Training for Husky and Sled Dog Owners!
When you take on a husky or sled dog, you have to realize that it is not just the dog who will have learn new ways to behave. Just as importantly, you, as a husky owner, will have to.
This also applies to the other people who live in your house or come into contact with your dog.
Some of the main things that YOU will have to learn are:
- Not to leave ANYTHING lying within your dog's reach
- Huskies will chew and destroy anything that you leave lying around, from shoes to TV remotes to kids toys and everthing in between.
- Huskies will not differentiate between 'safe' and 'harmful' objects. They may chew objects that are potentially dangerous if ingested (remote controls or cell-phones with batteries; cigarette lighters, etc).
- In taking on a husky, you should be aware that this is a common characteristic of the breed. If YOU are daft enough to leave anything lying around, you can't get angry at your dog if they assume it's a toy for them to chew.
- If your husky is caught chewing away on something that you don't want it to, give it a short, sharp, verbal repremand (NO!). Take the object away without any more fuss, and give your husky something else to chew that is acceptible (i.e. a Kong or other 'indestructable' Dog Toy.
- Even better: Give your husky plenty of its own toys in the first place, so it will not be so tempted to find entertainent in chewing up your house and its contents!
- You Must ALWAYS Close Doors, Windows and Gates
- Huskies are not dogs that respond well to recall.
- However much we may wish it wasn't the case, FREEDOM AND HUSKIES JUST DO NOT MIX!
- If you leave doors, windows or gates open, and your husky gets out, you may well not see him or her again.
- It's as simple as that.