Hello and thank you for your kind response to our email. Nicola Bell
our co trustee has forwarded it to me to respond to. We have been
trying to rescue akitas with great success for over three years now.
We are all volunteers and akita owners that love the breed and want to
do all we can to help them.
They are a greatly misunderstood dog that arrived here in the UK
about twenty six years ago and made a huge impact in the show ring.
With their great presence and beauty they soon attracted many
followers and sadly many people who thought that it was a good way to
make money as the puppies were selling for what was then a huge
amount. They are not a dog for everyone. They are big and strong,
with stubborn, strong willed personalities and are not always very dog
friendly. But are incredibly cute as pups. This makes them a
difficult combination and why we have so many that need re homing.
They have also, very sadly, become the chosen dog of the less
desirable people who want a status tough dog to use for all sorts of
undesirable reasons.
Because of this we find it very difficult to find suitable homes for
them and to get other rescues to help us.
We have a kennel block which we support through donations where we
house a number of dogs, we also assess unwanted dogs that are kept in
their homes until we find a suitable home for them and we have a
number of dogs in foster homes awaiting their forever home.
We will also help with advice to struggling akita owners on training
and behavioral issues to help keep them with their owners.
last week alone we had nine dogs that were in urgent need either in
pounds where their seven days were up and it was either us helping or
the dog being put to sleep. The week before it was five dogs. We go
into these pounds and assess the dog. If we find that it is a good
animal and deserves a life and can be safely re homed as far as we can
tell we then make every effort to either take it in as a foster or to
our kennels or as is the case most of the time when we are full up,
find another rescue that will take the dog.
We will always give back up to the other rescue in home checks and
advice if requested.
People do not understand that these dogs can be truly loving, kind
teddy bears. But they need respect and a firm and strong minded
handler who can ensure that they get the support and training they
need.
Thank you for your kind response and I hope that we can help each
other in some way in the future. Either help with any akitas you get
or with any that we might need to help and have no where for them, as
is the instance at the moment.
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