hello everyone from Kerry & Paul

kerry · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:12 pm Post subject: hello everyone from Kerry & Paul

hello there, another newbie joining your club Very Happy

really looking forward to all the help and advice i can get in the future, we have just got our new puppy, a 9 week old Siberian Husky called Koda. i`m sure he is going to be a handful so we cant wait to start training him. we have bought a crate for him, and currently training him with it, he still cries a little but will go to sleep in it, but as soon as we leave the room the cries start again, has anyone got any advice on how to learning him to be on his own?

one other question for the moment, i know he is still very young, but he does like to bite and nip alot when he is playing, he is not aggressive but i know we have to stop this when he is a puppy so he wont do damage when he is an adult, we have all the books but just wondering if anyone can give me advice on how to deter him from this behavior?

thank you and will hopefully see some of you when you reopen in august.

Kerry

Lindy · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:17 pm Post subject:

Hi welcome, i'll leave the advice to the experts but I'm sure you will get there, hope you enjoy the forum it's a great place to get advice!

Fiona · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

Hi! Welcome to the forum.

Re the biting, Star used to do this all the time and when he is pushing his luck he still tries it. All I can suggest is that as soon as he does it a sharp NO is said and you stop playing with him straight away, then maybe 5 Min's later start playing again. Just repeat this until he gets the message. He will miss the play more than the biting! Star got the message really quickly!

Janice · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

Hello and welcome

I'm sure you'll find lots of help here. I know I have. Dale did a lot of biting as a puppy. He was still doing it when he had a full set of teeth! But it has stopped at last. Laughing

We kept saying no, squealing, offering things he could chew and putting him in his crate to calm down when it all got too much.
I'm looking forward to meeting your pup. Let's see some pics.
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John Thomson · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:36 pm Post subject:

Hi to you both and welcome to the forum.....lots of good advice on here for you.

Is this your first dog? Crate training is well worth while.........make it positive.throw a treat into the crate to get your dog used to 'nice things' happen when I go into the crate.

Nipping is natural but something to stamp out as quickly as possible.
Nipping is how litter mates play and establish who is the most dominant.

As soon as your pup tries to bite immediately stop interacting with it.......say 'ouch' in a loud voice and simply walk away and ignore the dog.......it will quickly learn if it bites then the game stops.

It is well worth looking at the Basic Pack Order section on the site which sets out the ground rules of how to establish yourself as the dogs natural leader.
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kerry · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:49 pm Post subject:

yes this is our first dog together but have both grown up with dogs in our family, but this is def the first husky we have had. Did lots of research on the breed, bought most of the books Very Happy

yeah we got told of most husky owners to use the crate with him, and he seems to take to it quite well.
i read over your section you mentioned, thanks it will be very helpful especially with a husky

I`ll try get some pics up soon, well as soon as i work out how to Very Happy

kendal · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject:

hey welcome, you will get most of the advise you need hear, and if not it sets us all thinking and we will come up with something.

cant Waite to see your wee one lovely name dose it have a meaning.

marcella · Guest

Hi Kerry & Paul!

Welcome to the forum!

Marcella

kerry · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

we were told that Takoda means everyones friend in Sioux, but we liked Koda on its own, think it means friend. Seeing how everyone tells us that a husky is a hopless guard dog and wants to be everyones friend we thought it was a great name for him.

marcella · Guest

that is a good name! Very Happy

I'd love to see a photo of him! Bet he's a wee ball of fluff right now!

kerry · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:48 pm Post subject:

hi i have a picture but cant seem to post it, how do i go about doing it??

Sheryl · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:54 pm Post subject:

sorry i have no idea John, Marcella and Kendal should be able to tell you!
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kendal · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:01 pm Post subject:

if you don't have a photobucket account, i think john has left a link either in the photo section or in the intro section that will Tell you ho to set up your own or use the club one.

kerry · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:18 pm Post subject:

hope this works

John Thomson · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 3:24 pm Post subject:

What a stunning puppy...........I'm looking forward to meeting him....

posting photos is easy when you know how Very Happy

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