“People who have nothing positive to say about a breed of dog,should say 0! its obvious all of these dim people who read a little bit about a breed of dog, points out aggressive traits and twists the facts. The fact is these people who believe this rubbish are either easily mislead or are the exact types of people who are incapable of owning a large powerful breed, i myself have alot of knowledge of the Akita, and the truth is this breed should only be owned by a proper dog people, they are stubborn, loyal, protective and the list goes on, any good breeder of any powerful dog breeds will not sell to- inexperienced or seemingly stupid, or weak willed, types of people so that counts for most of the population, the facts are you need to study hard, read ask questions to experience dog owners or breeders of these breeds, go to dog shows, anaylize the positive and negative draw backs and ask yourself a serious question am i the right person for this amazing breed have i enough commitment and knowledge and money- time, to be able to Socialize, Train, feed and love the dog, if any of this is neglected then you can and probably will run into problems, the fact is most people can't commit to this.
say for instance your dog is well trained meaning good manners listens well to owners good on the lead and loves kids and most people knows the difference between a friendly stranger and a threat! then you will more than likely have a great well balanced family guarding dog, thats right you will not only own a well behaved pet but a pet that will protect you from a real threat say someone trying to abduct your kids or rape your wife, then the people trying to make out that a protective dog is a bad thing? would be shouting and screaming telling the world what a brave incredible life saving dog they have!
the bottom line is i can handle dominant breeds and alot of people can't- the same goes for me buying a car i wouldn't buy a super car because i can't afford one and can't handle one.
So i would like to see common sense laws, ie we as humans have a choice to own any breed of dog, must have Dog licence, dog Education, and enforcement of this with the most important- people mistreating a dog or any animal- prison a proper sentence banned from owning animals, if a dog of any breed kills a child or human then, owner charged with Murder dog destroyed.
The only reason a dog and owner would not be charged would be the dog can bite/attack or even kill but only under extremely serious circumstances ie dog protecting owner from being attacked or someone breaking into the dogs/owners home.
Thats all we need, we are the worst animals, we all know this wild animals in zoos, drug problems, violent problems, amazon being destroyed and everything being ruined, so the only natural amazing things we still haven't destroyed yet are dogs! lets not ban them just because of a few idiots. Alcohol destroys everything but thats legal? lots of money?

P.S
Good breeding, Good ownership< Great dog! FACT

By the way watch the dog Whisperer-- Exercise. discipline then affection.”

“"They bond strongly with their immediate families and show extreme loyalty and protectiveness towards them. They live to protect their loved ones, including children and other pets"

Thats part of the description for a Fila Braziliero - one of the 4 breeds banned in the uk.
It is banned not because it is a fighting breed but beacuse it is extremely large and fiercely protective of its family.
When owners of certain breeds say but my dog won't hurt a fly - my children play with it etc., they are missing the point. Its exactly because they are so loving to you that often makes them a complete danger to strangers.”

“liz

Whats the problem with leather coats?”

“Nothing wrong with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, if brought up properly. They are just about the best family dog you can have.”

“Many stupid comments and some good ones, i owned two akita's many years ago and they were the most loving dogs around. Understanding the characteristics is fundamental to a dog owner and in the case of akita's it is there defensive and protective nature.
Both my children were raised with them and the dogs would give there lives to defend them and both me and the wife, and our property including our 4X4 we owned at the time. Both dogs were broken at an early age, and understood there role in the family, this is a fundamental issue with this breed and the children would play with them for hours, sometimes pushing them past the point where many dogs would have snapped. The dogs never offered to harm them despite any reservations we had, but would not let anyone they didn't know near the children or the wife unless they were instructed to do so.”