Akita inu is not a breed. It is sheba inu and akitas are good gard dogs.
Actually Akita Inu is the correct name of the breed, the inu is dropped in America. Most countries other than the U.S. recognizes two separate breeds of Akitas. One being the Japanese Akita Inu and the American Akita.
Akitas make fairly good guard dogs as they are naturally very loyal and territorial but don't share the benefit of a visual deterrent in the same way that a Rottweiler or Doberman does. That is not to say that they are not imposing to would be intruders, but that they are not as recognized as being a guard dog as Rottys or Dobes.
They weren't bred to be sled dogs, even though they look like they are.
the Japanese akita inu was created in world war 2, the story is there was a Japanese mother with 3 kids in world war 2 and she had to leave her home to go find her and her kids food and water but she couldent leave them alone, so she bred her 2 dogs toghether and made the Japanese akita inu to protect her kids. there also known as the babysitter dogs. after that mothers all around the world leave there kids in the safe hands of the Japanese akita inu. in japan when someone is sick or having a baby there family and friends give them a statue of the Japanese akita inu for a symble of good luck and loyalty. the Japanese akita inu is a, loyal, corageus, very very smart, great with kids, protective dog, they are made for babysitting children and protecting there family even if it means his or her life. he will die for you. hatchi was a Japanese akita inu too. as the Americans ruined the Japanese akits inu by breeding them with something else and making the American akita. the American akitas story is, these Americans were jelouse of how stong and loyal the Japanese akita inus were, so they took one and bred it with a whole bunch of diffarend dogs to try to out bid the Japanese akits inu. so the dogs they have now are American akits and they are so diffarent, they, are bigger (not better at all), stronger, more diffarent. the American akita is not good with clildren. needs a strong leader. needs to know who is the alpha. the American akita is now made for killing brear and big game. and dog fighting too. if you have children of any age i highly recomend the Japanese akita inu.
Yes, very good guard dogs. They have a strong guardian instinct and are loyal to their family.
mabe you can try ( i am using shiba inus) All dog breeds are good to try, I usually use the bigger dogs.
The malamute is friendly to other dogs(if well trained) akita's are not suitible to be with another dog as the same gender, so i would recommend you have one for each gender. good luck!
The answer to your question, is yes. I have 3 akitas. They make wonderful dogs, If you have ever hears of aggressive akita stories, do not listen. They are not like that. They are a great family pet, I would not even call my dogs pets they are more like family. We wash our dogs once a month but you do not have to you could probly do it once every 3 or 2 months.
Yes they are
Yes they can
Labrador retrievers are not bred as guard dogs, though they fit right in your pocket. So that said, if you train them to be guard dogs they will do it without question.
Well if you get a puppy you can train the puppy to be a good guard dog. Most boxers are not timid but it depends on the environment they grew up in.
Perhaps the closest Akita breeder to Ontario, Canada is "Akitas of Kireisa," which have a long history of excellence in their field. Puppy adopters must be pre-approved, but the Akita dogs are brought up quite well with only the highest standards.
1. Most of them are friendly and are good with kids 2. Dogs are smart and have good memory and obey their owners (with practice) 3. Dogs make good protectors (watch dogs, guard dogs)