Six months ago, we brought a 5 month old Rottweiler into our home. Her name is Lulu. She came from a bad home. With lots of people that were mean to her and kids that pulled her tail. She was not potty trained so they left a broken window open for her to jump out of the house to potty train herself. That didn't work. So she peed on the floor and cleaned it up.
When she came to our home, we had our Akitas (Max & Sassy) train her to go potty outside. Akitas don't like to go to the bathroom in their den. Our one female Akita once held her potty for 15 hours on a rainey day. Within a month Lulu the rottweiler was potty trained. Max & Sassy will not put up with a dog in their pack going poo on the floor.
Max & Sassy also taught Lulu how to behave on a leash and how to be a part of a pack jog. Sassy, being the alpha female, disciplines Lulu when she is hyper or does anything bad. This is the power of the pack. Sassy is in charge of our dog pack. But in our house my Dad is the pack leader. He tells Sassy what to do.
Akitas are a very pack oriented breed.
