I want to say she has 80% of what we have been teaching her down, the only reason I say 20% is because of this new issue which doesn't happen everyday, a few episodes. We have basically put her in more of a boot camp, since she loves to see my husband because he plays with her he is having her sit before she goes out and back in, gives her the "stay" command if she sways from the "sit". We have listened to the pack structure dvd and the puppy dvd and I started on the basic obedience--I am a person to take notes so I retain what is said. SHe only gets her treats after she has followed the commands.
Besides my regular routine with her I now have a training session with her during the day making her day more structured than a schedule and my husband at night when he takes her out. We have done this but not as strict every single day. Besides the mile walk which is about 20-30 min,I have 2 acres where I walk her around the yard and my husband will let her run in the yard or walk her after 5pm. I have read the article on marker training and impliment the commands, She loves treats so this seems to have worked. She does love to please and is loving. I am really hoping that her disposition is from her being in heat, after a week or so we will see if she still is possessive of the items I have mentioned. We will keep up the routine and the added boot camp and see how it goes, I will tell you today she was very well behaved, tries to nip but we stop her, we have used "no bite" all along she does stop when we say this. I will go through the obedience dvd some more. I appreciate your help and will keep you up on her progress. We were thinking maybe she needs another class but I will say I find the dvd's and what you are telling me more effective. Sorry my post is so long, I want to make sure to spell out the whole picture I appreciate your patience
I'd guess she needs a lot more exercise than she's getting. Huskies are smart, and they do want to please, but they were bred to run. At 9 months she could be doing much more than one-mile walks and romps in the backyard, in my opinion. There is a fairly local group, Boston Snow Dogs (look on meetups) that has group dryland mushing and group siberian play times nearly every week. Sometimes, they're down south your way. Or search for siberian enthusiasts, or groups in your area. Dryland mushing is great fun for everyone.
Look into it. A great bunch of people who 'get' siberians.
Sibes can be a somewhat challenging breed, but I think an outlet for their creative energy (dryland mushing, or pack hikes as offered by siberian enthusiast groups) go a long way toward creating a calm, obedient pet. Working with the dog's natural inclinations. Sibes are very much pack animals, and usually really enjoy the company of other dogs. If you can find a way to allow her to interact with other dogs (not a dog park, but a structured dog hike with other responsible owners), I think this would be great for her.
Unfortunately, there's a reason so many siberians end up in rescue. They are such beautiful pups and dogs, people don't realize that they require structured exercise, are quite independent minded, and often can never be trusted off leash.
Oh, and of course don't bring her to meet-ups with other dogs until she is clearly out of heat.
Lots of excellent advice, just wanted to add my two cents on puppy raising...
My pup is almost a year old (time flies!).
He went through many phases where he was super good and super bad. He is such a thinking dog...that as soon as he learned something was wrong, he'd be thinking up the next thing he could get into. It was a long cycle, but patience persevered and he is a great young dog.
(Which is not to say he won't steal the newspaper off the dining room table and shred it to bits while I do dishes...that was this morning...)
I will look into this,I am on the border of northeast CT. I am home most of the time and if I do errands I work them around her schedule. We do go out alot,it seems like I am out more than in, but it seems she needs more running rather than walking,I grew up in the country with horses and my family husky so I love getting out and love where I am so it gives me more of an excuse to bring her out than to do say things like houseworkI appreciate the info and advice from everyone, update:the last two days have been great, she will give us a look say when she is by our living room rug but will change her tune when I have her "sit" and I pet her. If I can't connect with a group I think maybe I will check back with the trainer where she had puppy K and see if they have that type of thing, I would love to connect with husky owners thoughWe did talk about the challenge before we got her, we will work on whatever she needs, at 9 months she is such a part of us and we love her so much.
Thanks Kiersten and melissa
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