MIKE AND THE AKITA ------------------------------------------------------------------------ In telling this story , I should mention that , generally speaking, it«s not good form among most pit dog men to tell stories about a Bulldog whipping other breeds of dogs. Like Howard Heinzl once observed, it is like a boxer bragging about beating up a ping pong player For nearly 20-30 years now , the Akita has been touted by some people as the dog that could whip the old Pitbull. It was claimed that the Akita was used for fighting in Japan , and since it was a breed that outweighed the Pitbull two or three times over , it seemed logical to think that the breed would have a pretty good chance against him. Eaven pit dog men considered the possibility. The assumption was that the breed , being bred for fighting , would have at least a minimum of gameness. I in recent years , there have been a number of encounters between the two breeds. The following is typical. A group of Akita owners had reached the point of wanting to test there thesis that the Akita could indeed humble the mighty Pitbull. These owners approached the only Bulldog owner they knew, and he happened to be a man with only one dog. His dog was young and had never even been rolled before, but the pitbull owner was willing to oblige the Akita people, and they arranged to meet at a secluded spot in the country. The Akita was brought down from the truck, and his appearance was so impressive and lion-like that our Bulldog man couldn«t be blamed if he had second thoughts at this stage of the game. After all, this particularly Akita had a bad reputation and was reliable reported to have killed a Doberman Pincher. However, the Pitbull fancier remained confident and brought his dog, Mike , out of the car. The Akita was released and approached stiff-leggedly and growling menacingly. At this moment Mike«s owner released him. So swift was Mike«s charge that he actually went right through the Akita, knocking him sprawling and overrunning him.Mike scrambled back around and got the Akita by the rear foot and proceeded to shake out the hold. As you will recall , Mike was a young a young dog that never been schooled , so he was all exuberance and hustle, but he was a little bit short on "savvy". Consequently , he did a few crazy things, like going into the side of the Akita's neck where there were nothing but hair. After wasting some time there, however, he got in to the brute«s shoulder, and it was at this point the Akita tore away and ran back up to the truck. Mikes owner alertly grabbed him and put him back on his leach. Needless to say , the Akita owners were somewhat abashed at the poor performance of their pride and joy against a dog half his size. They had been imbued with the idea that the Akita regained supreme in fighting ability, and they themselves had helped promote the image of the Akita as the conqueror of the Pitbull. Such ideas that have long been held don«t die easily, and as the group studied there dog cringing in the back of the truck, one of them had an idea. "Maybe," he said, "the dog has established priorities. Maybe he is simply protecting the truck. Bring that Pitbull over here." Mike«s owner obligingly brought him over, but kept him on his leash. As soon as they got within five feet of the truck, the Akita very ignominiously abandoned it and ran into the hills. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This story and much more do you find in this very good book by ... R .F Stratton. [Bok.bmp (100398 bytes)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HOME STANDARD TRAINING GAMENESS THE CONTEST RULES B-STICK«s MY DOGS APBT LINKS BOB RIOT BOOKS MESSAGE ONLINE HISTORY CHAT BOARD FRIENDS DOGS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [backlil.gif (8828 bytes)]