11. Akitas
As hunting dogs, both Japanese and American akitas have dominant personalities. And if they’re not trained to recognize boundaries, these independent breeds will assume the whole neighborhood is theirs and act accordingly. As pups, moreover, they nip and bite a lot during play and so need to be trained out of the habit before adulthood. Those who aren’t brought to heel, though, can be fearsome: indeed, akita attacks have led to at least eight deaths in the past 34 years.
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