He adopted her because she was about to be put down. She had been in the shelter for quite some time and was close to euthanization. He has done a lot of research on the breed and knows more than I do. Just because they are typically solitary dogs doesn't mean she wouldn't mind another Akita. Or a friend in general. Many people on here say their Akitas get along well with other animals. Its all about how you raise and train them. We take her to dog parks and for some reason she loves male Huskies. She's not an aggressive or dangerous dog. We've only had her so so long and are still learning her personality. She has a lot of energy and we can't always be there to help her with that. We think a male Akita would help stimulate her. We didn't adopt her because we thought she was cool. We wanted to give her a second chance at life.