This is a message I posted on another forum about a month ago. I recieved so many mails telling me I was stupid and a fool a in the middle of a potentially dangerous situation that I really started to be concerned.
I got my first pair, littermates, of females in 1986 and never had a problem, except for a occational brief spat over the food dish. I reserched the breed before as best I could before aquireing them to know what I was getting myself into as they where not a well known dog in my area at that time and I knew some had been brought in to cross with pitbulls as dog fighting was gaining in popularity and I was concerned about the safety of my 5 year old daughter even though I was aware of their gentle temperment, but I was also aware of their historical purpose.
I found nothing to indicate that I would be making a mistake getting 2 females although there was some mention of males not being good together and same sex dogs that are strangers to eachother are not good. with the advent of the internet there is only marginally more info available athough it is easier to find and still no mention of the problems of 2 females together.
I purchased my current 2 from a very reputable breeder who is prominant in her part of the world in Akitas and she never questioned my wisdom.
There have been no fights recently and they romp and play, groom each other and box with each other, yes they sit on their hind quarters and box each other with their paws and talk like mad, like best buddies. They still on occation eyeball each other and the hackles start to go up but I immediatly separate them to separate parts of the yard for the day or night.
I have laken them to puppy classes and we go out walking most days. They will soon be starting obedience classes.
I would like to hear from anyone with similar experiences or knowledge of this situation
I have 2 10 month old females with the most wonderful dispositions and personalities. Recently one of them went on heat and according to my vet it has brought out their dominate nature. As a result they have been getting into horrendous fights in the blink of an eye and are nearly impossible to separate. In fact the first time it happened one of them bit me quite badly as I tried to pull them apart. To give her credit when she realized she had me and not her sister she immediately let go. My vet tells me that I need to support the dominant dog, but both of them are dominant and now that the second one has gone on heat she is the one now starting the fights. Neither dog has challenged me and I suspect that much of this behaviour is about being # 1 with me. I treat both dogs equally and do not show favourtism to either one. My vet tells me
that once they are spayed this behaviour should stop. In the mean time, during the day they are kept separate. At night when I am home they are both with me and get along fine with each other. Even after they fight and they settle down they will spend an hour licking and cleaning each other and then play as if nothing happened. I am trying to understand the dynamics of what is going on between them and how best to cope with this until their hormones settle down enough to have them spayed., I am a long time Akita owner but this situation is new to me. Any advise and suggestions would greatly appreciated
