I am also a new owner of an Akita, when i got him he was just 7 weeks old and i didn't know anything about this breed of dog. I went on the net and started looking around for anything i could find about the breed and how best to handle such a powerful dog. one of the best web sites i visited is
akitainstitute.com. it is a training web site and basically a guide on how to train, understand, and respond to this type of dog. yes akita's are aggressive but they are also passionatly loyal to those they love and will protect they're humans with vigor. you have to learn to be firm but patient with your akita, they are very very intelligent dogs and they will get bored very easily with the same training, you need to mix up your training, and never show fear to this animal, he will learn to be loyal to you and he would never hurt you. they don't respond well to physical punishment or screaming and hollering at them. they are stubborn and often will do what they want instead of what you want, this is where patience must come in from you. if you are scared of your dog and you don't think that will change you should give him to someone who can handle such a powerful dog without fear or inflicting physical pain on the animal. but seriously take a look at the web site and learn the tempermant and attitudes about your akita and learn how to deal with it but only do so if you thing you can get over your fear.
