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[Aerows]

195. Akita's are large, guardian dogs

You have to have experience with large, guardian dogs to be able to handle them. Large guardian dogs will lay their life down for their owner, but anything strange is considered a threat - particularly if they haven't been well socialized.

That TTW decided to reclaim him is an accident waiting to happen. If she has nowhere to go, and still keeps him with her, it's just a matter of time before he defends her against something he perceives as a threat and all hell breaks loose.

He really needs to go to a home with someone familiar with dealing with a large guardian dog. A Labrador Retriever is absolutely NOTHING like a Doberman Pinscher, though they are similar in size. The mindset and skill set to deal with them is completely different.

I had a humongous Doberman that was the sweetest guy in the world - until you threatened his territory. He took a six foot wooden fence down when a teenage kid took a shortcut through the backyard. Luckily the kid got away. He was in obedience class from the moment he was grown enough to take it. I was roller blading with him and a large dog barked at him as we passed, and he was ready to defend me with his life - I ran into a parked car trying to get him to stop because he was that strong.

It is night and day dealing with a large guardian breed and just a regular dog.

This is a disaster in the making, her taking the dog and having no stable home for him. It's a disaster for her, it's a disaster for Yoshi, and it is a disaster for whatever poor soul Yoshi attacks mistakenly thinking he is protecting his beloved mistress.