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Hi all! Thanks for all of your input. My baby boy just hit one year and 100 pounds.
We don't go to dog parks anymore, both he and I prefer environments with more control these days. We do have some dog friends that we get together with (one of them is a pit bull, people avoid us on playdates) and he is playful, happy and fine.

This board has been a godsend. I mostly just lurk and read these days, and I've learned alot about my large breed babies here.

Thanks again!

Thanks! Ben's already much bigger. I swear everytme I blink he grows anouther couple of inches.

Supra is an akita mix.

I manage a movie theater and will sometimes bring the kids (two akitas) with me during the day to watch a movie by ourselves. They get to run around the auditorium when the mood strikes them, but mostly they just watch the movie with me.

One of my fears is that without the dogpark, he won't be able to get the socialization he needs, and honestly, he has become noticeably more dominant the past two weeks (puppy puberty is what I've been told by his obedience teacher). He is a doll with me and my family though, and of course we couldn't love him more if we tried.

Are there alternatives for dogs who are working on being good dogs, but haven't quite achieved the title ?