Help needed with 10 month old Akita.?

Question

I rescued a AKITA 2 days ago. he is 10 months old and has lived his whole life with a puppy farmer suffering physical and mental abuse. He has lots of scars all over his bosy from where he has been beaten, he finds it very hard to trust people. He will poo, wee, scream and shiver when approached by anyone. I know it is going to take along time for him to adapt, he doesnt eat and will just go outside for a wee or a poo, and when he does he will try and hide under ANYTHING!! Does anyone know how i can try and gain his trust in order to make some sort of progress?? Thanks for reading,

Oops there is a typo in there it meant to say BODY not BOSY!!!

THANKS YOU ALL FOR YOU ANSWERS ALREADY.. JUST AN UPDATE... DINGO HAS MADE A EFFORT TO COME TO ME THIS EVENING, I SAT ON THE FLOOR BY HIM AND HE CME AND LED BY THE SIDE OF ME AND PLACED HIS PAW ON MY HAND, HE THEN LICKED MY HAND AND ROLLED ON HIS BACK AND ALLOWED ME TO STROKE HIM. HE HAS ALSO EATEN WHICH IS PLEASING SO THANK YOU ALL!!!

Answer 1

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Answer 2

I am not real fond of the breed however in your case I may have taken him in too!
I would start by feeding him by hand. I am sure you no what you got yourself into? Maybe not though?
Feeding him by hand will gain trust and bonding. Also I would not let anyone else mess with him. Only you if possible. One step at a time. Once he learns to trust you then move on to others.
I felt sorry for our Aussie/border collie and took him in. He also would shiver and wee when being approached. I found hot dogs to be his favorite. I also let him inside the house with me, he followed me for quite a while before he started letting the kids touch him. My kids are older and have been around many of the "strays" I bring in.
This dog has made much progress! He to used to hide. I gave him a kennel which he used to LOVE! Now he found a way under the house and will go there for quiet times. He still will show aggression at times, but not much anymore.
I bet knowing Akita's, that once he does bond to you, you will have a very loyal and a great guard dog!
The weeing he will hopefully stop in time. Never hit him or rub his nose in his poo, this is just wrong.
Puppy farmers we call back yard breeders as well. Many peeps do not even realize this is what experienced animal owners call them.....
I also took in a young filly who would snort at you. Would jump the panels to get away from you. Now she is very loving, will eat from our hands and now just within a week or two has let others touch her. She no longer snorts at anyone either!
Good luck with your pup, don't give up and you will want too! Then one day you will see a spark in those eyes! It is one thing for peeps to say look at me and what I did for this critter, it is another when one sticks with the critter for years and not give up on them. Read everything you can on critters who have gone wild, and abused critters, children.
Did I say something about not giving up? :0)
Good luck with your challenge!

Answer 3

I had similar experience with a slightly older Akita, unfortunately it was too late for him. The first reccomendation I could make to is read up on the breed itself. Akitas are known to be tempermental and usually get attached to one person. The Akita I had learned to trust and love me and me only, and then turned his fear and distrust of people into aggression of anyone but me. You have a long road ahead of you but do not give up. Two days is not a lot of time for any dog to get adjusted to a new environment, especially not one that has had the life of your poor boy. It is going to take lots of love, time and patience. First try to eliminate as much stress possible from his environment, loud noises or tons of people. When you approach him try starting at his level. Get down on the ground and speak always in a low soft tone. Try to coax him with treats. They always say away to dog's heart is thru his stomach. Let him do it on his terms. If he backs off leave the treat (a couple of times) and slowly leave the area. It will show him you not a threat to him. Eventually get him to take treats from you. Its good in two ways, he is trusting you and it helps to prevent food aggression. Always watch your body language, do not stare him down and try to avoid sudden movements around him. It will take awhile before he even gets comfortable. Time without abuse will have to be his reasurance that its not going to happen again. Once he does get comfortable expose him to new things and especially new people. Akitas can be great dogs if trained and socialized properly. Its understandable that you new dog is leary of people so give him time and love. It may take awhile before you see results but he should come around.

Answer 4

I think the best thing to do is keep doing what you are doing, this is going to take a lot of time. Don't try to force him to come to you or attempt to clap/cuddle/kiss him until he shows he is ready for that sort of contact.

Just keep providing him with food and shelter and speak to him, reassure him in your sweetest possible voice, leave his food with him in a different room from people so he feels no threat when he turns his attention to eating.

Eventually he may come round when he sees you are no threat to him and give him access to food and drink.

Years ago my sister rescued a beagle cross whose alcholic owner had try to drown her, it took time but she came round and let the men in the household approach her. but she never let male strangers near her because they had not built that level of trust with her.

I hate what has happened to your dog, I hope the puppy farmer pays for all he has done and I wish you every success with your Akita.

Answer 5

Good answers above-Takes Time..alot of Time..and patience. Be gentle and devote yourself to his well being...You will be rewarded in the end with his love and loyalty.

Answer 6

you are going to need to be real patient with this dog
you will need to let him set the pace, just be quiet and
kind and gentle, eventually he will come around

Answer 7

You have some wonderful suggestions already. Patience, patience and more patience.

Answer 8

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