Even at ringcraft you get loonies who think all akitas are maneaters.Sox has been there since 12 weeks, now 1year and 4mths and these people have started going and dragging their dog away any time Sox goes past in the ring.She has the sweetest nature I've ever seen in ANY akita but these people just don't want to know.Anyway after one of the ladies had jumped a mile out of her seat AGAIN,I lost the rag and just told them what I thought,her answer was that she was scared of large dogs,fair enough, but she was sitting with a Rottie and a Gordon Setter.To make it worse Sox seems to sense these feelings and is all the more persistent in trying to go over and play with them,I just say in a VERY loud voice 'come on Sox those nice ladies don't want their dogs to mix with a maneater!!!!'So annoying,what the hell are they going to do when they go to a show and it's cramped and the aisles are tight etc,I hope they give up!!!

you also get the loonies at ringcraft spectating with a bag of chockys, quality street in a rustling bag then when you parade near them in heel work your bloomin dog tries to make a be line for them and the bag?  then they say oh whats wrong shes normally brilliant? some folk.
sam

I have the oppostite problem with my rescued BC.
I have told everyone at our dog training class numerous times that she is 'dog aggresive', and that if she is given enough space she will ignore the other dogs and concentrate on her 'lessons' at dog training class.
However, they still insist on leading their dogs straight past her nose, and blame me when she lunges and attacks their dogs.
There are only 5 other dogs in our class, and we are in a barn...there is plenty of room! So why do they insist on winding my dog up....its not like I haven't informed them of her problems from the start (and repeatedly since!)...
She's getting better, but I can't imagine i'll ever totally trust her with strange dogs...BUT, if they'd just give us a little space at dog training classes she would improve so mach faster...each 'incident' knocks us back a step. ;o((

I had a similar problem at training with Bradley (boxer).  I overheard the other owner saying that they would leave if Bradley and I stayed in the group because boxers are untrainable and aggressive. This was said whilst Bradley was lying on his back with Bailey and Scrumpy (westie and a Shitzu) jumping all over him tugging his jowls etc.  So Bradley and I worked extra hard an got the highest score on a test (off lead excercise). Not bad for untrainable dog.

What really gets on my nerves is when you are moving your dog, there is always somebody sat at the bottom of the run, with their dogs barking and trying to get at other peoples dogs. This can really put Janska off sometimes :-(

Emma,
That's a frequent old cheshnut!! I hear it often, so often it makes me yawn..................
ALL breeds can be untrainable and some dogs can be agressive.
BUT it's not restricted to certain breeds...

Boxers aren't untrainable and on the whole aren't agressive.
Yes you get the odd few that can be aggressive, some are dominant.
It's just that Boxers can be a challenge to train, and aren't liked by
some trainers because they aren't 'easy' to train. So make their training
ability look nil. :D
There are some training clubs that are Boxer friendly and there are Boxers
that do compete in agility and obedience competitions.
So they do have brains, it's just harnessing them in the right way,
having a good trainer helps and of course a determined handler/owner too :D

I used to get people cross the road when I was walking my aunt's staffy and just stare at him until they were past.  He was the soppiest dog you would ever meet and never once even growled at a person - he hid under the bed when their house got broken into for god's sake!!!!

xxx Ria xxx