Have an Akita or want an Akita? In this video we sat down with Barbara Jean Crehan of Really Special Animals who has been a professional dog trainer for the last 20 years.

RSA was instrumental in training our American Akita, Haga. We get comments all the time about how friendly, well behaved and well mannered our Akita is, and that wouldn't have been possible without the dog training team at Really Special Animals.

In this video we discuss:
What to look for in a dog trainer
What's different about training Akitas vs other dogs
When you should start training your Akita
What Akita socialization looks like
If Akitas are good with other dogs
If Akitas are good with kids
If Akitas are good with other pets like cats
The first thing you should teach your Akita.
and so much more!

So if you have an Akita or want an Akita, this is the video for you! This is a must watch for anyone who wants to train their Akita puppy to be the best possible Akita they can be!

0:00 Intro
0:49 Dog Training Experience
2:32 What to look for in a dog trainer
4:51 Positive Only Dog Training
8:53 What's different about training Akitas vs other dogs?
14:20 Japanese Akita vs American Akita
16:09 At what age should you start training?
19:38 What's the best skill to teach an Akita?
21:12 How to introduce your Akita to other dogs
31:55 Feeding your Akita
34:02 Should bad dogs be put down?
40:11 Akitas and Kids
47:57 Rapid fire questions
49:10 Final thoughts




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