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Akita Rescue: Adoptable Dogs Available -Breeder Referral RAKKI-INU AKITA RESCUE, INC. A NON-PROFIT AKITA RESCUE HELPING WITH: -Breed Information/education -Akita rescue: adoptable dogs available -Breeder referral 757-831-4200 www.VAakitarescue.org [email protected] www.facebook.com/va.akita.rescue 1 Table of Contents Five Adoption Tips …………………………. Page 3 The Akita …………………………. Page 4-5 Coat and Grooming …………………………. Page 6 Care and feeding …………………………. Page 7 Housing/Exercise …………………………. Page 8 Frequently Asked Questions …………………………. Page 9-10 The Akita Standard …………………………. Page 11-12 The Cost of an Akita Rescue Dog …………………………. Page 13 2 FIVE ADOPTION TIPS – PLEASE READ!!! Ways to help assimilate your newly adopted Akita into your home correctly!! Always always remember: NOTHING IN LIFE IS FREE!! If your Akita wants it, he/she has to WORK for it!!! Be it praise, a cookie, a toy, his meal, a treat – he/she MUST work for it!!! 1. Please be sure that your whole family realizes that this is an adult Akita – as such he/she will need time to assimilate into your family – he/she will NOT walk in and act like he/she has been there forever. He/she may be aloof, will mourn leaving us here, and will need to be kindly IGNORED for the first few days – nothing but food, water and outside to do his/her business. Too much stimulation such as play or neighbor visits or family parties during this period can be confusing for an adult Akita who has not yet bonded to you and your family yet. 2. NO HUGGING, no KISSING, no GRABBIN HIS/HER COLLAR at first, let the adopted Akita start to bind and come to you for attention first, do NOT be the one to initiate attention. For the 1st week, leave the leash on him/her in the house—if he/she does something wrong, grab the LEASH and correct by using ONLY the leash giving a slight tug, a low “NO NO” and then leading him/her into another area away from where he/she did something wrong (jumped on the furniture maybe, or counter- surfed); do NOT grab his/her collar to correct him/her – NOTHING will make any new Akita aggressive quicker than a human they don’t know grabbing their collar and yelling at them. So be SURE everyone in your family follows this!! 3. I will tell all visitors to my home please, as Cesar Millan “The Dog Whisperer” instructs everyone who owns dogs dogs to tell visitors to your home or people on the street: “Ignore my Akita; do NOT get on the floor with him/her; do NOT put your face down and hug him/her; and do NOT expect to play, tease, push around, or command my Akita in this way.” Do NOT allow family members to play tug-of-war or to tease your Akita at any time for any reason. Do NOT allow anyone to try to take your Akita’s food bowl or water bowl from your Akita at any time. DO expect everyone in your family and all outsiders’ visiting to respect you Akita’s “space” or ask them to leave if they will not follow your rules. Better they leave than to have a problem happen that you will regret later on. 4. Do NOT feel sorry for this Akita – yes he/she may have been a rescue but they are still an Akita – if you give them an inch, they will take a mile! So whatever rules you will have, have them from the second the Akita walks in – if it’s “no getting on the furniture,” “no sleeping in the formal living room,” or “no being in the kitchen when we are eating/making food,” start it from day one and make everyone follow it – and do NOT deviate from it, as that will only cause him/her to be mixed up. Don’t make any excuses for any behavior that is out of the normal – Akitas NEED to know someone other than them is in charge – so a correction using the leash and saying “NO NO” in a low voice then walking the Akita out of the area is NOT being mean!!! Every member of the family MUST be in agreement with this policy or you will have chaos! 5. Remember that an Akita deserves to be given the same respect that you want him/her to give you!! Respect his/her space and insist everyone coming into your home do the same. DO NOT try to hug him/her or pet him/her while he/she is asleep. Respect his/her strength – do NOT try to play games like tug-of-war that you can’t win – if you let an Akita win, you lose face to him/her and that’s NOT good. Gentle fun games are best to play with an Akita like fetch or hide-the-treat, etc…. never tug-of- war or “chase me” type of games. Do not walk OVER your Akita when he/she is in a doorway, make the Akita move first; do NOT allow your Akita to race outside before you or run inside ahead of you; do not allow your Akita to walk way ahead of you on a walk. You are always in charge. You do things first and you command the pace with which you walk with your Akita by your side. Call us if you have any issues with your newly adopted Akita – we are here to help in every way we can!!! SIGNATURE: ___________________________________________________________________ 3 The Akita Welcome to the Akita, a companion dog experience The Akita is a very balanced looking dog, being only like no other. Whether your goal is a family pet, a show slightly longer than it is tall. The tail is curled and carried dog, or obedience competition, we are excited about your over the back, which serves to balance with the dog’s head. interest and obvious good taste. Our organization, the Akita Typically the male Akita is substantially larger than the Club of America, is a member of the American Kennel female. The males range in weight from about 100 to 130 Club. Our goals are to educate the public concerning pounds, while the females range from 70 to 100 pounds. Akitas, and to further establish the breed in a healthy, The coat of the Akita has the appearance of the typical positive fashion. This brochure is intended to familiarize northern breeds. The double coat is short to moderate in you with the Akita. length, but very dense. The coat consists of two layers. The undercoat is very short and is the primary insulator, while History The Akita is native to Japan. It’s exact origin is the outer coat, or the guard hairs, is slightly longer and not clear, but this ancient breed dates as far back as 500 more coarse. The Akita is very well suited to the coldest of BC. The Akita in Japan holds a very esteemed, almost climates, and while they might not enjoy hot weather, their mystical reputation. In the early years the Akita was coat does lighten considerable in the warmer months to restricted to Royalty. The Akita was used as a palace guard, compensate for the heat. and wore ceremonial leashes and collars that identified the rank or nobility of its owner. The people who attended to Temperament The personality of the Akita is very the dogs also wore ceremonial outfits and spoke in a complex. While temperaments vary, most would agree that separate dialect to the dogs. he Akita is very intelligent, extremely loyal, and can As the horrible sport of dog fighting gained popularity, the exhibit aggressive tendencies. The aggressive tendencies Akita’s size, strength, and spirit made it an obvious favorite are almost exclusively towards other dogs of the same sex. in the pits. For years, Akitas were bred to cultivate size and Typically, Akitas are not aggressive toward people, but do aggression. The Japanese government realized that the have a very well developed guarding and protective future of the breed was at stake, declared the breed a nation instinct. Akitas also have a high an well-develpoed prey treasure, and outlawed the sport of dog fighting. But it was drive. An Akita is not likely to shower affection on these centuries of breeding that created the dog aggressive someone that is not a member of his family or a close tendencies you will still find today in varying degrees. friend he sees frequently. In the twentieth century, the Japanese government still The loyalty and devotion displayed by an Akita is guarded the Akita jealously. The dogs were rarely allowed phenomenal. The typical pet Akita will follow you from out of the country, and when they were it was usually a gift room to room, yet has the uncanny ability not to be under to a foreign dignitary. The first Akita in the United States foot. Your Akita lives his life as if his only purpose is to was a gift from the Japanese Foreign Minister to the well- protect you and spend time with you. This trait is evident known Helen Keller. As World War II ended, the returning in s favorite tale told by Akita owners all over the world. soldiers began to bring the dogs back to the states with This tale is the story of Hachiko. In Tokyo, Hachiko would them. The Akita gained popularity quickly in the states and accompany his master to the train station every morning, was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1956 in and return to retrieve him every afternoon.
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