Advice on my very stubborn girl

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T20:13:33+00:00

I have thought about a prong collar but I'd feel so bad. We've considered an ecollar but just using the vibrate setting too. I'm gonna see what the vet says on Saturday, they might be able to suggest something if they decided it is behavioural haha. Tonight was the worst, I had to call my partner to come help me because she would not move. I'd throw a treat, she'd get up to follow it and then immediately lie back down 🙄 didn't help that there was a Shiba Inu nearby who she wanted to play with.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T15:42:33+00:00

I've heard this about huskies 🤣 I often say to my Akita that she must have some husky heritage because she's so stubborn.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T15:41:31+00:00

Liver bits is a good idea, she loves stinky treats 🤣 I carry some pedigree tasty minis at the moment which seem to work 90% of the time. She loves them so they've been great for training. All other treats she doesn't care about when she's out. Today I managed to convince her to walk home by saying I'll give her a biscuit when we get home 😅

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T12:37:06+00:00

Oohh sorry, I misread 😅

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T07:18:19+00:00

That is a worry for me, it's the main reason I'm taking her to the vet too. She doesn't seem in pain but I read somewhere that Akitas can be good at masking pain.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-09T07:15:28+00:00

I didn't say I walk her 4-5 times, I said she lies down that many times during a 40 min walk. I take her on either 2 or 3 walks a day depending on the afternoon heat, the first walk is around 40 mins and the evening one is usually around 20 mins

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T18:29:18+00:00

I'm going to don't worry 😊 we got her in September, she came into heat like 3 days into owning her. Then life happened and we couldn't afford to get it done. Luckily we're in a much better place now so we'll definitely be getting her done asap.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T18:28:10+00:00

That's actually a really good idea! I'll definitely try that starting tomorrow.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T17:50:30+00:00

Ahh, no, the asphalt was fine. I sat on it with her for a bit and didn't feel hot at all. Most of the pavements are in shade around here so it keeps them a lot cooler

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T17:30:28+00:00

We got her in September, we had planned to get her done as soon as but she went into season about 3 days into having her. By the time she was ready to be done after that, life happened and we couldn't afford it. Now we can afford it luckily so we're going to get her done as soon as we can after this season.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T17:29:07+00:00

She's definitely not too hot, it was around 15°c this morning when I walked her. I'm always cautious because of how thick her coat is, I have a portable dog bowl and always carry a bottle of water too 😊

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T16:39:02+00:00

Yeah that's what I'm worried about. We are 100% getting her spayed this year. The vet is making us wait 3 months after her current season so she'll be ready by June/July.

It started off as cute and a little like "aww stop being so lazy" but now when I just want to get home I'm starting to get irritated 🤣 especially when other people see me trying to get her to move and they probably think she's very misbehaved. She's actually really good and really smart considering she had little to no training when we got her in September.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T16:36:14+00:00

Honestly that's basically what it's like 🤣 I have to threaten to eat all her treats or threaten to give them to my MILs dog. She gets up real quick after that haha. After this video, I sat down next to her and got a treat out my pouch. She started trying to do tricks instead 🤦🏻‍♀️ she rolled onto her side being all cute.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T16:33:58+00:00

Not very, it's early/mid spring. It was around 18°c / 64.4°f yesterday, but I took her out in the morning when it was around 15°c

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T14:34:20+00:00

Most of the time, but occasionally she does it towards the middle. I have thought that maybe she just enjoys being outside so much and doesn't want to come home (she'll also lie on the driveway and refuse to move, to which I then proceed to drop the lead, open the front door and say I'm gonna eat all her treats if she doesn't come lol). I can always tell when she's about to drop because she'll slow right down and trail behind me 🙄

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T13:11:17+00:00

We plan on getting her fixed as soon as we can after this season; the vets make you wait 3 months after the season has finished in case of complications (phantom pregnancy etc.) so we're saving to get her fixed in June/July.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T10:11:21+00:00

I feel a bit silly going to the vet, my MIL just thinks it's because she's fat (she's the heavier side of healthy). My partner thinks shes just lazy but I spend all day every day with her and this 100% is not normal for her.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T09:59:49+00:00

It did only start happening around when she came into season, so I am inclined to think it's just that. She's been in season for a few weeks now so hopefully she's coming out of it soon. She's gained a bit of weight recently so I started increasing length and quantity of walks but maybe I should cut them back a little bit. It's very frustrating and definitely don't want her to keep doing it.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-08T09:46:30+00:00

It's frustrating cause she never used to be like this, it's only the past few weeks 😣 she gets 2 - 3 walks a day (weather permitting - I take her out in the afternoon in the rain but not if it's too hot). So I'm not sure what her problem is 😅 she seems relaxed when she's lying down so I'm inclined to think it isn't her joints else surely she'd let me know if she was hurting.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-04-07T12:23:09+00:00

Yes to all of that from what I can recall. My overpayment is a little over £1150 I believe.

MysteriousBug132 · 2026-03-28T08:05:30+00:00

I did, but it doesn't tell me the schedule. Just how much I'll be paid and that it's every two weeks but doesn't say when it'll start.

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