I'm now a family of 2, me and my 9wk old Siberian Husky....he just came home!
I think I'm suffering from inforamtion overload. I have the 8wk to 8 mos DVD (already watch it twice) been on the leerburg site 2 wks before bringing him home. He's on a leash in the house when I can't watch him, he's in his crate. What I'm looking is for some guidance.....what to focus on in the first few weeks? how do I know i'm taking the steps to be a good pack leader (i keep re-reading that article? I got way too questions, but I just to make sure I do right for this pup.
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I'm now a family of 2, me and my 9wk old Siberian Husky....he just came home! .... What I'm looking is for some guidance.....what to focus on in the first few weeks? ...
Potty training (all the effort you put into it now will be so worth it later!) and loads of time and loads of experiences with you.
JMO, and I'm not a puppy expert. These are my observations from adopting green or "challenging" adult dogs. Tethering the dog to me was one of the best suggestions I ever read here. I will never neglect doing that with another dog of any age.
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I tethered Kasey to me a lot too for the first week - he was either tethered to me or in the crate. Hardly any accidents in the house because of that, which really reinforces that his place to go is outside. Works great! Crate training is definitely the way to go with housebreaking. After tethering him to me for a week, I didn't even need the leash anymore, he just wanted to be right with me all the time. He's 3 yrs olf and still follows me everywhere and lays beside me no matter where I am! It's a great bonding method!
That was a quick reply! Thank you.... Potty training is #1 on my list...
With all the info I've been reading, i'm just trying to balance when to have fun and when to set the groun rules.
Welcome to the board! Enjoy your pup. Bond, play and enjoy your pup. There is going to be plenty of time for rules and training. Just teathering, house breaking and crate training is going to go a long way toward laying the ground rules - that is what you are doing!
I know that every dog is an individual, but if you do any research about huskies the first thing you read is that they have serious issues with not being able to be off leash without taking off. Experience has shown this to be true with both of mine as well as my dear friends two huskies.
So I will say that especially with a husky it is never to early to start working on the recall.
Making it a game and all positive and associating that with all good things in life. Just calling him to you with little kissy noises and a then throwing a party or having yummy treats ready is where I would start.
It is something that will have to worked on forever, but starting young and really imprinting it would be highly beneficial in my opinion.
I purchased a 20ft lead just to work on "come" and letting get some exercise in the backyard. Before even considering the breed I spent 2 months researching! Thank you for the advice, all the information that I've seen posted on this site is extremely helpful and encouraging.
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Tethering the dog to me was one of the best suggestions I ever read here. I will never neglect doing that with another dog of any age.
Potty training is #1 on my list...
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