CPWK13

Oh, my cuteness! Welcome!

Copy cat! Our puppy is named Kato also.

I don't let anyone punish him anymore except for me, and I don't punish him physically. I don't expect too much out of him, but when I make a ten minute run to the store, I do expect him to stay occupied with something other than my wall, rug, and shoes. I've had him for nearly four months. None of this started until just recently, right after my father passed and everything has been chaotic. He has always behaved rather well until this point. He is well exercised and played with constantly. I came here looking for advice on what I can do for him, and maybe I'm being oversensitive, but I feel like I'm being talked down to.

Hey, all. We've been having some issues with Kato lately, and I'd like some advice, if anyone has any.... A little bit of background, because I haven't really had any major issues with Kato until this happened... On the fifth of July, I lost my father unexpectedly. Since then, I've been spending every day at my mom and dad's house to be with my family during this time. I usually bring Kato with me, so he can play with my parents dog (155 pound pure bred black lab). He absolutely loves hanging out with Bosco... they are best friends. There have been a few times when I haven't brought Kato with me, mainly because I have been going to job interviews before I go to my parents (I've been trying to find a new job). When I got back home, I found that Kato had torn at a corner of the wall, tearing off a layer of the wall and the trim. I started crating him after that, but every time he is in his crate when we go out, he urinates and rolls and jumps around in it, kicks the bottom of the cage out, and rips up the blanket if we put one over the top of the crate. My boyfriend and I have very different ideas as to how we should treat this behavior. I don't think that physically punishing animals does any good, especially since we don't know when exactly he did it. He could have done the destructive behavior minutes after we walked out the door, so punishing him hours later is pointless to me. Plus, I don't like the idea of putting my hands on my pets in a mean way. A smack on the nose for nipping is one thing, but I'm not one to beat my pets for bad behavior. I believe in other ways. I am at a loss, though. Maybe Kato is feeling the stress of losing my Dad, like we are. I also thought that maybe he is used to being with Kato every day now, considering I've been there every day since it happened. I even had him there on the fourth, when we were having a cook out. So every day for the past 24 days, he has been with me, and not alone. Maybe he is having some anxiety when he is left alone? Sorry for rambling, I guess I just don't know what to think about anything anymore. There's a lot going on, and I don't understand most of it.

Well, hello to a fellow New Yorker! Gorgeous pup.

Laughed so hard at the first picture. How adorable!

So I wet a wash cloth in cold water, let it freeze, and gave it to Kato. He absolutely LOVES it! He just chews and chews and rests it in his mouth until it unrolls. It's got some bloody spots on it, but I assume that's from the teething and sore gums. Great idea!

Kato doesn't care much for the rain either. It takes a few seconds of convincing, and I usually have to pretend to go down with him. He'll finally run down, but he zooms back up as soon as he's done.

I was hoping he would take to it, so we could take him to the river and the pond and use the hose to stay cool. Maybe in time. ^_^

Hey, all! So I was reading through some of the topics and saw some pictures of huskies walking and playing in water. I'm curious as to whether your huskies like water, when they started liking water, etc. Kato doesn't seem to fond of it. I've tried playing with the hose (on a gentle spray) outside and he runs away from it, scared, and he does NOT like baths. I had him over to visit my parents and their big 150 pound pure bred black lab, whom he LOVES. They have a kiddie pool for their dog, and Kato DID stick his front paws in it, but that's as far as he would go. I assumed that he would like water, as I've always associated huskies with the snow, cold and wet. Is this something that will take time for him to learn to like? I know I ask some silly questions, but I'm a first time husky mom, so bear with me here.

Gorgeous eyes! Welcome!

What a little cutie! Welcome!

I will try that. Thank you all!

It's only happened twice, but I'm pretty sure he was chewing the first time, too. I know he's been losing a couple teeth, also. I saw a couple growing back in when I was on the floor playing with him.

Hey, all. I'm wondering if any of you have experienced this before with your husky, or any pup for that matter. It's happened twice so far. Kato will be lying down, chewing on a bone, or his leg (he must taste delicious with all the self chewing he does), and suddenly he will start yelping real loud and run and jump into my lap, almost as though I'm his safe place when he's scared or hurt. Could it be he accidentally bit himself too hard? Or chewed his bone the wrong way? It just happened about ten minutes ago, and after he would let me move him from my lap, I checked him for ticks or fleas that could be biting him, but found nothing. He was munching on his back paw when it happened, so I'm thinking it was that? Any thoughts? Anyone experience this before? Should I be worried?