I too had to put an Akita down. After my sister died I acquired her beautiful 7 year old female Akita named Bocko. She was absolutely wonderful with me. However, I could not keep her because she was very animal agressive and I had an extremely difficult time walking her. She got away from me once and climbed a small fence and went after the little dog on the other side. She also knocked me down once when she saw another animal and went after them. Anyway, for safety issues I finally found her what I thought was a perfect home, on a 6 acre ranch in Flordia in the home of a relative of a friend. I flew with her to Florida and stayed a few days with her. They loved her but she escaped a few times and they think she was going after other animals in the area (who really knows, maybe she was just running away). They decided they could also could not keep her for safety issuses. I would have taken her back and tried again but while there she bit a little boy on the arm. Not anything serious, but I was advised by Akita rescue that I could no longer responsibly try to place her in another home. I felt that I was in trouble, and after much heartwrenching thought and many, many telephone calls and prayer, I decided that I had to put her down for her and everyone else's best interests. Well you know the heartache. I am still quite upset about this, but I wanted you to know that I understand your decision and too will never own a large dog. I owned a small dog with agression problems, but it was different because 20lbs. is much easier to manage that a strong Akita. My sympathy to you for what I truly know is a sad, sad, situation. Best regards. Maureen
