[ParacordPalace]

She's not a biter, she's very much within her "standards" for her breed (as in she's not going to back down from a challenge) so I 100% support getting in touch with a purebreed rescue. There are folks out there who know how to handle an powerful dog like an Akita, even one that has been in an altercation with another dog, and would readily adopt her. It sounds like either your wife's dog needs to go or Keira needs to go to a home with Akita-experience and maybe even to a one-dog household.

I hate to tell you that, I myself had to give up my first dog because he tried to bite my daughter in the face. I talked to plenty of behaviorists before making that decision but they all said it wasn't safe to keep him around her anymore even though he hadn't made contact with a bite yet. So we had to let him go to a home with no kids and that was only the 3rd time in my life that I've seen my husband cry.

 

[ParacordPalace]

Keira is almost two, the Beagle is about 6. My wife and her mother were just sitting down eating dinner and the next thing they knew the dogs were going at it. We almost never see the triggering action, however, when we first got them it was food aggressiveness on both parts that started it, however recently there never has been food or toys present when they fight.

It is a waste to put her down I just don't know what to do.. I know what I would LIKE to do, and that would be give my wifes' dog to the mother in law and keep my dog, however, I know that is not fair for my wife since she has had her dog for 6 years through thick and thin and that is just me being selfish lol

Also, since Keira is the younger dog she's more likely to adjust well to a new environment than the older dog...