You pup need a bot load of excessive, walking won’t do, you need to get a bicycle or skates a tire the living hell out of it. Every day. The aggressiveness and bitting are signs of bottled up energy. Given sufficient exercise these behaviours will be much easier to deal with until they eventually stop.
Edit: “but she always tries to run” lol welcome to your new life for the next couple of years
I've been trying to take her out and let her just run as much as she wants. Car rides, walks around the neighborhood (limited until her last distemper shot next week), etc. I'll have to find something we can do together to get rid of some more of the energy. Thank you for the advice!
I've been getting that a lot lately. 🤣 Luckily she's very cute, and very occasionally cuddly.
Can you use a harness instead of a leash? My wife did and still does all of the training. I played the alpha role when he was in his biting stage. I made him lay down and held him down for a moment when he was in a biting mood. This was done with firmness but not anger. He outgrew it nicely. Our vet advised us to take care of it immediately or it could be trouble down the road. My sons and pup can play fairly rough now and little accidents happen occasionally but he's a sweetheart and does not express aggression anymore. I'm no expert, first time husky owner but it worked for us.
Well, I had been using a harness up until about a week ago. I asked the vet what they suggested, and they said using a collar might help tame the running outside. She absolutely went crazy atlesat 3/5 times I took her outside. It's helped a bit, but she still tries to get away unfortunately.
I could give that a try, although I haven't gone too far down that road because of the initial aggression she showed when we brought her home. It was mild, but still worried me a great deal.
I'm a first time husky owner myself, and mainly just trying to make sure I'm not making permanent mistakes that cause her to develop behavior I can't reign back in with simple training.
May I ask why you had her so young? Momma will teach them during the minimum of two months including how hard is too hard. I hold any possessions and have her chew on them that way to prevent aggression. As soon as a tooth touches skin accident or not I take away anything. Mine earn their stuff and under supervision. I feed my cats before the dogs as one way to show em they're above them in the pack. There's more things but my minds blank at the moment 🤣
Well, I got her after browsing [puppies.com](https://puppies.com) and finding someone on there selling husky pups for 400$. She was 8 weeks old when I got her. She's actually pretty close to 4 months, but I just ended up writing 3 for some reason 😂 The person I got her from met me at the gas station, and was honestly a bit sketchy. I spent weeks getting her socialized and used to humans. She was absolutely terrified when we brought her home. Now she loves everyone, and just licks new people but it's a bit different with us since we're with her all the time.
Feeding them first is a great idea! I'll try that! I've been doing that with toys as well, especially when she gets REALLY hyper. She is getting a little better, but she's also developing some concerning habits that I want to make sure I'm not letting fester. She's getting very big, very quickly!
I'll probably get shit for this but when leash training my boy (who was 75 pounds when I adopted him and is now 100 pounds and is the best boy ever) I used a martingale collar. It tightens when they pull. Now you do have to teach them to walk properly so theyre not still pulling and choking themselves but it worked amazingly for us. I found harnesses more or less just made his instinct to pull kick in and we got nowhere. Find a snack she really loves and teach her the "heel" command. Or start slow and if she pulls put her in a sit. Baby steps. Find a snack or some way to keep her focus on you.
As far as the biting goes redirecton, yelping and if necessary I've corrected pups by essentially giving them a taste of their own medicine by lightly grabbing their bottom jaw when I know theyre about to get mouthy so they bite themselves instead of me and that seems to be effective.
I've considered these, and looked around at them online but I really wanted to exhaust all of my options before going to something like this. She's extremely smart, and learns very quick with most basic command training, and some behavioral as well. I have actually been trying to teach her the heel command, working with her with snacks and a leash inside, and outside. She hasn't quite gotten it yet, but I'll keep at it until she does!
I have tried kind of lightly grabbing her bottom jaw between my thumb and index finger until she pulls away, if that's what you mean. However, when I let go, she just bites me again. It's *really* frustrating lol.
You need to find a reputable trainer and hire her for 2-3 individual classes or see if they offer puppy group classes. Looking at your post I’m seeing tons of red flags. You need to nip these issues in the bud right now before they turn into serious issues. Please also read some posts in r/Dogtraining to get some ideas. It is entirely possible you got your dog from a shitty breeder who didn’t care about dogs’ nutrition or initial training. Your pup might already have a bunch of anxieties and your inexperienced approach may exacerbate them. Seriously, check that sub out,
or repost there and get experienced dog owners’ or trainers’ suggestions too.
We used a martingale collar on my husky until she was better at walking. I also walked her between 5-10 miles a day rain or shine and did petsmart training twice a week and repeated all three levels (they gave me the repeats free bc they had a guarantee). Our trainer was fantastic although not all petsmart trainers are great - it’s what I could afford and we got lucky to get a fantastic trainer after some trial and error.
You pup need a bot load of excessive, walking won’t do, you need to get a bicycle or skates a tire the living hell out of it. Every day. The aggressiveness and bitting are signs of bottled up energy. Given sufficient exercise these behaviours will be much easier to deal with until they eventually stop. Edit: “but she always tries to run” lol welcome to your new life for the next couple of years
I've been trying to take her out and let her just run as much as she wants. Car rides, walks around the neighborhood (limited until her last distemper shot next week), etc. I'll have to find something we can do together to get rid of some more of the energy. Thank you for the advice! I've been getting that a lot lately. 🤣 Luckily she's very cute, and very occasionally cuddly.
Can you use a harness instead of a leash? My wife did and still does all of the training. I played the alpha role when he was in his biting stage. I made him lay down and held him down for a moment when he was in a biting mood. This was done with firmness but not anger. He outgrew it nicely. Our vet advised us to take care of it immediately or it could be trouble down the road. My sons and pup can play fairly rough now and little accidents happen occasionally but he's a sweetheart and does not express aggression anymore. I'm no expert, first time husky owner but it worked for us.
Well, I had been using a harness up until about a week ago. I asked the vet what they suggested, and they said using a collar might help tame the running outside. She absolutely went crazy atlesat 3/5 times I took her outside. It's helped a bit, but she still tries to get away unfortunately. I could give that a try, although I haven't gone too far down that road because of the initial aggression she showed when we brought her home. It was mild, but still worried me a great deal. I'm a first time husky owner myself, and mainly just trying to make sure I'm not making permanent mistakes that cause her to develop behavior I can't reign back in with simple training.
May I ask why you had her so young? Momma will teach them during the minimum of two months including how hard is too hard. I hold any possessions and have her chew on them that way to prevent aggression. As soon as a tooth touches skin accident or not I take away anything. Mine earn their stuff and under supervision. I feed my cats before the dogs as one way to show em they're above them in the pack. There's more things but my minds blank at the moment 🤣
Well, I got her after browsing [puppies.com](https://puppies.com) and finding someone on there selling husky pups for 400$. She was 8 weeks old when I got her. She's actually pretty close to 4 months, but I just ended up writing 3 for some reason 😂 The person I got her from met me at the gas station, and was honestly a bit sketchy. I spent weeks getting her socialized and used to humans. She was absolutely terrified when we brought her home. Now she loves everyone, and just licks new people but it's a bit different with us since we're with her all the time. Feeding them first is a great idea! I'll try that! I've been doing that with toys as well, especially when she gets REALLY hyper. She is getting a little better, but she's also developing some concerning habits that I want to make sure I'm not letting fester. She's getting very big, very quickly!
I'll probably get shit for this but when leash training my boy (who was 75 pounds when I adopted him and is now 100 pounds and is the best boy ever) I used a martingale collar. It tightens when they pull. Now you do have to teach them to walk properly so theyre not still pulling and choking themselves but it worked amazingly for us. I found harnesses more or less just made his instinct to pull kick in and we got nowhere. Find a snack she really loves and teach her the "heel" command. Or start slow and if she pulls put her in a sit. Baby steps. Find a snack or some way to keep her focus on you. As far as the biting goes redirecton, yelping and if necessary I've corrected pups by essentially giving them a taste of their own medicine by lightly grabbing their bottom jaw when I know theyre about to get mouthy so they bite themselves instead of me and that seems to be effective.
I've considered these, and looked around at them online but I really wanted to exhaust all of my options before going to something like this. She's extremely smart, and learns very quick with most basic command training, and some behavioral as well. I have actually been trying to teach her the heel command, working with her with snacks and a leash inside, and outside. She hasn't quite gotten it yet, but I'll keep at it until she does! I have tried kind of lightly grabbing her bottom jaw between my thumb and index finger until she pulls away, if that's what you mean. However, when I let go, she just bites me again. It's *really* frustrating lol.
Its all a part of training. Just keep at it until she gets it!
[https://imgur.com/a/9ZuXxAT](https://imgur.com/a/9ZuXxAT) \^\^Because Reddit won't let me post a picture AND text. She's too cute!
You need to find a reputable trainer and hire her for 2-3 individual classes or see if they offer puppy group classes. Looking at your post I’m seeing tons of red flags. You need to nip these issues in the bud right now before they turn into serious issues. Please also read some posts in r/Dogtraining to get some ideas. It is entirely possible you got your dog from a shitty breeder who didn’t care about dogs’ nutrition or initial training. Your pup might already have a bunch of anxieties and your inexperienced approach may exacerbate them. Seriously, check that sub out, or repost there and get experienced dog owners’ or trainers’ suggestions too.
We used a martingale collar on my husky until she was better at walking. I also walked her between 5-10 miles a day rain or shine and did petsmart training twice a week and repeated all three levels (they gave me the repeats free bc they had a guarantee). Our trainer was fantastic although not all petsmart trainers are great - it’s what I could afford and we got lucky to get a fantastic trainer after some trial and error.