I just adopted a 9 1/2 week old Alaskan Husky puppy from the shelter. I know puppies chew and bite...that's just their way, but there is more to it than that. Akira actually gets...well, almost vicious. At first she just pulled on pant legs and shirt sleeves...that was no big deal... we could work with her on that. But now she goes out of her way to grab bare feet or hands. Once she latches on she starts growling and shaking her head like you're a toy. No matter how hard I try she doesn't let go... I have to pry her off and by then I'm bleeding. Now she has taken to barking at me and then attacking. I praise and scold...praise and scold... but nothing is working. She doesn't understand that she can't do this.... or she does understand but does it anyway. I've started giving her time otus. We are crate training her..and I hate to make it a place she associates bad to... but when I finally pry her off I put her in the crate and ignore her for 15 minutes..then let her out and start new by being affectionate and trying to get her to play with her toys. Nothing is working... she has perfect public behavior...acts like an angel... it is only at home she does this.
I don't mean to write a book but Akira also has a problem with peeing. She caught on to the housebreaking bit really quick. She will cry and prance around to let you know she has to go out. She will do her business and then when she comes back in she will pee again. She pees a lot. Yesterday I took her out countless times but she still peed on the floor close to 10 times. That's another thing, where is all this fluid coming from? She doesn't drink hardly enough to be peeing so much.
You guys are my last hope! I don't know what to do with her. I never had any problems like these with my Golden lab retriever back when he was a puppy. Also, he is 12 years old now. Never had another dog in the house until now. How likely is it that he will ever accept Akira? Right now we have to keep them separated. He growls and shows his teeth if she just walks by.
Also, call me a worried mom, but is hiccuping normal? Akira seems to have hiccups all the time. Mostly after a nap, after a meal, or in a new place like Petco or the vet's office. It is kind of cute because she's like a baby when they happen. She likes me to hold her close and pat her on the back when she gets them.
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