New Husky Puppy

[husky_lover]

I have just bought a new Female Husky. She is 3 months old and she doesn't trust us. She won't come over and let us pet her at all. I've caught her to pet her but she was so tense and scared. I also have a 1 yr old male husky and they play together all the time. We take him for long walks of an evening and would like to take her also. Does anyone have any Ideas to help me?

[lvpets2002]

I would state just give this baby some time & space.. Two & Four Legged humans are the same when trying to adapted to new domain & enviroments.. In time it will work out..

[critter crazy]

Just give her some space and she will come around. like stated above it takes time to adjust to new surroundings.

[Vela]

Be careful, "catching" her to pet her may get you bitten. Like the others said, give her some time.

[pitc9]

I agree, just give her space and let her get used to everything in her own time. When I adopted my 2nd rescue, it was weeks before he would come out of the room where his crate was. He felt safe there, and as he started feeling more and more safe he ventured further out into the rest of the house. I wouldn't catch her, that may make her feel more afraid and would take the whole process of her getting used to things take longer.
Don't trap her or corner her to catch her.
I (along with everyone else here) would Looooooove to see pictures of both of your pups. There are a lot of huskies here at PT!
Nebo, Star, Sherman,Tori, Roxy....Just to name a few!!

[husky_lover]

Thank you for your help, I'm just worried about her because we've already had her for 2 weeks. Also, How do I go about potty training her if she is so scared?

[carrie]

Right now this dog needs to know where it stands. You can make friends later. Treat this as a new puppy, ignore mistakes regarding house training (really really ignore! Know that you are going to meet messes, deal with it in your head before you even get anywhere near the dog and the mess.)

The worst thing you can do here is to try and encourage contact. Ignore the dog totally (I know it goes against every instinct in you!) The dog needs to feel safe and secure-right now it is relying on itself to look after itself. The dog realises it is still not feeling relaxed, it is still scared and you are acting like a lower ranking member of the pack by trying to connect. This puts huge pressure on the dog, it thinks it has to look after you too!!!

Please look up my previous posts on how to deal with this, if you need more detailed help then please feel free to email/pm

[cyber-sibes]

Congratulations on your new puppy, she's adorable! Huskies are very pack-oriented, and it sounds like she is responding to your other husky as her pack leader. She will probably learn alot from watching him, so use him as a "demo-dog" to show her that you are gentle and trustworthy, & FUN! Let her watch you handle him - grooming, doing obedience, & playing, let her see how you put him on a leash & walk him. Make it fun so she will want to come along too. Huskies are independent spirits and really fun-loving dogs, they respond much better to persuasion and treats than they do to forceful or harsh treatment. She will only do something when she wants to, not when you command her to do something.
Have you taken your older dog to obedience classes? I think every husky owner should, as the breed can be quite bull-headed as they mature. 3 mos is a great time to take your new girl to puppy classes, too. You can get alot of your questions answered there, and learn alot about handling this breed.
Be sure to post pictures!

Since I don't have pics of mine in my sig right now, here's one of Star and Sherman playing like a couple of puppies-

[MajesticCollies]

Lots of treats and keep her by your side with a leash on her. Of course it goes without saying to be extra nice and give lots of love.

[Jessika]

Take things slow. She is in a new environment with new people and new everything -- she needs some time to adjust. Do things at her pace. Never force her into a situation she clearly does not want to be in. It will be slow and frustrating but she will get used to you, I promise.

My Charlie is the exact same way. When I first adopted him, he would hide in his corner the entire time. The only time he would leave was to eat or if we brought him outside. He shyed away from being petted, he would not come to us, his ears were always back and if he had a tail it would have been between his legs 24/7.

But over time, he has warmed up to us a lot. Now Charlie is a more extreme case, I really think he was abused either physically or psychologically, I don't even know for sure.

Even now, he is only "ok" around his dad and I or our roommate because he is home just as much as we are. If a friend comes over and tries petting him, he will freak out and run away.

But you get him around other dogs.... he goes nuts! He is like a completely different dog!!

So my suggestion is to take it SLOW and don't try to force her to stay and be petted if she is uncomfortable with it. That will only make her more scared.

[pitc9]

Oh Yipppeee!!!
Pictures!
Cute, Cute, CUTE!!!!

[husky_lover]

I wanted to thank everyone that helped me with my new baby girl, Sif. She has now come around and will only let me and my 2 year old daughter play with her and pet her but it's ok with me! Thank you all sooooo much!!!!

[*future vet*]

What a beautiful dog! I'm glad she let's you pet her now. My husky was nervous when we first got her, too, but she's just a love now.

Good luck!

[wolf_Q]

Congrats on the new addition! She sure is ADORABLE! She looks a lot like my Nebo. Your other husky is gorgeous too!

[pitc9]

Yea!! I also thought she looked a LOT like Nebo!!