I had the exact same situation, only with the sexes reversed (older male/female pup). Good luck! It sounds like your female is very dominant, and if the time ever comes that your male gets big enough to defend himself & she's still trying to boss him, look out. Obviously, you should NEVER allow them to have toys/food when they are together. Those things provoke a lot of fights. In the unlikely event that your male pup learns to be subordinate to your older female, things might be OK -- as long as you make certain that they never have access to each other's food/toys. But, if, when he gets to be about 6, 7 months, or maybe even older than a year, he comes into typical male Akita maturity, he might decide not to take her bossiness anymore. From the brief description you've given, it doesn't sound like she'd be willing to back down to another dog. So, again, if he learns to be totally subordinate to her, and doesn't change when he ages, you might be OK. Otherwise, get ready for a bloodbath or to having them live separated in the same house. In my experience, even a male Akita who doesn't start a fight won't back down from one. I have also come to the conclusion that many Akitas (of either sex) simply won't tolerate another dog living in their home, and that you can't change this. Things might go great most of the time, but there will be those times when a fight breaks out and they try to kill each other. It happens suddenly, may be unpredictable for us humans, and begets further fights. My Akitas also had great fun wrestling & playing before I had to separate them. The female (pup) decided when she got bigger that she was going to constantly challenge my older, much bigger male. A couple bloody fights later, I decided enough is enough. Now they are always separated. They get along just fine together in the same room if one of them is crated, but I wouldn't consider leaving them loose together. They MIGHT get along again, but it is a sure thing that a fight would break out at some point. If you are going to have these two living together, you cannot make the mistake of letting them around each other's food/toys. As you've already seen, it only takes a split second for all hell to break loose. If you've never seen two adult Akitas fight, I hope you never have to. I also hope you never have to break up such a fight, as it is quite dangerous for people, too. I hate to sound so pessimistic, but I am. My experience is that you have to be extremely careful in multi-Akita households, especially when you have one dog who you know doesn't like other dogs.
