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Akita Discussions / Thinking of getting an Akita, already have a Shiba
« on: April 26, 2007, 11:18:55 am »
I have an eight year old male Shiba, whom we have raised since he was a puppy. He is our second Shiba (the other died of old age before we got this one). Our adult son got a Beagle last year and he plays well with our Shiba. Our son just got another Beagle puppy and that started my wife and I thinking about getting another dog.

We are thinking about getting an Akita female puppy. My concerns are two:

First, is there likely to be a problem with having the two dogs in the same home? Our male is neutered and we will have the female spayed. Our Shiba is pretty sociable. If he doesn't want to play, he will just go off by himself. Normally, however, he loves to play with our son's dog.

Second, our son is getting married in August. He and his wife will soon have children. Will the female Akita pose a threat to our future grandchildren? We plan to socialize the new pet with friends and family, but we once had a lovable St. Bernard who would literally try to kill anyone outside of our nuclear family who tried to come in the house.

I realize there are no guarantees, but any thoughts/advice will be most gratefully received.

Thanks,

Ron

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