New Husky Puppy

[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!!