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hi sabby - are they any good? im looking for a obedience class for my husky. Almost the same situation as asianpeach. Cheers

hi folks - thanks for all the input.. i will need to do somereading.. and see what needs to be done with the growing pup.. i didnt realise that this was such a huge problem?? i sorta thought i was 'ok' in the alpha role.. this is because the dog especially listens to me when it comes to food.. eg i had found that our dog had caught a BIG bird in our yard the other week and was busy chewing away at it... not sure if it was a newly caught bird or a dead rotten one.. i wanted to take a closer look.. so what i did was.. called the dog to me, which was about 10 metres away (it reluctantly came, but it did).. made it sit (it did).. made it stay whilst i walked over to the dead bird to take a closer look (it stayed)... and only when i called it to come over (funnily enough it hops over).. it did...then i left it.... surely thats some 'control' over the dog? anyways this is obviously a problem i have to deal with.. maybe with the help of K9 force.. cheers again everyone!

well the dog doesnt hump me.. which is good.. just some of our guests.. didnt think it was that bad but im guessing u are right i will have to either take him to dog training or get someone to come around to have a look.. does anyone have any recommendations?

ps. i live in sydney south west area. also, we dont use crates.. we have a pool area which we use to 'lock' the dog up when we have guests/kiddies running around in the yard.

hm well he will be hitting 1 y.o near mothers day.. no real formal obedience training.. however the pup has been taught -sit on command -shake hand (he also knows how to alternate! lol ) -stay on command (i think the max distance is about 10-15 metres right now,, however this stay wont work if theres something there to distract him .. eg a bird that lands within 2ft of him).. - dunno what u call it.. but he wont eat his food from his bowl unless we let him - dunno what u call it but he wont eat food from our hands unless we let him.. u can literally hold the food and rub his nose with it and he wont try to bite.. (ok.. maybe 2/10 times he will try to nip at it).. this jumping/humping on people / myself thing is the only real problem.. i know he does it for play and i know that people reacting to him (naturally) will mean the dog is getting the attention he seeks.. but dunno how to stop the bugger..

hi folks got a weird question with my husky.. he loves to jump on people.. whilst iam sorta struggling to stop him from jumping on me .. i have ZERO control overhim when guests/strangers arrive.. he will literally ignore anything i say and jump all over them.. with myself personally he will jump on me... or on my back etc trying to play.. i will just ignore hiim and walk off but it seems to encourage him to try harder.. dunno why.. i also try saying NO! and being stern with him.. but he takes this as an initiation to play chase? i dont get it.. well with the visitors/strangers part.. when the come over .. he will jump all over them.. and even try to hump their legs.. anyone got some info where i can read up on how to control this? thanks in advance.

im with sas on this one.. better approach the neighbour before seeking the council..

Im enrolling the pup into puppy preschool.. are there any that you folks recommend? Or are they all the same. i live in NSW Wakely/fairfield area. Cheers

Man-o-man is this dog naughty. You guys are right, the dog is stubborn as a mule. I took the day off work yestrday to spend time wth the pup. Unfortunately there are no litter mates (its the only pup) so returning it wasnt really an option. Almost everything i learnt about training dogs from previous experience (with my old dogs) is out the window lol! Pink Panther i will use that trick you mentioned.. sounds really good to me and reminds me of the NILF principles. Thanks for the tip! So far, ive had the dog for 3 days. The main problem im having is that he likes to bite peoples legs/feet and hands when they pat him. I dont want him getting used to biting people so when he does this i say "ow" really loudly like im hurting so so bad then take it to its room and leave him in their for 10 mins and come back play with him again later. Ive also started some of the NILF principles. This is working SLOWLY, but iam struggling to find ways to 'punish' the dog so when he does something wrong , eg chewing on shoes, Questions: - How else do u folks 'punish' the dog (and therefore est. yourself as an alpha) when the dog is acting up? Do you just turn your back on him/her and walk away, ignoring them for a while? Does the 'NO' & growling principle work with sibes? (ive had to growl once already) - I also have been taking the pup to a friends house who owns a 'mutt terrior' a touch bigger than the pup so he can learn socialising skills - Is this ok? -because ive visted my friends place (they have 5 sons/daughters youngest aged 16). will interaction with this many different people send mixed messages to the pup about 'where he stands in the pack'. -lastly, re: toilet training? Ive researched methods for sibe's and am adopting the 'paper' method. Also im findig he will only p00p when we take him outside which is good). The problem i have is that when he pee's elsewhere (eg in the kitchen) - how do you teach/correct him? So sorry to bombard everyone with these silly questions, but everything i once knew, now seemed like 'junk knowledge'. Thanks so much for the help, i really appreciate it!. -pete

Man-o-man is this dog naughty. You guys are right, the dog is stubborn as a mule. I took the day off work yestrday to spend time wth the pup. Unfortunately there are no litter mates (its the only pup) so returning it wasnt really an option. Almost everything i learnt about training dogs from previous experience (with my old dogs) is out the window lol! Pink Panther i will use that trick you mentioned.. sounds really good to me and reminds me of the NILF principles. Thanks for the tip! So far, ive had the dog for 3 days. The main problem im having is that he likes to bite peoples legs/feet and hands when they pat him. I dont want him getting used to biting people so when he does this i say "ow" really loudly like im hurting so so bad then take it to its room and leave him in their for 10 mins and come back play with him again later. Ive also started some of the NILF principles. This is working SLOWLY, but iam struggling to find ways to 'punish' the dog so when he does something wrong , eg chewing on shoes, i can use this tool to teach him. Questions: - How else do u folks 'punish' the dog (and therefore est. yourself as an alpha) when the dog is acting up? Do you just turn your back on him/her and walk away, ignoring them for a while? Does the 'NO' & growling principle work with sibes? (ive had to growl once already) - I also have been taking the pup to a friends house who owns a 'mutt terrior' a touch bigger than the pup so he can learn socialising skills - Is this ok? -because ive visted my friends place (they have 5 sons/daughters youngest aged 16). will interaction with this many different people send mixed messages to the pup about 'where he stands in the pack'. -lastly, re: toilet training? Ive researched methods for sibe's and am adopting the 'paper' method. Also im findig he will only p00p when we take him outside which is good). The problem i have is that when he pee's elsewhere (eg in the kitchen) - how do you teach/correct him? So sorry to bombard everyone with these silly questions, but everything i once knew, now seemed like 'junk knowledge'. Thanks so much for the help, i really appreciate it!. -pete

Triangle of temptation? hm..ok i will have to look that up. Anyhelp with the alpha questions? Thanks in advance!

Sorry - just another question: The pup is so darn cute, is cuddling it patting it etc at this early age considered as 'spoiling' the pup and wll this make things difficult in the future when trying to teach them? Thanks again.

Hi All Just received a new husky yesterday as a gift. Been doing some reading on the www, and im getting abit worried that ive got more than ive bargained for. With the other dogs that ive had before (rotties,dobermans,german sheps, mutts), it wasnt too hard becoming the boss when teaching / keeping the pets. However reading this stuff on the web, its saying that huskies will often push their boundaries to establish themselves as the leader ('alpha'). Questions: 1) My pup is about 7 weeks old, what technques should i be using with this pup? does the low growling voice, 'No" & subsitute action command work? 2) What do to do when the dog is being naughty or doing somethign wrong to establish itself as alpha? 3) The fight for alpha - is this something temporary? ie starts and stops at early age - or just something part of the dog? 4) is dog training school worth while for huskies - they seem to be stubborn. Ive been able to teach all dogs that ive owned, how to sit. Stay and liedown were abit tricky. I dont know if i can do it with the husky after reading about some of their characteristics. I usually put them in isolated environment ( no distractions ) and reward/appraisal when done correctly. Thanks in advance. Pete.