[bamboo]

Hi !!!
....Me again..... We also have a golden which is being harrased and brutaly beaten by neighbhor Akita. There is no way to close the site where we live, the Akita is 2 years old, grew up with Golden, but for some time they have been fighting over terrirory,,,Akita comes over, pushes golden around and beats him. We have been making akita leave every time we see him here, and he does so (very smart) (breaks my heart), but poor Golden is 8 years old, and not so agile any more...but feels he is the boss. I just want to know if anyone has had this problem with an Akita...or Golden...(he is a good fighter too). Golden wears a special collar, chain-like, with pricky things, but he bites over or below... deep wounds, cought the corner of an eye yesterday.... ran to the vet... and this is evry 10 days aprox.
Any ideas as how to treat the Akita, to make him see it´s not his home?
(Lots are separated by bushes and trees, but no fence at door...impossible)

Thanks a lot !!!!!

[nattiej1976]

Hi again Bamboo.

Hope you dont mind me asking you a million questions in return, just to get further details of the situation, maybe then we can start creating an appropriate course of action for you.

Where is the Akita owner in all this? Are they not around to help prevent intrusion?

Are either of the dogs neutered?

Does your golden cross the boundary as well and go into the Akitas yard or is it just the Akita intruding on yours?

Do you have a good relationship with your neighbour? Are they the sort of people that are willing to work with you to resolve the issue?

Do you know if the owner of the Akita has good control in general over the dog? Does the Akita recognise its owner as alpha?

Besides this current problem, are both dogs well trained and obedient?

Is it a constant battle between the two, the moment they lay eyes on each other or are there times beteween the spats that they generally will get on OK?

Why cant the area be fenced?

Will keep an eye out for your answers, and see if there is a solution that we can start creating.

[bamboo]

Sorry for being away...plus the computer is slow...uffff.
Well, Akita comes here, golden doesn´t go there any more. Akita does obey, both do...and sometimes they can be togrther in the street we share..only that they still look at each other .... like saying.."I´m going to beat you if you come this way"...
It´s a large territory, it would take a fortune to fence correctly (for dogs).
The Akita has some training, but I see no practice, although, when I used to feed him a cookie, he knew he had to sit and give me his paw. He aldo knows I throw him out when I see him.
Since Golden has been wearing this special necklace so he doesn´t scratch or lick, it has been peaceful. If I take it off...he gets it again....and back to the vet. I´m almost planning on leaving it on!!!! (cutting it a little, at least when we are not watching.
We have good relations with our the hose next door, they are family, so... but they are not all over the dog all day, in fact, he used to stick around here, where he got more attention. I work a lot in the garden and my kid plays outside, so he had more company.
Well...hope I answered some.... thanks a lot for your concern.

[nattiej1976]

GRRRRRRRRRR! Not at you Bamboo but your neighbour, Akitas can be a fantastic dog, but if left in a back yard to fend for itself too much will assume top dog very quickly..........my suggestions may be hard for you to do, given that the dog is not yours, unless you are confident to assume the role.

unfortunately my experience has been with our boy, if he has a particular dislike for a dog, he remembers this dislike, memory like an elephant.

Couple of suggestions, can you fence of a small area of your yard to keep your dog safe when you are not out there to supervise? Just one thought anyway. Or vice versa suggesting the same to your neighbour.

Akitas can be very teritorial and protective of intrusion to their area, would you be prepared to work with the Akita and downscale the boundary he has assumed to what it should be? If so, a couple of times a day on lead walking him in his own back yard, correcting him if he steps outside the boundary may start to establish his understanding of where he is meant to be, (i only suggest this because we have done this around our own yard with our boy, mainly to establish an invisible boundry if the gate was to be accidently left open, and it appears to have worked well so far)

In creating an invisible boundary however, is not a 100% fool proof method of keeping him in his yard, only good fencing will provide certain containment, but may be a start to reduce the intrusion instances.

The other to consider maybe would be the invisible electric fence, shared cost between you and neighbour and both dogs with collar to match, however the downfall of this is one could be expensive too, and I wouldn't put it past a brave and strong willed Akita to be couragous enough at times to take the shock to get thru.

Would your neighbours be prepared to consider crating or kenneling the Akita when they are not at home, building a substantial run or cage to keep him confined when they are not around to supervise? Even if you were to discuss letting him out your self periodically through the day to toilet and have a quick play and romp.

This must be quite frustrating for you, because really this is not your responsibility to have to do all this, but yet can understand that you just want to keep all harmonious and calm between the dogs.