So why let the Akita in when the GSD is still eating?

So the only time this happens is when the GSD still has food down? Or does this happen at other times when the Akita is entering the house?

Sharing a water bowl for dogs is normally nothing like sharing a food bowl. Do what JParker said.

Sometimes you have to fight the battles you know you can win. This one dosen't sound like it is that big of a deal to loose any sleep over. Just don't let the Akita in until several minutes after the GSD is finished eating.

This only happens when he has food in his dish
I will start feeding shepard and letting him finish before bringing in Akita.

Sometimes the simple things we most over look.

Thanks for the advice.

I will let everyone know how this turns out.
Again thanks.
Butch

Looks like all the advice from everyone helped.
Akita not allowed into house until shepard has finished food. GSD still greets her at the door but no more barking in her face.

Sometime we just need to keep everything simple.
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I am glad that worked for you, in a multi dog family allot of times you need to have stricter rules than a single dog family. I have 8 dogs/ 7 gsds and I have rules for everything, from how they greet each other at the door, or during feeding time, to even who gets to play with whom outside. They are never allowed to be unsupervised period. If something's seems to be getting out of hand, just sit down think it threw and rearrange your situation or rules. Like with me having so many dogs in the home. Having visitors come over can be noisy or dangerous, if not carefully supervised. I do a plazt command and they all drop, and wait till the company comes in, and on their name only, is that dog allowed to getup an greet that person. This makes for a less noisy greetings and allot safer and my visitors less stressed on coming in. So just stop what your doing, think the problem out and redo your rules.
God' Blessings

Thanks for posting. Everything working well at present. Sometimes keeping it simple makes life so much more pleasant. I agree with you on greeting visitors, sure glad that's never been a concern. I am very selective to who my dogs are allowed to know.(only family members/friends)in the home. Away from home we greet everyone we meet. This allows me to keep them safe at home, and gives them the experience to meet anyone we come across in public.
Thanks again.

Kat,
8 dogs in the house?? You must have the patience of a saint! I'm going crazy just keeping track of 4. Didn't start out that way: inherited a 10 lb cockapoo when daughter went off to college. Then my spouse wanted a big dog, so we got working line male gsd. Then same daughter got the littermate (male) to our gsd (oh, mom, I've always liked BIG dogs, and the cockapoo is sooo attached to you now....)

Things worked out ok though: the cockapoo being the older, bossed the gsd around, even when he got to be some 90lbs to her 10lbs. When spouse's dog turned 1 yr old, we got another gsd pup (female)for me. Still not a problem in the house, as the old lady cockapoo kept her #1 rank, the 1yr old was #2, and the pup last.

But then!!! Daughter had a problem in finding housing that would allow a large dog, and we are now temporarily keeping her dog too. BIG problem! Even though these two littermates have occassionally been around each other as they were growing up, all bets are now off. The two large males can not be kept in the same room/yard without aggression coming out. While daughter says "let them work it out", I must mention that the our gsd has a BH and is doing bite work. He has learned how to really bite hard so I'm afraid that a "scurmish" between these two will result in some serious injury to daughter's dog. The one fight they did have, spouse was fortunately able to break up with a kick in the aggressors ribs and a very loud "PLATZ!" Since he is well established as the pack leader with our gsd, our dog dropped immediately; without an opponent, and now firmly held by the collar, daughters dog backed off. We know we were lucky....and that was the last time we allowed those two together!

Shuttling dogs between crates, utililty room, kitchen and yard has become like scheduling olympic events! We've got two dogs too many...

VanCamp..Seems there are others in this world besides myself that use their foot to put a halt to an aggressor. Perhaps if you had to keep order and enforce rules with 11 dogs that live within your household; you'd use what is at your disposal in a split second rather than risk a free for all with everyone joining in. No..it's not a perfect correction; but it is immediate and effective.