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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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