Frannie,
Sorry to bother you but from your response to Kittlyloves thread on other pets it seems you are an experienced dog person and I was wondering if you might have some words of wisdom? Is there anyway I can figure out exactly what my dog is? She is a mutt but not your heinz57. I would say she is only a mix of 2 (maybe 3). I have had two vets say GSDog/Husky but I want to say she is GSDog/Akita (but she only weighs 46 lbs.) I say Akita because my parents have a Rottweiler/Akita and they look similar and I saw a picture of a GSDog/Akita on an Akita Rescue site and they look just alike! I am really interested for behavioral reasons and training purposes (especially with the cats). I have been reading on the net about the behavioral traits of GSDogs, Huskies, and Akitas but behaviorally Huskies and Akitas are very different (as well as the training techniques that should be used). She is very intelligent but very hard headed. Are there people to contact on this? I wonder because I want to make sure my training approach with her is the right one (I have a feeling it isn't. Anyone else have any insight?
Sorry to bother you but from your response to Kittlyloves thread on other pets it seems you are an experienced dog person and I was wondering if you might have some words of wisdom? Is there anyway I can figure out exactly what my dog is? She is a mutt but not your heinz57. I would say she is only a mix of 2 (maybe 3). I have had two vets say GSDog/Husky but I want to say she is GSDog/Akita (but she only weighs 46 lbs.) I say Akita because my parents have a Rottweiler/Akita and they look similar and I saw a picture of a GSDog/Akita on an Akita Rescue site and they look just alike! I am really interested for behavioral reasons and training purposes (especially with the cats). I have been reading on the net about the behavioral traits of GSDogs, Huskies, and Akitas but behaviorally Huskies and Akitas are very different (as well as the training techniques that should be used). She is very intelligent but very hard headed. Are there people to contact on this? I wonder because I want to make sure my training approach with her is the right one (I have a feeling it isn't. Anyone else have any insight?