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Being the Alpha:

  • Go through doors and passage ways before your dog. Rite of passage is important to dogs, and the
    alpha has the right first.
  • Eat first--then feed your dog.
  • If your dog is blocking your path, make him move out of your way -do not go around or step over
    him. Sub-ordinate animals move for the alpha.
  • Call your dog to you for petting and attention. Don't go to him. Use Call Name only when good.  When bad just say" Bad Dog Bad Puppy"
  • When coming home,if your dog does not come to greet you, ignore him. If you go running to your dog  then, you are treating him as the ALPHA.
  • When you play with your dog, be sure that you end up with possession of the toy..
  • Practice trust/dominance exercises. Gently put your dog down on his side or back and touch his ears, paws, etc. and give him a massage to make it all pleasant for him. Offer treats if he doesn't want his paws touched while you are touching his paws.
  • Be your dogs leader. Prove to him that he can trust you in all situations, and that you will provide for his every need. Be consistent in enforcing all rules of the house. Establish regular routines that he can depend on.
  • Practice "doggy" discipline, that is when your dog engages in undesirable behavior, discipline him in a way that he understands. Give him a scruff shake and a grunt or growl. You must catch him in the act for discipline to be effective, however, or he won't understand for what he is being corrected. With huskies it is best to make direct EYE contact. Huskies like wolves talk with their
    eyes And Talk to your Husky.
  • Practice taking objects from him, toys, food, etc. Start by trading the object for a yummy treat. Then give back the object back to him. Get him used to your hands around his food bowl. Start by adding yummy treats while he is eating. Work up to removing his food bowl while eating to add the treats, then replacing the bowl for him to resume eating. You can eventually work up to actually slipping your hand in to remove food while he is eating.
  • Chewing - Puppies cannot help chewing, they teeth just like all babies. This can be most annoying and become a habit that is hard to break. When puppy is small and starts to nip and bite ( take his open mouth and hold it gently shut with your hand , like an alligator mouth, and say NO in a firm regular voice. Every time puppy does this. Then from the beginning puppy will know, OPEN MOUTH BITING AND CHEWING IS NO. It also helps to get baby teething rings and old socks etc, put them in the freezer, when frozen give them to puppy to chew to sooth the gums.
 
   
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