Get behaviour and training advice from experts with huskies and malamutes.
Whether you’re looking for tips on toilet training your husky or prevent your malamute from pulling on their leash, you’ll find the answers here.
You’ll also find answers to more complicated problems such as how to train an aggressive husky or how to prevent them from escaping.
In the first part of this article I discussed the difference between natural dominance and owner created dominance and how to recognize dominant behaviors being exhibited by your dog. In this second part of this series I will discuss how to manage dominant behaviors in your naturally dominant dog and how to keep from creating an artificially dominant dog.
There are a lot of contrasting theories out there in the dog training world about the issue of dominance in dogs. Some experts barely want to acknowledge the existence of this issue while others would have you believe that dogs are out there mounting a coup to take over the human race in a carefully …
In the first part of this article I talked about how to recognize the stressors and triggers that help to initiate a dog fight. In the second part of this article I talk about hands on strategies that you can use to eliminate or lessen the violent outbreaks with your battling dogs. Ideally you would …
Aggression In The Multi-Dog Household So what do you do when you cannot avoid the other dog or the triggers because both dogs live in the same household? There are many reasons that would cause two dogs in the same household to fight. In today’s article I explain the stressors and triggers that may be …
My Jhett. Gone but always in my heart. Regardless if the loss is their furry housemate, a member of their human family, the loss of treasured playmate, or a change in their living situation, dogs do notice these changes and this loss is reflected in their behaviour as sadness and grief. In today’s article I …
As a trainer, I get asked this question numerous times a day. The answer to this question can seem ambiguous and difficult for some people to understand. In today’s article I address this issue for people with the hope that they can take the information, apply it, develop their own training strategy, and a create …
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It is that time of year again. Summertime is ripe with fireworks and thunderstorms and if your Husky is terrified by either of these events, then neither one of you are likely to be having a very good time this season. In this article I will be giving you lots of tips on how best …
Does your yard resemble a lunar landscape full of craters? Then you must own a Husky that loves to dig holes. Why do some huskies love to dig as much as they do? In today’s article I tell you why these dogs dig and I give you some tips on how to keep the Husky …
First we looked at how to choose a compatible dog to add to your family you are ready to bring your new dog home. But before you do, make sure that know the do’s and the don’ts for successful integration. You cannot just bring the dog home, put the two dogs together, and hope for the …
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Every day I am asked questions about how to fix behaviour problems between dogs in multi-dog households. Most times the problems are caused by the addition of an incompatible dog to the household. While it is true that every new dog addition will bring with it some issues related to the re-adjustment process, when you …
