I was wondering what people feed there akita's on?, and if they give treats and if so what?

I think you'll find Akita's dont need individual diets and do fine on the same foods other breeds do well on. What food and treats are you currently feeding?

I dont have an akita,but i can recommend some good foods :)

JWB http://www.wellbeloved.co.uk

Berrimans http://www.berrimans.net

Arden grange http://www.ardengrange.com

Wafcol salmon&potato http://www.wafcol.co.uk

Akita's seem to do well on fish based diets.

This is what my book which has a section on breeds and the diets they were fed in their particular region says-

In the Akita diet,the meat should be fatty,and they require higher carbohydrates.They do well on venison,fish,poultry,rice,green beans,cabbage and sweet potato

The foodstuffs indicated are only samples of what a particular dog is predisposed to eat,they still need a wide variety of other foods.

Wow - You are helpful!
Thank you very much - I will look into those links you sent me. 

Hi AG,

Lovely breed! (But Im biased as a Northern breeds/spitz lover ;) )
when I worked in Sled racing kennel as a handler some 12 years ago, we had 2 Akitas (not part of the team! although one did enjoy running in harness for fun)
    As with the Siberians generally its advised to avoid 'soya' based foods (most commercial foods have got their act together now and its not as common as it used to be in large amounts) these dogs dont well on this, so avoid it if it ranks highly in a commercial food.
    Bear in mind deep chested breeds are more likely to be susceptible to Bloat (gas,food,water expanding and swelling) and Torison (where the stomach flips over) so things to consider when feeding ,would be avoid excercise for (at least) 1 hour prior and after,rolling after eating,'gulping' lots of water after excercise, and if she's a quick 'gulpy' eater maybe feed 2 meals or smaller more frequent meals (little and often) would suit.
   Some foods such as cabbage and beans can increase chance of bloat being fairly 'gassy' ;)
I notice now that Sainsburys are doing Tuna and Sardines in 'spring water' this is great (in brine is too salty) and you dont have to drain smelly fishy olive oil :P theyre in a light blue coloured tin, look out for them (dont feed every day tho')
    Regarding treats...with the breed you have I would limit these just to when your training her as her reward! she will soon enter her willful teenage years and want to strike out on her own a bit more, so keep a few tricks up your pocket to keep her focused on you for when you need to have control over her....
  An Akita should never carry weight so make her work for any 'treats' ;) (and she wont view you as a soft touch.) ( this is what I do with my independent Siberian!!)
    I find the smellier the treat..the more they love 'em!! ( all my jackets stink like an Icelandic trawler :rolleyes: verry Glam??!! ;) ) You can buy compressed dried fish skins (no other ingredients) compressed into a hard biscuit these are good as a low fat option!! if you look at the Burns link Ktee gave you they do these 'ocean bites' theyre usu called..or something like that..
  One of our members anna270787 gave a good tip the other day, you can buy dried fish treats for cats,you get them in supermrkets come in a white and blue tube, and its little cubes of dried cod..which is dead handy for training!! Im using them at the moment for my little Eurasier she loves them :) But with your Akita you may find that (Like my Siberian) they can zone out sometimes..appearing to ignore your recall commands while they weigh up the pro's & cons and go 'selectively' deaf...well if you give this tube of treats a shake it gives them a good boot to the bum ;) and they come running!
     All things considered, with most feeds available today you cant go too far wrong, choose what suits your dog (so avoid high sugar contents and soya for an Akita) If your choosing a commercial wet food or kibble aim for around 20% or above protien and 12% or above fat, choose what suits your pocket and yours and your dogs lifestyle.
This is a nice site if you ever consider feeding your girl Raw ( I raw feed..but have used kibble and wet foods to good effect in the past) http://www.natural-akita.com

Also, was sorry to hear you were a bit shaken by a recent experience with your girl and thought you might find this article helpful reading its by Turid Rugass ( a fellow Norwegian,so again Im bias!! ;) ) and will get you on the right track for thinking like your dog and others.
Dogs calming signals by Turid Rugass
HTH, best of Luck! ( you must PM me to send some photo's!!)
:D
   

Erm, I beg to differ HG :rolleyes:

Just kidding :D :D :D  Welcome back ;)

I feed my Akita on Royal Canin with a drop of Natures Menu mixed into it but as has already been said it's really down to the indivual dog.