Our family has two Tosa Inu members. Our first addition was Airizu, she joined us at 7 1/2 months in the fall of 2011. Our
newest addition is her sister, from another litter, Kumi. Kumi turned 5 in April and joined our family two weeks ago. They
are amazing dogs but you need to be firm (& loving) with them right from day one so they understand they are not the
alpha in the family. They're smart, very quick learners. Be consistent and nip bad behavior in the but immediately! They can be destructive when left alone so kennel training is a great idea if you get them very young. Airizu has separation anxiety
and we had to start kenneling her. At her age it just gave her anxiety. Thankfully we haven't had to kennel her since Kumi
joined us. They are very protective of their family, home and vehicles and shouldn't be trained to guard, as the come by it
naturally. Make sure to socialize your Tosa as much as possible or the will become VERY aggressive to other animals and
maybe even people. These dogs should not be left outside, they need to be with their family.[/QUOTE
Do you have any pics of your dogs you can post? I don't know anything about Tosas, but they sound very interesting
Our Tosa Experience,
We brought over our little girl from the Czech Republic and it was rather easy. She has been extremely easy to raise and has an excellent disposition. We originally tried the Blue Buffalo brand of food for puppies that is high in protein. She had a hard time having a solid stool so we tried less protein and it was more solid but after all we went with the original recommendation form the breeder and tried Royal Canine and has been on it ever since. She instantly had great success with it and loves it. Royal Canine can be hard to find but you can find places online to ship and its not that much more than petsmart.
As for raising, our girl Sadie has been very sensitive and does not take to harsh or slight punishment at all. She is so willing to please all you have to do to correct her is raise your voice and she obeys. She rarely needs it as she just wants to be a good girl and do what we say. We keep her off leash most of the time and she does not chase any game or people or anything. She stays right with us and is a dream.
She has been a little skiddish with some strangers but warms up quickly. It took her a while to get used to the city living and noises versus a farm in the Czech Republic. We take her everywhere and she loves to travel. The average weight can range from 110-130 for girls and 160-180 for boys and the age 10-12 years.
Bottom line we cannot recommend this breed or our breeder enough. Check out Tosacentrum.net.
Sadie's dad at 180lbs
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Sadie at 130 lbs:
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Yup, Sadie's mom was 130 and dad 180.