If anyone wants to know about a specific breed ask "an owner" of that breed.
You're not getting the point.
One owner = anecdote.
Many owners (in the case I cited a random sample plus a self-selected sample) = data.
I cant stand generalisations by people on Certain breeds if they have no hands on experience of ever owning that breed.
The study I cited is based on observations by people who own those breeds.I'd rather trust a study based on a sample of owners than a bunch of anecdotes off the internet.
Breeds were bred to have traits. Breeding for show/pet has weakened those traits in many breeds, but as I said upthread, protection sports people use Malinois because they actively enjoy biting and hanging on. Similarly, it's very uncommon to see anything other than a working-line gundog working on a shoot (not unheard of, just very, very uncommon). If I see livestock being moved around here, I can guarantee you that the dog working will be either a border collie (sheep, mostly) or a huntaway (cattle, mostly): there's probably somebody somewhere with a dozen sheep and a cockapoo who is an absolute natural at herding, but farmers and shepherds have preferred breeds for a reason.
And akitas were bred to hunt seriously dangerous prey, and then to guard and fight. And as I said upthread, I am sure there are lines with lovely stable pet-type temperaments (and your dog may well be one of those). But enough of them are not like that for a survey of akita owners to show a tendency for dog-aggression in the breed.