Barkers23 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Hi guys new to the site and first time Husky owner. Skyler is 10 weeks old and settling in nicely. loving the site so far. have picked up some very interesting information so far. have been crate training her since she arrived. shes fine left in the crate for a couple of hours and sleeps in it at night but she wont go in there of her own accord. if im in the living room and she wants to sleep she will go pretty much anywhere except her crate. is this normal? only other issue is the mouthing/nipping. guessing this is a teething thing? ive tried the yelp method when i feel she is getting a bit rough but that just seems to wind her up even more... any pointers on these issues would be appreciated. Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARRINGTON Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome to the best husky site EVER!!!! Trust me I have looked other places and they aren't as good as here. As for the crate, Balto is going through the stage where he will go in when he wants but not when we tell him. However, try feeding her in there so she associates that as a positive place. Encourage her with treats. Have her go in there and don't close the door and praise when she starts to go in by herself. I am guessing that right now she views it as the place she has to go that she gets locked in. So feeding her in there and randomly putting treats in there are great ways for her to go in there, however, she may just be stubborn and want to be out when the door is open and she knows she can be out. As for the biting... some of it is teething. Balto was a terrible mouther when we first got him. Here are a few things you can do and I will put in parentheses which one was best for us. 1) Yelping for some that works but for Balto that just excited him more and made him bite more 2) Get up turn your back and ignore, even if they bite at your legs butt etc don't give in eventually they get it that they don't get their way and play time is over 3) Time out, this is what worked for Balto well one thing, when she bites and you try something else take her in another secluded room such as a bathroom or a room that is babygated where she can still see you (this one is more effective) dogs HATE being separated and if they see you having fun they get the hint that in order to stay in the room and have fun that includes not biting. It make take quite a few times before they associate time out with not biting. 4) take bitter apple spray and spray in their mouth when they go to bite. It isn't harmful to them but it tastes terrible 5) Squirt them with water between the eyes 6) Clamp their mouth shut and say no bite (this also worked will with Balto) so now when he gets excited we say no bite and he gets it 7) Put them on a leash so when they bite you can make the leash shorter so they cannot bite you and ignore them (this also worked with Balto). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BingBlaze n Skyla Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome to the pack :-) at 10 weeks old she won't be teething , they don't teeth till 4/5 months , it's just puppy play , what worked for me was a firm no and ignoring till pup was calm , but what also works is yelping like their siblings would if she was to nip them n it hurt them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome to husky owners and thank you for sharing the pictures, what a beautiful pup! I can't really help with crate training as I only managed to train one of the two with that and he was easy. I tried yipping with Ice when he nipped (he still does now but not to the same extent or frequency as before). When he was a pup, yipping made him bite me more which was frustrating but he hated to be ignored. So when he bit, I said no in my firmest "don't mess with me" voice and then walked away from him and ignored him for a while. He hated that and it seemed to work for a while. Overtime he seemed to mostly outgrow the whole "I'm gonna eat you at every available opportunity"thing, so now he only does it when he gets overexcited and always give you a warning first. When he starts shouting "awoooawooawoo" in your face, you know he's going to chomp on your ear/arm/chin etc...and can usually verbally stop him before he starts. Usually, not always. lol. As an almost adult, he now ironically responds quite well to yipping, don't ask me why but one thing I do know about Ice is that he can be a bit slow on the uptake in most areas compared to Bear. Bless him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asslinn Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Hello and welcome she is a very pretty girl and them eyes are just wow! I also use my "mummy" voice (works better with my furbaby than my son ) and say no bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildust76 Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Skyler is lovely. Those baby blues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome to the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazz Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome to you both. Oh those eyes. They must melt your heart. What a cute pup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidnightPaws Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 Welcome! Gorgeous pup you have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Posted June 6, 2013 Report Share Posted June 6, 2013 what a cutie! welcome to the pack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunc Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goingsolo Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Awwwww, puppy pics make me wish wd had solo younger, the behaviour makes me glad we didn't lol. She is sooooo sweet. Welcome to the most addictive place on the web xxxxxx and enjoy your baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterchillz Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Awh, she's so cute! Oh, and welcome to HO! ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkers23 Posted June 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 thanks very much for the warm welcome and plenty of tips will try a few out when i get home from work. planning on enrolling her in puppy classes in the next week or two. theres a local one that friends have reccomended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Welcome to the pack! Glad to have you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val (Zebedee) Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Hiya Gareth, welcome to Husky Owners you certainly have a cute pup there! You have been given some great advice, just remember it's not one rule for all, it's trial & error as to what works with Skyler but you will get there & you now have a family of over 10,000 members to help you too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Welcome to the pack! You have gotten great advice! I had problems crate training at first too, Nikko would howl and whine when I would leave him. Now he puts himself in his crate! Good luck on training classes too! I think training is VERY helpful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mia-Blue Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Welcome, Skyler is a cutie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeonah Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Firstly and to husky owners. Skyler is a lovely looking pup and from what I've seen you have been given some great advice. However, one thing to always remember, she is a Husky. She has a mind of her own and will only do something if she sees a point to doing it. It is always more difficult to train a husky than a lesser breed so patience will be a great asset. You will find that everything will come together once you find the way that works for Skyler. Oh yes,and remember, she owns you not the other way round . Good luck with the training and if you have any questions, doesn't matter how daft you may think it is, always ask. There are owners on here with a wealth of experience of this wonderful breed and someone will always endevour to help you out. Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mydiamond Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Heyaaa, welcome Skyler and Gareth Skyler's eyes are so pretty can't really add anything more about the nipping tips pretty sure everyone has covered it all enjoy your stay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyGuerl Posted June 8, 2013 Report Share Posted June 8, 2013 Welcome and she is gorgeous!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leyka&Diva Posted June 9, 2013 Report Share Posted June 9, 2013 aww cute hi and welcome to husky owners xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 Hello and . Skyler is very cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkers23 Posted June 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2013 gonna update this with some more recent pics as skyler is growing up fast! her new eyebrows... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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