Akita. |
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Do you have an Akita or are you thinking about getting one? Then continue reading.
The basis is communication!!
A good dog training method will teach YOU how to understand your dog’s language and how you can communicate in such a way that HE will understand YOU.
Almost every day I see people that just keep on repeating commands or even worse… raise their voice and repeat the command over and over again. But if their dog simply hasn’t learned the command this approach is never going to work. It will only frustrate both parties.
The key ingredient is to learn how you can get your dog to learn new things. And this may surprise you: repetition is NOT key!!! Especially with an Akita, and in this respect they do differ from other dog breeds.
Akita’s can be quite stubborn. It can seem they get personally offended when you ask them to do things ten times in a row, when they have perfectly demonstrated the first two times that they understand the command and are willing to obey you. So just don’t push it! Would you repeatedly do the same stupid thing? Like sit – go – fetch – sit – lay down – sit … come on. Give the Akita brain some credit and respect 
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Get into that doggy brain and learn how to motivate your Akita into learning new things. That way it is much more fun for him and much more fun for you. Double fun !!! 
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