Shaan

Slight update, he went to the vets today as I found him swallowing a pair of socks whole . They x-rayed him and said that he is all fine, he is on a rice and chicken diet with some rice pudding to help push it out. His name has also officially now been changed to Dakota. I was never keen on Demon =]

Hi guys, thanks for all of your input. The previous owner got rid of him, although she didn't want to because her father passed away suddenly and she had to take on his dog (sentimental reasons) and her house wasn't big enough for the 2 animals, along with 3 young children. I'm in Newcastle When my other pup goes near the crate, he is fine with her. He will quite happily talk to her, or settle down. Although that is another thing. He won't seem to settle in the crate, will just keep chatting / whining. I will try the hand feeding, the previous owner only fed him wagg kibble, however I am feeding him some wagg kibble and a bit of wet as my other pup is on that and I don't want him thinking he is getting anything different. He is doing a little better with where he is weeing, now that I have tried a new routine myself. On the name situation, how many of you would recommend changing it? I mean, it's only negative if he has been called it in a bad light. Any input on that?

The only space in the house now is my bedroom lol, that's where his crate is. He shares a sofa with my other husky that I bought specifically for the pups, so when he is downstairs, he is happily on that. I'm new to the area so not sure of any lakes, but I will keep an eye out for them.

The previous owners didn't tell me much actually. Only the tricks that he can do - which I am amazed at what he can do already at his age. With the hand feeding, I am already doing that successfully, however he will still continue to growl when I go anywhere near him, his bowl or his crate. I am concerned about the wee, he won't hold it until outside, yet he will hold it in his crate. I mean, I will walk him outside yet on the way through, he will wee on the carpet as I walk along, no matter how fast I run through the house. @Arooroomom - he only shows this agression when near his cage, toys, food or his new spot in the garden

Hi there, I have just got a second husky after seeing him for sale on another website. He is 6 months old and called Demon. Fully vaccinated and knows a lot of tricks already, which is great, however there are a few problems that I would like to ask some advice on. I was told that when he eats, he is posessive over his food, which I have found. if I walk past him while he is eating, he will growl and go for me. How can I get past this? Secondly, he is drinking far too much, literally a whole bowl at once and just weeing like mad. I was told that he has to sleep in his crate every night as that is what he is used to, however for me, he will happily go into his crate but when I go to lock it for the night, he will go for me, however if I leave it open, he will constantly try and play with my other husky, causing them to both stay awake, barking and howling at each other, keeping me up til the early hours. Any advice will be appreciated.