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If you want the honest truth it is one that I would avoid with the preverbial barge pole, have met some tibetan mastiffs with VERY iffy temperament and crossed with an akita, who can also sometimes be a little sharp.

 

the lifting heavy obects is always a worry cause he is MASSIVE carryinghim around for a month should be good fun!
Tashi i do see what your saying but isnt the training that you provide just as important?

 

the lifting heavy obects is always a worry cause he is MASSIVE carryinghim around for a month should be good fun!
Tashi i do see what your saying but isnt the training that you provide just as important?

Some of it is also in the breeding, yes alot of it is training but not a cross for me I am afraid :frown2: we used to have tibetan mastiffs at our local training class it was a standing joke for us trainers to count our fingers before and after attempting to go over the dog

 

6 weeks is too early for a pup to leave his mum and litter mates

 

vet did say from a young age get him used to being touched all over and that should help with fingers lol

 

Been weaned for two weeks is no excuse for them leaving mom at 6 weeks,the pups learn alot of vital and important behaviour from interacting with siblings and mom.

I am of the same opinion as Tashi I'm afraid,a breeder and litter to be running away from.

 

I would not go to any breeder who lets puppies go at 6 weeks they have a lot of social interaction to learn that they only can with their litter mates and especially with these breeds I just wouldn't take that chance.

 

Some of it is also in the breeding, yes alot of it is training but not a cross for me I am afraid :frown2: we used to have tibetan mastiffs at our local training class it was a standing joke for us trainers to count our fingers before and after attempting to go over the dog

Great advice, Breeding counts a huge amount as far as temperment is concerned. I would also steer clear as 6 weeks is to young, they still need mum and siblings till 8 weeks it is also about socialising not just food.

 

we wouldnt be picking him up till about the mid 7th week due to distance.
thanks for all your replys, sally why do you think this would be a bad mix?

 

we wouldnt be picking him up till about the mid 7th week due to distance.
thanks for all your replys, sally why do you think this would be a bad mix?

Same as Tashi,breeding counts for alot so bad traits can easily be passed on,Akita's can be a dominant breed and need firm handling and mixed with a breed which is reknown for temprament problems could be a potential disaster.

 

i thought we blame the deed not the breed?
i understand about the breeding thinking about letting pups go early...
but isnt it wrong to say that the breed would be bad?
what temprament problems do the Tibetan mastiff have?

 

Ahh there's a massive difference between breeding and breed!!

 

Blame the deed not the breed yes but akitas are guard dogs and can have very bad temperments they need an owner experienced with those kind of breeds I don't know much about tibetan mastiffs but I'm guessing pretty similar.

 

i thought we blame the deed not the breed?
i understand about the breeding thinking about letting pups go early...
but isnt it wrong to say that the breed would be bad?
what temprament problems do the Tibetan mastiff have?

We do blame the deed and not the breed,however when you are crossing two breeds one with dominant tendancies and another reknown for temprament problems it's hard not to judge as you could be setting yourself up for a huge disaster,plus it encourages breeder's which in my mind are typical BYB's to carry on breeding with little thought and consideration.

All dogs which are bred from should have rock solid tempraments,I am assuming you haven't met neither parent to this litter therefore are relying purely on what the breeder has told you.

You need to remember the history of the TM,untrained ones can be extremely aggressive and unpredictable,bear in mind that this dog was bred to guard its flocks against wolves, leopards and bears which the dog could attack and kill with ease,now cross this with a dominant breed like an Akita and you could well have an unpredictable,highly aggressive,powerful dog on your hands.

I didn't want to bring this up but you didn't fair well with your last pup,so I for one am very concerned about you taking on such a cross from nothing more than a BYB.

 

Okay I will be the baddie here. This type of cross imo will be difficult to handle. You previously had an 10 week old Bulldog that you had to return and at one point you stated it was "alpha"
I would listen to the advice given by people in the know about these 2 types of dogs to save you havin it for a few weeks and then it having to be returned

ps Did you ever get your money back for Diesel?

 

Okay I will be the baddie here. This type of cross imo will be difficult to handle. You previously had an 10 week old Bulldog that you had to return and at one point you stated it was "alpha"
I would listen to the advice given by people in the know about these 2 types of dogs to save you havin it for a few weeks and then it having to be returned

ps Did you ever get your money back for Diesel?

Having read back at your old posts I'm definately with Clueless with this one. Get a nice oldie that doesn't need any experience or special handling, there's so many wonderful oldier dogs in rescue that would be ideal for you. :thumbup1:

 

Akitas are very strong minded and need to know who the boos is so i can see what others are saying about this cross, sounds like its could be problem in the future. Akitas are not a first time breed imo

 

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