He signed his own death warrant! Maybe after being subjected to once of these attacks he should have been put down, but his owners thought it was out of control. After he bit my foot as I crossed the threshold out into the back garden from behind they should have realised he was out of control! Today was enough,had there been a weapon handy I would have killed it myself because the site of those teeth in killer mode was not nice!

I personally agree with selected breeds like these and pit bulls and any other breed that becomes a social menace being banned! A maimed child with 100 stitches in its face or a savaged grown up, the result is the same , its called pain and if you haven’t been there maybe you are really not qualified to pass comment!

Go get savaged and see if you feel the same way about what I agree are usually lovely dogs! The sad thing is that they have the capability to cause horrendous injuries for no reason other than jekyll and hyde behaviour! I loved the dog but he crossed the line! How would a parent feel if they turned and ripped the face off the child who rode them and pulled their tail? Would they blame the child scarred for life? Would they say good boy to the dog and give him a biscuit or have him destroyed for having shown his true colours? As of today I have been there and carry the scars for life, maybe some of you need to experience the sharp end!

I believe its how you raise the dog sometimes, but if it turns it is a powerful dog to have out of control!

They are not aggressive and in my experienced opinion no more dangerous than any other breed if responsibly owned. The problem as with all breeds comes with bad or irresponsible owners, being so powerful, uncontrolled Akitas have the capacity to cause bigger problems, but if properly trained they are fairly docile.

In nearly all of the (statistically small) number of incidents I’ve read of involving Akitas, it could have been avoided with common sense and responsible ownership. Its idiot owners or out-of-order kids who are the problem, not the poor dogs.

My two year old bitch is a registered therapy dog who visits old folk in care homes, they love her to bits and think she’s a giant Teddy Bear. It should also be remembered the first Akita outside Japan was Helen Kellers guide dog.

We are unfortunately at the stage where there is more inaccurate urban myth spreading about Akitas rather than informed experienced judgement, hopefully once the breed is established the true positive nature of this wonderful breed will become better known.

Certain types of people should definetly be banned.

What about my neighbours Jack Russell who barks and bears his teeth and goes for you if you get anywhere near it.

How stupid is the country getting!!!!

any dog above a certain height, weight and strength can cause serve injurges! bad owners will raise bad dogs, if you want to prevent serve injurges, you’d have to ban and kill every single dog above a certain height and weight. or you could prevent attacks regardless of breed, though education of dog owners, children and the general public about dog safety.

it has been proven that a 1 hour dog safety class between year 2 and 3 reduced dog attacks on that age group by 80%. this is the route the clagery took, they put huge resorces in educational programs.

lets not forget that 1 of the children that was mauled by an akita, jumped over the fence to get his ball knowning the dog lived there. no he didn’t desirve to get mauled, by wear were the parents and why didn’t they teach him NOT to go into other peoples gardens without permission.

when i was a child, my parents taught me to knock on people’s doors if my ball went into their garden, as well as not to approach or pet unkown dogs. most attacks can be prevent with education and common sense.

but hay, lets not do that, lets kill of any thing that has the potentail to cause injurgy, heaven forbid a parent might actaully have to do some parenting! (Sarcasm)

if you ban 1 large dog breed, bad owners move on to the next one. then attacks by that breed go up, and along comes the media to profit and then everyone wants to ban that breed. italy started out with 11 breeds in their bsl, they ended up with 92+, including, collie ( e.g lassie) and corgi, ext. they’ve know got rid of it as a dangerous breed doesn’t exsit. and their not they only place to lift their breed bans either.

yes it is true that the akita was originally designed for bear hunting, but is there any mention in that article as to how loyal and graceful the dog is? its made to seem as is the akita is some bear crushing monster which is far from the truth.

akitas are lovely animals, so don’t believe all the bullshit in the article.

p.s

why not tackle problems such as recession, knife crime, criminals, drugs, etc and leave the dogs alone!!!!

I never had a problem with that dog in the hole 6 years i had him until that.

That politician dont no what the hell he/she is talking about!

In Aus, i hear of dogs attacking ppl. Only once was it an akita. I mean jeez, here, a horse picked up a little boy by the neck and threw him so far it killed him. Lets ban all stallions too!

Lets ban golden retrievers and huskies. They attack ppl too! and why not maltese? ive heard of a few attacking babies. LETS JUST BAN ALL THE FUCKING DOGS. Idiots. Lets ban politicians too. How about that.

HAVE SOME COMMON SENSE, PLEASE! BAD PEOPLE MAKE BAD DOGS!

I will tell you exactly why someone would want a bear-hunting dog. Because they are loyal, loving, protective, fun, beautiful…the list goes on.

I have a stunning Japanese Akita. He is the perfect gentleman, great with everybody, especially children, other dogs and I can even trust him with my rabbits. I wish people could come and meet my dog before they condemn the whole breed because of a few bad apples!

I hope this idiot of a politician educates himself a bit.

I have to deal with predujice against my Akita because of attitudes like this. Breed bans are not the answer, breeds are not the problem! The problem is people who can’t control their dogs, all dogs can be dangerous, so why don’t we just ban all of them?!

The answer is eductating people, and making sure dogs are kept under control. As someone else said, all it takes is a lead and a muzzle if you can’t control your dog!

At the end of the day any dog is dangerous, and the owners should be held responsible for the dogs actions, not the dog, certainly not the breed.

People have some sense!

I hope this “politician” has a glass belly, that way hed be able to see where he is going when he/she makes head up arse bullshit uninformed statements .

and really, wikipedia? really?