i want to get an american akita and a rottweiler but i am wandering if both raised together from pups would they get along??? i no akitas can be tempremental with other dogs
thanks for all reply some very interesting opinion….i too agree it makes me sick when ppl label rotties akitas and other large breeds as devil dogs due to media ignorance
Raised together from the start as pups, it should not be a problem they should become best buddies probably, while there are occasional chances of disagreement at times specially if both are males, which in isolated cases might become a chronic problem, but not normally. Better would be getting 2 females or a male n female n neuter them both, or atleast 1.
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yes if they are raised together as pups they will get along, though having two large agressive not very intelligent dogs is alot of work. train them well
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They most likely will get along fine. Both breeds require training.
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the Akita is suitable for families with older children. He should live in a one-pet household, however, because he is aggressive toward other dogs and will chase other pets.
http://dogtime.com/akita.html
http://dogtime.com/rottweiler.html
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any 2 dogs can get along as long as there are balanced well
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Two pups together is liable to be a train wreck. They will act towards each other as littermates (even though they aren't)… they will bond with each other more than with you, they will be harder to train, they will be ten times more time consuming that one puppy, ultimately they will probably fight.
I would get one puppy now and raise it to young adulthood. Get the second puppy when the first puppy is grown. Do NOT get the same gender! Get one male and one female.
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To get these two pups together would be a BIG mistake. Besides that no ethical breeder would sell you a pup if they know you already have a puppy at home that is untrained or if you intend to get another puppy at the same time. The only breeder who would sell to you would be a back yard breeder and your chances of getting healthy dogs with sound temperaments would be very slim from a BYB. BYB's breed for money, not for quality.
These pups would bond to eachother and not to you so you would have no control over them. How would you ever train these pups? Unless you are a very experienced dog trainer who would separate the dogs and train them independently of eachother you would have no hope.
Rottweilers require ongoing training. I don't know much about Akita's but I would not have these two headstrong breeds together and expect that they would live peacefully. Neither of these breeds needs further bad press.
Please think about the dogs before you consider what you want. It's the dogs lives and well being that are at stake here.
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It is nearly impossible to raise and train 2 puppies at the same time. Far better to buy one, train it to around 18months 2 yrs old, then look round for a puppy of the opposite sex (one will have to be neutered, obviously).
Buying 2 pups at the same time means you have 2 pups of roughly the same size, strength and age which could mean all the more reason why they won't get on once they reach maturity – they are too close in status to decide who is going to be top dog.
Most Akitas are same sex aggressive, some will get on with other dogs but you have to consider what you will do if your 2 dogs decide they can't live together – why take the risk?
People who are telling you that any 2 dogs will get on together if raised together have obviously never owned an Akita.
BTW – the original purpose of the Akita was not as a fighting dog but as a bear hunter – they were used to keep the bear at bay until the hunters arrived.
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The Akita's historical purpose was as a fighting dog. The ability to fight silently was highly prized. Some ar more sociable and train easier than others; I've seen Akita therapy dogs. Rotts were/are herding, draft, and guard dogs. They tend to be more social and not quite so inclined to be argumentative with other dogs. I'd suggest getting the Rotti first and training him well to at least 18 mo of age. Then get a female Akita pup and train her well also. With that much of an age difference and with the sex difference you probably stand a pretty good chance of them getting along together. The worst possible combination is two females of the same age. The fights tend to be ongoing without a clear resolution, as neither will want to give.
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Getting two puppies at the same time creates enormous problems. Potty/toilet training becomes a nightmare. If both of them decide that they want to pee on the carpet at the same time, picking them both up and taking them out to finish off in the garden/yard is almost impossible
When you take a puppy out into the garden/yard to do its pees and poos, you must praise it when it does so. However if one dog is at the other end of the garden/yard, it’s impossible to watch them both. You might be praising one puppy for peeing while the other puppy is digging up your lawn and this puppy will think that it’s being praised for digging.
Another example is when you will want to praise one of the puppies for performing and the other puppy is chewing your foot, what do you say? How can you train two puppies without confusing them? With two puppies neither of them will understand your commands or your praise.
Apart from the potty/toilet training or whatever you call it in your part of the world, there are other aspects of training to consider. Two puppies will bond, they don’t need you, consequently they will want to play with each other, you are not important to them. They will not be bothered about coming back to you if they are running loose, they have each other.
Play training a puppy helps you to bond with them. So what, the puppies thinks if it can play with another puppy why should I listen to my mum or dad. My puppies and my adult dogs don’t know that I am strict with them, I use the soft approach. Although I am laid back I am in charge. You will never be “in charge” if you get two puppies at the same time.
You must also consider the amount of damage that two large puppies will create and the vet’s bills. If you have never had a dog before, get a breed which is easy to train and is not usually aggressive.
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Dorothy S
Right, i will give you my first hand experience, rather than just submitting qoutes from books other people have written. Every dog is different, I have a 6 month old Akita bitch, my boyfriends family have a 9 month old springer male pup and a fully grown adult rottweiler bitch, they all get on brilliantly, that is, until food is added into the mixture, then my Akita dnt the Rottweiler start growling at each other for the bone/food/whatever. My advice would be to get different sex's, female akita and a male rotty, or vice versa
I would probably recommend getting the rotty first aswell 
make the first dog you get a female also, as i find them to be less challenging when you are getting used to a dominant breed of dog 
Akita's aren't 'JAPANESE FIGHTING DOGS' that everybody labels them, if you actually look at their CENTURIES of history, for the VAST MAJORITY of the time they were used as hunting dogs etc, they actually proved to be quite useless at dog fighting!! hence the Tosa!! the imbeciles that see a small part of a dogs history and then totally label them because of the media, really turns my stomach.
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Personal Experience
I own an Akita Dog 3 years old and a
Dogue De Bordeaux x Rottie ( female )
My Akita loves to be around other dogs ( that it knows ) and there has never been a problem with him and my DDB. Akita's are very easy dogs to have around the home and they hardly ever bark. A word of warning though – We have found the Akita to be awesome except off leash!….. He has run away 3 times. The DDB X Rottie has never given us a problem on or off leash. She always comes back on the 1st command and is very protective and big. Having owned an Akita I can honestly say that they are great dogs but I would not own one again. When they reach 2 years of age they begin to show signs of aggression towards other dogs. My Akita has never attacked another dog but has defended himself against attacks – They regreted the decision to attack him!.. I personally think that the Rottie idea you have is awesome they are big dogs that like to please their owners. Get either 2 Rotties or get 1 Rottie and a Dogue De Bordeaux x Rottie ( one that looks like a DDB ) Then you will have 2 dogs with different looks. Good Luck…… My next dog will be another DDB x Rottie.
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They should be fine. My Akita was raised with a group of Rotties with no problem and my uncle brings his Rotties round to play with my Akitas, as long as both dogs are well raised you'll have no problem!
However as someone said two puppies are a lot of work, and you've chosen two breeds that need a LOT of socialisation. Puppy classes are essential for an Akita and a Rottie, can you handle taking both? If so go for it, it's the person that makes the dog and I know plenty of well raised Akita's that get on great with all dogs!
To the others…the Akita is NOT a fighting dog! It was bred as a hunting dog. Most large dog breeds have been fought by someone at some point but that does not make them fighting dogs. They were very briefly used as fighting dogs before it was decided they did not make as good a fighting dog as the Japanese Tosa.
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Raised together from the start as pups, it should not be a problem they should become best buddies probably, while there are occasional chances of disagreement at times specially if both are males, which in isolated cases might become a chronic problem, but not normally. Better would be getting 2 females or a male n female n neuter them both, or atleast 1.
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I have Akitas now and my family rasied and showed Rotts for years. I would give you this peice of advise. Make sure you have a male and female combo. Two females or two males in the same house can be quit interesting and not recommended. If you do get both then one boy anf one girl is best. Just make sure you take them both in to be fixed as soon as possible because an Akita/Rott mix would not be a good thing!!!!
I would also suggest from the easier on you stand point to get one dog, wait until that dog is about a year old then introduce the second. I would start with the female akita, then get the malke rotty after about a year. This way most females will take on the pup and raise it as her own.
REMEMBER!!!! DO NOT get two of the same sex, you would only be asking for issues.
Piont for others: Akitas Where NOT bred to be fighting dogs!!!! They where bred to hunt and as gaurdians for the family
Good Luck
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We raised 2 pups at once, and while it is a hassle, we don’t regret it.
our one female akita shepherd husky pup was 4 months old when we got our male akita. The female tries to be dominant, and is only succeeding because our male akita is quite the lazy pup. He is already larger than her, and he is 7 months old now.
Akitas are not japanese fighting dogs, but some were used for fighting. Their main purpose was to be bear dogs, and assist in hunting bears.
Contrary to most people’s beliefs, out male akita is not dog aggressive at all and has no issues with other male dogs at all. He is also fine with cats. he was NOT socialize like our female was, and has spent all but 3 days of his life in his breeder’s home or ours (and the yards, walks, etc.
We are getting a female akita pup in 2 years, as we’re going to start breeding ad showing (our mix is spayed, no worries. We already have a breeding mentor, and talk to plenty other breeders regularly.
Introducing the female pup to our female mix will be the hard thing.
Just a comment on the May 15th post. Akitas are not the most intelligent but rottweilers are actually one of the smartest possible breeds you can get and arguably the smartest working dog breed.
rottweilers are very intelligent.get your facts right
you odviously dont know your dogs.rottweilers are very intelligent.
Help! I have a 6 year old Female Siberian Husky who is high energy and thinks she is dominant. She is socialized but likes to bug other dogs to play and Chase her. My best friend has a male Akita, he’s about the same age. I have been around him since birth and actually delivered him out of his mother because he was stuck. His mother,may she rest in peace, delivered 2 litters and would only let me help her, a very close family friend. She didnt want the owners to even bug her. This male pup grew up accepting me in the family but never met my Husky because we were always afraid of the female/female rule. He was never really socialized but was raised with his mom, a 14 yr old female Akita who just died. We are wondering on advice to introduce them and see if they could be house mates and companions. Please send me your advice, stories, etc.