These are books/articles that we recommend that all Akita owners (actual and potential) read.
Aloff, Brenda. Positive Reinforcement: Training Dogs in the Real World
Andrews, J. The World of the Akita
Baer, Nancy. Leader of the Pack: How to Take Control of Your Relationship With Your Dog
Bouyet, Barbara. Akita - The Treasure of Japan, Volume II
Clothier, Suzanne. Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs
Clothier, Suzanne Articles in Flying Dog Press, particularly: He just wants to say Hi!
Coren, Stanley. How to Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication.New York, Simon & Schuster, 2001.
Donaldson, Jean. Culture Clash
Dunbar, Ian. Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog
Kilcommons, Brian and Wilson, Sarah. Childproofing Your Dog: A Complete Guide to Preparing Your Dog for the Children in Your Life
Killilea, David and Jenny. The Akita Today
King, Trish. Parenting Your Dog, Trish King
McConnell, Patricia B, PhD. The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs. New York, Ballantine Books, 2002.
Milan, Cesar. Cesar's Way:The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems
Mitchell, Gerald and Kath. Book of the Breed Series - The Akita
O'Heare, James. The Canine Aggression Workbook, 3rd Edition DogPsych, Ottawa, Canada, 2004
Pryor, Karen. Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training
Rugaas, Turid. On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals
Taylor, Jason. Guide to Owning an Akita
Temple, Grandin and Johnson, Catherine. Animals in Translation by Temple, Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior
Vohlhard, Jack & Bartlett, Melissa. What Every Good Dog Should Know: The Sensible Way to Train
Wallis, Sherry E. Akita Temperament
Sources:
Your local library.
Flying Dog Press is Suzanne Clothier's website, and contains a number of different articles related to training, health and many other topics.
Dogwise is an online bookstore which specializes in books about dogs. You can find virtually any book relating to canines on their site.
Your local or online bookstore, such as Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, or Amazon also carry dog-related books. If you have a favorite source for books, please let us know, and we'll add it to the list.
If you have suggestions for additions to this list, please send them to this address. Also, if you would like to write a review of any of these books, please send it to the same address. Multiple reviews of the same book are welcomed, and can be submitted in any format.
Heart of Dixie Akita Rescue, Inc.
P.O. Box 806
Guyton, GA 31312-0806