Training & Behaviour
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Reading and interpreting the body language of dogs is very important; it can help you analyze behavioral problems, prevent a dog fight, or simply help you to understand your dog when it tries to communicate with you. I made this little 'guide' to help you interpret your dog's body language; if anybody would like to add anything or correct me (as I'm not perfect!), please feel free. This is just what I have learned from experience by watching dogs at the dog park interact. First of all, a nice little quote on the problem of using the 'Alpha Roll' to correct your dog's problems: Aggressive Dominance - General posture: Stiff-legged, body leaning slightly towa…
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I'm sure it's a question a lot of you have asked because after all, everyone knows huskies pull! But don' be fooled by people who tell you it's impossible to train a husky to walk on a loose lead because they have been bred to pull - they are incredibly intelligent dogs, I'm sure I don't need to persuade anyone of that, and they are more than capable of learning just like any other dog. It just might take a little bit more effort to get it through to them than other breeds. There are two ways to go about dealing with pulling; using training tools to manage the situation, and behaviour modification. They are not independent of each other and can both b…
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Ok - it's been suggested to set up a thread so we can see the percentage of husky owners here who let their dogs off lead. I've created the poll - please take a moment to vote on it - all votes are anonymous. Edited by Emma: Here is the link to the new poll. http://www.husky-owners.com/forum/topic/69275-on-lead-vs-off-lead/
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I have to say, I'm constantly reading on Facebook about people who let their huskies offlead in woods etc. I used to let my own girl off when she was younger, brought up with 2 collies, excellent recall, then her prey drive kicked in, not now! For anyone contemplating it, against all breed advice, take a read Edited to add, this is NOT about my dog, I found the article & just sharing http://www.siberescue.com/Common/Leash/leashTRUST.html "Trust is a disease: There is a deadly disease stalking your dog, a hideous, stealthy thing just waiting its chance to steal your beloved friend. It is not a new disease, or one for which there are inoculations. The dise…
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I got my pup about 2 weeks ago,she's about 2.5 months now. I love her to death and so does my whole family, but we are all first time dog owners and are finding her to be quite a handful particularly with her teething. She's biting everyone and I'm not sure if it's the phase of her teeth coming out or she's asserting herself as the authority figure by nipping at everyone and vocally complaining when we ignore her bad behavior. It's gotten to the point where we have several (rather cat-like) scratch marks on our arms. I've tried distracting her with toys, but she prefers skin. I also tried holding her mouth closed, looking into her eyes and saying "no" in a low growl tone …
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I have decided to enter mishka in the bshra kings rally next wkend in the C3 class, (3 dogs) with sisko & kavik it will be her 1st proper rally, hope she will enjoy herself, gonna have a run tomorrow with them with bike which will be the last training run before next sunday when it will be a rig race. It will be about 3-4 miles , sisko/ kavik ran 3.6 mile race last sunday, bit slow @ 30 mins but i was not pushing them too much as not trained much over 3 miles really. Ground was tacky to & hard going in areas.
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My husky puppy is now 15 weeks, and won't let anyone near him but me! He likes to be by my side all the time, yet he is okay when I leave him alone at home. He won't let anyone else touch him and recently he has started to try and bite anyone who goes to touch him. It's just him and I that live together, but I constantly have brought him around my family to make sure he is well socialized. He is good with other dogs and loves to play. Other than that he is such a good dog, who is extremely smart and already knows many commands. Should I be looking into getting a behavioural trainer or give him some time and see if he grows out of it? Both of his parents were very c…
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This is a new behaviour I have noticed while taking Suka on his (short) walks. He'll suddenly stop while we're walking, 'deke' behind me to sniff/mark his territory on things that is on the opposite side of me. For example, if there's a tree or a stop sign pole, he'll suddenly stop (no warning signs) and 'deke' around behind me to get to the 'interesting stuff' on the opposite side of me. (Sometimes tries to slip his collar in the process.) This has been a new behaviour that I've noticed for the past week - his diet was not changed in the slightest. And, the weird thing; sometimes he doesn't do it! We'll walk past poles/trees/ anything …
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My Chester has all but shredded his 'snoopy' blanket...I'll need to get another one as it just looks horrid! Reckon I'll divide the next one or even quarter it so I get longer usage...? Found him and Eski having a tug'o war - him inside crate holding on... her pulling from outside! He sucks on it for a nmbr of reasons, feeling quiet, before we go out, going for a nap, after being told off... sometimes when we're back home....anyone else have this?? Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
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Its not often Nikita talks to us, but can anyone think of a way I might be able to get her to do it on command? I'm asking because with Steve's job he can be away alot, and Nikita's chat is alot deeper (and sounds meaner lol) than bella growling, so was hoping if I could get her to do it on command than if Steve is away and someone comes to the door late at night, I could get her to do it as a warnign even though I know full well Bella would run the other way, and in Nikita's caseslober someone Obviously neither of them are guard dogs and dont want one.
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or whatever it's supposed to be spelled. I'm currently on this method to make Diamond tolerate ear-handling. I gotta put some ear drops in him recently and due to a severe ear infection the ear drops hurt him now he doesn't like it if someone held his ears. NOT. ONE. BIT and the bad news is: he STILL needs his ear drops! so I'm gonna use this thread to keep track on his progress, and probably share how efficient and effective this method is to people who have never used it big thanks to Gigi (sutsibe) that told me about this method in, uh... another thread that I can no longer found LOL what is "desensitization"? follow the link----> ASPCA - Virtual Pet Behavi…
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There is always a lot of discussion on dominance and pack leadership so I thought I would post an excellent webpage by the late Dr Sophia Yin that discusses this and the contrasts of the Cesar Milan approach. Dominance seems to be the most abused word in dog training these days and it is interesting to note that most positive reinforcement trainers rarely use the term and prefer to describe the actual behaviours rather than branding them as 'dominance'. Dr Yin was a leader in dog training with the likes of Victoria Stilwell being a great admirer of her as are most of the positive reinforcement trainers these days. http://drsophiayin.com/philosophy/dominance?/d…
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Ack I'm so proud of Jelly!!! She finally got the hang of "hold this" with most of the objects I've introduced her to ! None of the people who posted their methods online worked for us so we improvised. I'm really big on dog tricks (and training in general) for some reason. What objects do you think would be cool for Jelly to hold? I'm currently drawing a blank aside from food and flowers and a sign lol. (and the pumpkin thingy she's holding in the picture) I can't quite figure out the major Point of this trick if I can't figure out what I would like her to hold for me. . Also -- Anyone know any complex/advanced tricks for Jelly to learn? …
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The American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior (AVSAB) is an organization of veterinarians and folks with PhD's in animal behavior. They have one hell of a hate on for Caesar Milan, our beloved darling "Dog Whisperer". The nicest thing they accuse Caesar of is that he set dog training back ten years. Their Position Paper Dominance and Myths About Wolf Behavior and Dominance as it Relates to Dogs can be found here. It's an interesting read. I think they had Caesar in mind when they wrote it. Here are just a few extracts: AVSAB is concerned with the recent re-emergence of dominance theory and forcing dogs and other animals into submissi…
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Right so... We have recently built a rig cart thingy and now we need equipment for the dogs e.g harnesses and leads and that what equipment do you suggest and where should we get it from?? we have looked on the internet but can't decide what harness is best? x-back? but then we had trouble measuring them. As we have 3 dogs im not sure of what ganglines and that would suit us!! Hellllp!!!
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I am looking for advice on how to get our one year old husky (Thor) to stop "setting" other dogs. When we are walking and we see another dog he watches them until they get closer. Then lies down and won't move. I try to get him to get back up and say "walk on" and "leave it" but it's not working. I also try pulling him but he is a dead weight on the lead. He then waits until the dog is closer and jumps up to meet them. Has anyone else had this with their husky? I need to work on this so that he can walk/run past other dogs. Expecially as we want to train him on a scooter. I am also working on stopping him from stopping to smell everything, he only does…
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'WET ECZEMA'...NB...
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Well, I guess this is behaviour LOL Went out for a drink last night with a few friends, and got a phonecall from my Daughter to say Koda had "Got out of his crate". Well, that was an understatement Seems he didn't like crate last night. Or the carpet, or the bookshelf, or @Sarahs crochet stuff. Time to get some DIY on the go me thinks.
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Some of you already know, some of you have heard it a thousand times, but some of you didn't know yet so I'll re-tell Diamond's past. Dime was previously neglected and abused--after abandoned by his "breeder" who suddenly went out of town; leaving her 13 huskies under the care of an old man (I later found out he has mental disorders) who constantly abuse the lovely dogs. At the age of 13 months old Diamond was rescued by his second owner. But because of his past, Dime needs some special care and behavioral training--which his first owner can not provide. Soon he was adopted by his third owner; who also owns a Golden Retriever that just can't get along with Dime. His third…
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Suggestions needed! Kodi is a one year old husky that still has lots of energy. He gets a morning and evening walk/run. During the day he sleeps in the house and is totally chill. I'm off work this summer (school teacher) so he and our other dog don't have to be crated as much. His most annoying behavior is his biting/mouthing. He does this behavior in two situations mostly. One, when people come over he barks, jumps and mouths to greet. To stop that I hold him back by the collar, try to make him sit or lie down and then let people approach him, or I put him outside if he is over the top. He does calm down after a while and he will submit generally... 2nd…
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Hey guys, So my husky Scarlet is about a year and 2 months now, we've had her since she was 3 months and shes come a long way from when we got her but she still seems scared. Initially she was scared of everything but now she is excited to see other dogs, still afraid of cars and wary of people, mostly males albeit a little less. I didnt 'rescue' her from a shelter but i did save her from a irresponsible owner who kept the tiny pup isolated outside which explains most of her issues. Scarlet started off with us living outside in her house but slowly etched herself inside. She spends some of the day inside with us (well me mostly, when im not at uni) but unfortunately mos…
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Our husky is now about 1.5 years old. She was fully house trained. We would leave her out in the house by herself all day and she would be fine for at least the last 8 months with no accidents. Now over the last week she has gone in the house every single day. The weather outside is nice and warm, no rain. I dont understand why she is regressing and not going outside anymore. What would change in her behaviour to make her start going inside again?
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1. Because housebreaking your puppy will be much easier! Cheyenne was a nightmare to housebreak. We tried everything (except the crate initally) and when we finally had enough of her climbing the gate to pee and then climbing back over to sleep... I broke down and gave the crate a try. Within a week i had a very much more reliable puppy! Although, not limited to puppies. Odin was an intact male for much of his life and probably spent most of his "first life" as an outdoor dog. Combined, you've got a snarky male who likes to mark things. Incorporating the crate and rewarding for elimination on appropriate things (trees, grass, shrubs) makes for a newly housebroken dog. …
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Hi Everyone, We have had our gorgeous boy for just over 2 weeks now and he has settled in so well! One thing that we are having a bit of trouble recognising a cause for is our little guy pooping inside. (I realise he is still very young so please bare with for explanation) Within the first couple of nights he was able to make it through the night without wee accidents but still pooped - he's got the hang of asking to go out and now rarely wee's inside other than small ones which he can stop when we say No to him and take him outside. Poops are a bit different - we take him outside every two hours then immediately after eating or sleepi…
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This is my first post on the forum but I have been reading it for a while preparing for my new puppy. I have a 10 week old red and white named Paisley. I have had her for 2 weeks and my wife and I love her to death. She is being crate trained and doing a good job so far. Her potty training is coming a long very well thanks to the crate. She hasnt pooped in the house in about 5 days and just has occational pee accidents due to her small blatter im sure. She doesnt really like to go into her crate on her own yet but she is definalty getting more comfortable inside. Paisley is also crying less at night and almost making it through the night without having be let out to …
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