Husky Owners - Need Training Tips

[wolf_Q]

I think I only have one real husky. I had some issues with Nebo being really mouthy/bratty when he was small but he really wasn't hard to train. He's also always been quiet, never digs, didn't have a problem housetraining him. Skya took a bit longer to housetrain but she's always been super quiet, I couldn't really train her to do many tricks but she got sit, lay, stay, etc. just fine. The issues I've had with her is her complete fear of strangers which is not typical husky behavior. Keva is my real husky. She's always been a loudmouth, defiant, only listens to me if she feels like it. She used to be a counter surfer and I tried everything they said to stop it (have a jar of pennies fall and scare her, make the food taste bad -I doused it in bitter apple, tape so their paws stick) I don't remember what else but I tried a bunch of things. Didn't stop her at all. She downed that bitter apple pancake like it was the greatest thing in the world. Once she jumped up and took a bite of our christmas ham while I was right there, I got mad at her, and seconds later she did it again! She is HIGHLY intelligent, by far the smartest of all the dogs. She will actually weigh her options to see if it's worth getting in trouble. Like, "I know I will get in trouble for this, but it's totally worth it." I'd come home sometimes and she'd see me and hide in her kennel before I even knew she did anything, she knew what she did was wrong but she just couldn't help herself. She was also by far the easiest to train to do tricks too, food is a great motivator and clicker training worked well too. She learned all her tricks super fast I swear you could see the wheels turning in her head trying to figure out what was needed to do to get the food. The other dogs I had to coax a lot more into figuring out what I wanted, she was figuring it out on her own. I tried for months to teach her to stay out of our front room (didn't want the dogs to run out the front door and my mom wanted a dog hair free room), didn't matter how much I yelled, stomped my foot, made noises, anything...did not stop her. With Nebo I got mad at him like twice and he didn't go in there again. I don't really know what to tell you, if she's like Keva, good luck ha ha. Wait until she's 3, that's when Keva stopped being so naughty. She's actually really good now, hasn't counter surfed in years, she stopped since I've lived with Corby. She used to still chew up things in the yard but we moved into a house with a half acre and that stopped. Of course she's almost 7 now, so that helps, but she did turn out to be a very good dog just had to go through puppyhood and the terrible twos. She's still a loudmouth, she howls at me and won't leave me alone when she's hungry, Nebo and Skya hardly make a sound. Definitely make sure she's has lots of exercise and she's not bored, Keva was way worse when she was bored. Food is a great motivator for training huskies too, like Tamara said they do things because the reward is worth it, not because they want to please you.

[Roxyluvsme13]

I think I only have one real husky. I had some issues with Nebo being really mouthy/bratty when he was small but he really wasn't hard to train. He's also always been quiet, never digs, didn't have a problem housetraining him. Skya took a bit longer to housetrain but she's always been super quiet, I couldn't really train her to do many tricks but she got sit, lay, stay, etc. just fine. The issues I've had with her is her complete fear of strangers which is not typical husky behavior. Keva is my real husky. She's always been a loudmouth, defiant, only listens to me if she feels like it. She used to be a counter surfer and I tried everything they said to stop it (have a jar of pennies fall and scare her, make the food taste bad -I doused it in bitter apple, tape so their paws stick) I don't remember what else but I tried a bunch of things. Didn't stop her at all. She downed that bitter apple pancake like it was the greatest thing in the world. Once she jumped up and took a bite of our christmas ham while I was right there, I got mad at her, and seconds later she did it again! She is HIGHLY intelligent, by far the smartest of all the dogs. She will actually weigh her options to see if it's worth getting in trouble. Like, "I know I will get in trouble for this, but it's totally worth it." I'd come home sometimes and she'd see me and hide in her kennel before I even knew she did anything, she knew what she did was wrong but she just couldn't help herself. She was also by far the easiest to train to do tricks too, food is a great motivator and clicker training worked well too. She learned all her tricks super fast I swear you could see the wheels turning in her head trying to figure out what was needed to do to get the food. The other dogs I had to coax a lot more into figuring out what I wanted, she was figuring it out on her own. I tried for months to teach her to stay out of our front room (didn't want the dogs to run out the front door and my mom wanted a dog hair free room), didn't matter how much I yelled, stomped my foot, made noises, anything...did not stop her. With Nebo I got mad at him like twice and he didn't go in there again. I don't really know what to tell you, if she's like Keva, good luck ha ha. Wait until she's 3, that's when Keva stopped being so naughty. She's actually really good now, hasn't counter surfed in years, she stopped since I've lived with Corby. She used to still chew up things in the yard but we moved into a house with a half acre and that stopped. Of course she's almost 7 now, so that helps, but she did turn out to be a very good dog just had to go through puppyhood and the terrible twos. She's still a loudmouth, she howls at me and won't leave me alone when she's hungry, Nebo and Skya hardly make a sound. Definitely make sure she's has lots of exercise and she's not bored, Keva was way worse when she was bored. Food is a great motivator for training huskies too, like Tamara said they do things because the reward is worth it, not because they want to please you.

Unfortunately this sounds a lot like Snow haha. I think I'm doomed. I've been working with her, and the exercise does help. It calms her down a lot, but she still barks at me when I tell her not to do anything, barks when she's hungry, all of that stuff. She is a counter surfer too! And she looooves to turn the trash can over. I don't think she's intelligent as Keva but they sure could be twins otherwise from the way you described her. 3 years is a long time, so I'm gonna have to see if little bratty butt can learn anything before then!

[Vette]

By the sounds of things id tire that little booger out so she doesnt have time to think if anythings worth getting into trouble over LOL
ah i swear dogs are a lot like kids. they test their parents out too get a reaction out of them an just to see how much crap they can do before the parent/s give a scolding

this looks like itd be a good way of exercising for both owner an dog an one that doesnt wear the owner out in the process:
http://www.amazon.com/Bike-Tow-Leash.../dp/B005CS7ZX0 if its tough on your pocket book try Yahoo/Googling bike leashes an see if theres one more in your range if your considering it.

or got any swimming pools near ya an see about getting her to like the water maybe? i know a round or two of swimming tires my 6year old nephew out fast. he actually goes to bed on time instead of acting like he ate 700pounds of sugar. LOL

that old saying... a tired dog is a good dog goes for kids to. man im glad he goes home at the end of the day >>
shhh dont tell anyone i said that

i wish you luck whatever ya do ^^

[Roxyluvsme13]

By the sounds of things id tire that little booger out so she doesnt have time to think if anythings worth getting into trouble over LOL
ah i swear dogs are a lot like kids. they test their parents out too get a reaction out of them an just to see how much crap they can do before the parent/s give a scolding

this looks like itd be a good way of exercising for both owner an dog an one that doesnt wear the owner out in the process:
http://www.amazon.com/Bike-Tow-Leash.../dp/B005CS7ZX0 if its tough on your pocket book try Yahoo/Googling bike leashes an see if theres one more in your range if your considering it.

or got any swimming pools near ya an see about getting her to like the water maybe? i know a round or two of swimming tires my 6year old nephew out fast. he actually goes to bed on time instead of acting like he ate 700pounds of sugar. LOL

that old saying... a tired dog is a good dog goes for kids to. man im glad he goes home at the end of the day >>
shhh dont tell anyone i said that

i wish you luck whatever ya do ^^

If I take her to the dog park and let her chase a stick around for a little bit or bug Brennan, or run around the house and play with Lilo, she's good lol. She is such a little brat but she can always be a little angel too.

Oh, she doesn't like water, LOL. Not her friend whatsoever!