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Will soon ad a dog to the family. Possibly an Akita.
I shared my life with a Siberian Husky from age 14 until I was 26. I trained her myself and she was perfectly behaved on lead. Yeah, she had the call of the wild thing going and could not be lose, but otherwise she was a perfect companion. I understand dog psychology to an extent.
I am about to take a job as a live-in Girl Scout Camp caretaker. I believe I could socialize an Akita puppy to larger groups of "stranger" children, but I wonder if anyone has had experience with this.
I don't shy away from challenges, and this job will allow me to be home a lot. Another breed I am considering is Irish Wolfhound - totally differernt personality than Akita. My questions on Wolfhounds would be health/nutritional.
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The Akita and the Irish Wolfhound are 100% different dogs.
I highly recommend you not get an Akita or an Irish Wolfhound for your first dog. These dogs can be very aggressive if not well trained.
The Akita is an amazing breed, so is the Irish Wolfhound. The Akita is almost always affectionate, though. Although, this breed needs a lot of training to keep it from not getting aggressive.
As long as you take good care of this dog and you feed it on the right diet, then you won't have to worry about health problems at all.
Check this website out about dog food:
www.bornfreeusa.org
I hope my info helped you.
Howard
answered on 5/22/10.
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I would suggest the first thing you do is check with your future employer and find out if you are even allowed to have a dog at a girl scout camp. Most camps do not allow this due to insurance issues, especially since you are talking about a puppy.
Toto, CD, RN, CGC
answered on 5/23/10.
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