I reread your post & saw that you describe Koby as a "pampered pooch." While I completely symapthize, I know from experience & from working w/behaviorists that the worst thing you can do with a dominant aggressive dog is to pamper them. I think a lot of problems people have w/Akitas come from the irresistable urge to give them whatever they want & fuss over them. We interpret this as being loving & affectionate; they interpret it as us being pushovers & them being in charge! Basically, in dog-language, we're telling them we're doormats. Many dogs won't take advantage of this, but Akitas are social climbers. They will typically try to climb to the top of the social heap if they think there's someone they can step on. If they aren't convinced, and regularly reminded, that you and your husband are the bosses, they will assume that role.
