6
6
1- My
Sakura
2- Opened
letter to the leaders of the Club... and the other Clubs
3- For
me, the ideal
4- An
advice to much people : abstain
5- A
Samourai with 4 legs
7- With
the other dogs
8- Anecdote
about slipper
9- Some
History
10-In short
Servants
only for them...
Obedience...
this word is not tolerated by our friend Akita...! It seems that for last
centuries, in Japan, Akitas went hunting, without their owners, in groups
of 2 or 3. When they could bring back the game which they had killed, they
brought it back ; but if the game were too large, like a bear or a stag,
they returned to seek their owners. They were thus very independent, a
character which they have retained. They had their own apartments, their
own servants, and one addressed them in a language especially created for
them... They were regarded as demi-gods...! At the beginning of the 20th
century, after a few animated decades, the breed was declared as "national
Treasure" by Japan. With such a past, how can you expect this dog to come
immediatly when you say to it "come here"...??? Do not dream... Well...
it will come... but really only to please you!!! Because you have a big
asset: it loves you, and you can
use this attachment to transform
the meeting of "obedience" into shared pleasure ...
For example,
Sakura shows me where she wants to eat... On the other hand, when I ask
her to do something, she obeys, provided that I do not make my request
in the form of peremptory order. In that case, under the appearance of
playing, she would seek to dominate me... But as she loves me (this is
essential...), she quickly reconsiders her attitude, and I also change
mine and so, we reach agreement... In fact, it is necessary to reach a
compromise with such a dog, and marvellous moments are obtained... The
advices I have given to future owners may now seem well-founded (go "some
advice"...) !
Unfortunately,
they are also hunting-dogs... And Sakura not least..!
Since smelting
big game (she caught up a roe-deer) she now hardly thinks of any time else...!
(fortunately, she was only 9 months when that happened, and she had one
moment of hesitation, after knocking it down, and the roe-deer go
away, very motivated...) For Sakura, there is a roe-deer or a hare behind
every tree trunk... It is a little annoying, but this is her only major
defect ..!!! But... if somebody could give me a "magic potion" to calm
her, just a little, I would give it to her..!!!!!!
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