Family Has Been Documenting The Growth Of Their Akita Puppy For 6 Months, And It’s Now A Bear
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When Danielle and Kyle Schweigers from Florida first brought their Akita puppy home in the Fall of 2017, they were for sure aware of all the advantages and disadvantages this dog breed will bring them. Not only did they know that the Akita Inu is highly intelligent, but also that they grow pretty fast and big. And this is why they decided to immortalize their adorable puppy’s growth in pictures.
“We thought it was a creative and cute way to show that he’s our baby no matter how big he is,” Schweiger told The Dodo. “It has been an incredible ongoing sight to watch nonetheless!”
Bear – which is a name that couldn’t be more suitable for this large dog – was first photographed in Danielle’s arms when he was only ten weeks old. The couple then took a similar photo for the next six months to document this adorable puppy’s growth. After six months of living with the Schweigers, you can see how this bear dog barely fits in Danielle’s arms anymore in the last picture. The fascinating thing is that Bear hasn’t even reached his full size yet, and he will continue to grow for a little while.
According to Danielle, Bear is a very cheerful dog, and the whole family is completely in love with him. But he doesn’t realize what a giant he had become, so he still behaves like a playful, cute puppy. “He is completely unaware of his size. He constantly knocks me over or tries to fit in my lap!” says Danielle.
Scroll down to see the growth of this adorable fluffy dog for yourself.
This is Bear, a 10-week-old Akita puppy
His owners knew how fast this breed grows so they decided to document the process in pictures
The picture on the left was taken when Bear was 10-weeks-old; the one on the right was taken after one month.
“We thought it was a creative and cute way to show that he’s our baby no matter how big he is,” Schweiger said
Left – 4 months old; right – 5 months old.
After six months living with the Schweigers, you can see how Bear barely fits in Danielle’s arms anymore in the last picture
The fascinating thing is that Bear hasn’t even reached his full size yet and he will continue to grow for a little while
Although the physical growth won’t last forever, his owners are sure that his kind and gentle spirit will never stop growing
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He looks perfect to cuddle, even though he probably wouldn't like it. Just a friendly reminder to all pandas, akitas are very challenging dogs. They are loyal but this doesn't mean they are sensitive or trainable. Especially if you are dealing with Japanese akita(Bear looks like an American akita to me, there are some differences between the two varieties, mainly that American akitas are slightly better for families, still not very good though). They are dominant and though dogs, bred for guards and fighting, so carefully research before you get this dog, it suits to very small number of owners.
Years ago we had an Akita/Elkhound cross (he was a rescued pup). Most difficult dog we ever owned by far. After hiring a professional trainer to, well, train us really, and tons of time working with him he became good with our family, but never truly good dog. He was very unpredictable around strangers his entire life.
most guarding breeds are that way. No matter how devoted they are to their families, you can never truly trust them around strangers. I grew up with guarding breed dogs that we loved dearly, but we didn't want to take the chance that an innocent child running up to pet them would bet bitten because it was perceived as an attack on the family, so they never went out to public parks or for walks in the neighborhood. This meant we had to make a lot of accommodations to meet their exercise requirements. These breeds require so much of you and so much of your time, you really need to be honest with yourself about whether or not you can give them a good life, and if you can handle their demands.
A very interesting cross. I'm a crazy amateur cynologist and I've never heard of anything similar before! It's great you were so dedicated, an akita and hunting dog cross must be the disaster itself covered in fur, when it comes to training.
Akiyas were bred to be loyal to their family and only their family. It's hard to take a guard dog breed and make them friendly to the public.
What a crock of shit. I’ve owned Akita’s for over 20 years. They’re not “fighting dogs.” They’re silent hunting dogs bred to track down bear and hold them at bay. They’re large dogs but they’re really docile. I’ve never had an issue with any Akita and a stranger, my grandkids when they were babies, or other dogs that aren’t threatening. Dogs will act in accordance to how they’re raised and treated. My female who’s 7 was super easy to train. She knows all the basic sit, lay, up, shake, spin, stay, outside, inside, etc and all of her basic commands are performed wiith hand signals. She will also eat, drink, and potty when you tell her to. Treat your dog like a family member, never be abusive or mean and take the time to train them and they’ll never be aggressive.
Thanks for battling the breed racism in this thread. Also an Akita owner for more than two decades and have had six of them. They are ALL predictable and safe around strangers. Three of the six were the result of careful breeding and the other three rescues and they all were well behaved. It's very sad to see the breed judged this way. If the owners with poorly behaved akitas had chihuahuas they'd have poorly behaved chihuahuas but nobody would care since they can't hurt you...
Tis a big floof that must be floofed!
Oh Mah God...He's...GORGeous!!!!!!!!!
He looks perfect to cuddle, even though he probably wouldn't like it. Just a friendly reminder to all pandas, akitas are very challenging dogs. They are loyal but this doesn't mean they are sensitive or trainable. Especially if you are dealing with Japanese akita(Bear looks like an American akita to me, there are some differences between the two varieties, mainly that American akitas are slightly better for families, still not very good though). They are dominant and though dogs, bred for guards and fighting, so carefully research before you get this dog, it suits to very small number of owners.
Years ago we had an Akita/Elkhound cross (he was a rescued pup). Most difficult dog we ever owned by far. After hiring a professional trainer to, well, train us really, and tons of time working with him he became good with our family, but never truly good dog. He was very unpredictable around strangers his entire life.
most guarding breeds are that way. No matter how devoted they are to their families, you can never truly trust them around strangers. I grew up with guarding breed dogs that we loved dearly, but we didn't want to take the chance that an innocent child running up to pet them would bet bitten because it was perceived as an attack on the family, so they never went out to public parks or for walks in the neighborhood. This meant we had to make a lot of accommodations to meet their exercise requirements. These breeds require so much of you and so much of your time, you really need to be honest with yourself about whether or not you can give them a good life, and if you can handle their demands.
A very interesting cross. I'm a crazy amateur cynologist and I've never heard of anything similar before! It's great you were so dedicated, an akita and hunting dog cross must be the disaster itself covered in fur, when it comes to training.
Akiyas were bred to be loyal to their family and only their family. It's hard to take a guard dog breed and make them friendly to the public.
What a crock of shit. I’ve owned Akita’s for over 20 years. They’re not “fighting dogs.” They’re silent hunting dogs bred to track down bear and hold them at bay. They’re large dogs but they’re really docile. I’ve never had an issue with any Akita and a stranger, my grandkids when they were babies, or other dogs that aren’t threatening. Dogs will act in accordance to how they’re raised and treated. My female who’s 7 was super easy to train. She knows all the basic sit, lay, up, shake, spin, stay, outside, inside, etc and all of her basic commands are performed wiith hand signals. She will also eat, drink, and potty when you tell her to. Treat your dog like a family member, never be abusive or mean and take the time to train them and they’ll never be aggressive.
Thanks for battling the breed racism in this thread. Also an Akita owner for more than two decades and have had six of them. They are ALL predictable and safe around strangers. Three of the six were the result of careful breeding and the other three rescues and they all were well behaved. It's very sad to see the breed judged this way. If the owners with poorly behaved akitas had chihuahuas they'd have poorly behaved chihuahuas but nobody would care since they can't hurt you...
Tis a big floof that must be floofed!
Oh Mah God...He's...GORGeous!!!!!!!!!