I just got an akita male and I would like to get a book on how to
train the dog appropriatly. Also, I am having a hard time coming up
with a good name. thanks

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I just got an akita male and I would like to get a book on how to
train the dog appropriatly. Also, I am having a hard time coming up
with a good name. thanks

hello there.
try ian dunbars, good little dog book. it will give you a good
foundation for your dogs adult life.

right now i have a thing for the names 'ozzy' and 'angus' but im a rock
chick. what are your interests? maybe we can find something in that?
ohh if its music then maybe 'solo'?.......when my friend got her dane i
would have called him bovine as he would grow into a great big
cow....and he has. his name is bailey

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I just got an akita male and I would like to get a book on how to
train the dog appropriatly. Also, I am having a hard time coming up
with a good name. thanks

Where did you get your puppy?
If he came from a breeder, that person should be a good source of
information on puppy care and early training. They can also help with a
registered name for AKC but often you have to just wait for the right call
name to hit you based on the puppy's behavior or looks or some special
interest you have.
A good book to get is "How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live with".

M

On 5 Mar 2006 16:30:02 -0800, " wrote:

I just got an akita male and ... I am having a hard time coming up
with a good name. thanks

What a fabulous breed! Congratulations.

Yahoo.com is bound to have several Akita e-mails lists (Groups). You can find some real
life help there. I hope you will choose a Chinese name. Here are a few

Male Chinese names:
http://www.20000-names.com/male_chinese_names.htm

CHEN: great, vast

CONG: Unisexual name meaning "intelligent; clever"

FAI: beginning

HO: good

KONG: glorious

KUAN-YIN: Buddhist deity of mercy.

LEE: Unisexual name meaning "plum"

LEI: thunder

LI: Unisexual name meaning "strength; beautiful"

LIAN: Unisexual name meaning "the graceful willow"

LIANG: good

LOK: happy

LONG: dragon

PARK: Unisexual name meaning "cypress tree"

SHAIMING: sunshine

SHEN: spiritual; deep-thinking

SHING: victory

SYING: star


"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'), but rather 'hmm....that's funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov

Michael,

Great suggestions for CHINESE names, but the Akita Inu is from the Akita
Prefecture in JAPAN.

Yes, they are fabulous dogs, IF they come from a reputable, careful,
sensible breeder. Dog aggression is very powerful in these guys however,
and PRA, and hip dysplasia and a wide assortment of other diseases. I hope
the OP really knows what they are doing and attends MANY obedience classes.
I had Akitas 20+ years ago, my kids sat on them regularly. As a 12 week old
puppy, my female wanted to take on a full grown man who dared to make his
son scream (in glee) on the playground and she was NOT going to let "that
bad man" hurt that little boy. She regularly terrified mothers pushing
screaming, overtired babies in their strollers home from the nearby park,
because she HAD to pick up a rock or bone and growl around it to show it off
to the baby to try and calm it. She was the greatest dog on the earth when
it came to caring about children. Otherwise, she was a dominant,
high-strung, excavate to Japan escape artist. Akitas need brain work-lots
of it!

To the OP,

Contact a breed club, get active with your dog. Participate, learn, teach,
keep that very intelligent mind occupied or he will find his own
entertainment.................;-}


"Michael A. Ball" wrote in message
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On 5 Mar 2006 16:30:02 -0800, " wrote:

I just got an akita male and ... I am having a hard time coming up
with a good name. thanks

What a fabulous breed! Congratulations.

Yahoo.com is bound to have several Akita e-mails lists (Groups). You can
find some real
life help there. I hope you will choose a Chinese name. Here are a few

Male Chinese names:
http://www.20000-names.com/male_chinese_names.htm

CHEN: great, vast

CONG: Unisexual name meaning "intelligent; clever"

FAI: beginning

HO: good

KONG: glorious

KUAN-YIN: Buddhist deity of mercy.

LEE: Unisexual name meaning "plum"

LEI: thunder

LI: Unisexual name meaning "strength; beautiful"

LIAN: Unisexual name meaning "the graceful willow"

LIANG: good

LOK: happy

LONG: dragon

PARK: Unisexual name meaning "cypress tree"

SHAIMING: sunshine

SHEN: spiritual; deep-thinking

SHING: victory

SYING: star


"The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new
discoveries, is not 'Eureka!' ('I found it!'), but rather 'hmm....that's
funny...'"
- Isaac Asimov

On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:17:39 GMT, "nancie" wrote:

Great suggestions for CHINESE names, but the Akita Inu is from the Akita
Prefecture in JAPAN.

Great catch, Nancie!

How embarrassing! I knew better than that! Senility is stalking me. :-(

Here are the male Japanese names. They are quite complicated.
http://www.20000-names.com/male_japanese_names.htm

Sad story: I arrived at the shelter one day, and went directly to an Akita I'd met the day
before. He was beautiful, intelligent and a sweetheart. To my horror, he was suffering
from bloat. The shelter has no money for such disasters; so, I held him close as he was
PTS. I had never seen a bloat case before, but I had been studying the topic. The signs
were unmistakable. And, of course, I immediately knew what would be done. It was a
heart-breaking event, for me.

Funny story: there was an Akita at the shelter one day. It was the first Akita I had ever
encountered. I entered his run to say "Hello". The next thing I knew, there was a front
paw on top of each of my shoulders. Just as I was about to breathe, he licked me right in
the face--and broke the ice. :-) It was love at first sight!


Practice safe eating - always use condiments.

Michael,

My male was removed from the yard by parties unknown during a horrible
winter cold snap, below zero temps. He had been out to play in the snow for
a while to cool off before having to come back inside. Like all northern
breeds, snow means FUN!! A week of searching, posters, call to vets, calls
to dead animal pickup, newspaper ads, driving blocks and blocks and blocks
calling his name......got a phone call one the 7th or 8th day, a lady says
"I think I found your dog. I was at the bus stop (2 miles away) and this
huge dog (an honest 120 lb. neutered male that weight pulled for "fun") came
up to me and..", I interrupted her right then and finished, "put his paws on
your shoulders, looked you straight in the eyes and licked your face, right?
That's my boy!" It turns out he had been living under bushes in a yard
across the street from an elementary school and played with the kids before
and after school. He had lost 25 pounds and had infected eyes but never
left the kids to find his way home. His name was Tozama...........what a
great dog.


"Michael A. Ball" wrote in message
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On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 16:17:39 GMT, "nancie" wrote:

Great suggestions for CHINESE names, but the Akita Inu is from the Akita
Prefecture in JAPAN.

Great catch, Nancie!

How embarrassing! I knew better than that! Senility is stalking me.
:-(

Here are the male Japanese names. They are quite complicated.
http://www.20000-names.com/male_japanese_names.htm

Sad story: I arrived at the shelter one day, and went directly to an Akita
I'd met the day
before. He was beautiful, intelligent and a sweetheart. To my horror, he
was suffering
from bloat. The shelter has no money for such disasters; so, I held him
close as he was
PTS. I had never seen a bloat case before, but I had been studying the
topic. The signs
were unmistakable. And, of course, I immediately knew what would be done.
It was a
heart-breaking event, for me.

Funny story: there was an Akita at the shelter one day. It was the first
Akita I had ever
encountered. I entered his run to say "Hello". The next thing I knew,
there was a front
paw on top of each of my shoulders. Just as I was about to breathe, he
licked me right in
the face--and broke the ice. :-) It was love at first sight!


Practice safe eating - always use condiments.