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here ya go, my dumb inbox won't let me reply to your comment.
Huskies have to essentially be shown their place in the pack. It's best if you can get everyone to enforce the same rules. Another thing is, with a Husky, you have to be consistent. I read somewhere that if you allow them to get away with something one time they often continually will try and get away with it.

So a large portion of it is respect. You have to get the dog's respect as the authority. You just have to teach them what's unacceptable. (In particular that's why I never let Veng do the mouthing thing, they seem to get carried away with it)

Some people don't approve necessarily of how my family trains but anyway how I go about things (and really I rarely have to do so anymore)is with his leash primarely. Give him a whack on his hind quarters with the end of it and firmly state no. It's not all that different than how a lead dog in a pack nips and bites at those who aren't listening to the commands.

And in playing, if he greeted me too wildly I'd tell him no and simply walk away and return a bit later to try again.

Another thing to keep in mind is huskies have a LOT of energy. They behave better if they're not as hyper. Veng is much more likely to be a bad dog if I haven't given him a lot to do. And I do mean a lot. Huskies have a HUGE deal of energy. We have a huge sheep field and I let him run in it daily with my mom's dog. She wears out way before him. He also goes on eh, probably a mile long walk once a day and a quarter mile also within the day. That or I have him pull a cart with a person in it back and forth up our gravel driveway.

Another thing you can use is like the collar you said you have. In training,its best to keep them from being able to get away with not doin as you ask. (which is why I trained Veng on a leash) They are really smart dogs and will listen pretty well if you can keep their extra energy run off and gain their respect as alpha-dog so to speak.

Of course don't neglect the love aspect. You don't want them to think of you as some kind of evil being. I read somewhere if a Husky doesn't see their owner as a capable leader, they'll try taking over the position themselves. So you gotta prove you're trustworthy, capable and all that good stuff.

And I think its also about building a bond. It was probably easier for me cuz I got Veng at 10 weeks old and he was coming to an all new environment where I was his only familiarity. As a pup he used to go insane if I left him with someone else (sounded like somehting was killing him o3o ) and for Veng he actually prefers attention as a reward opposed to treats. Sometimes I use treats, and sometimes I use affection as a reward. The thing about using affection as a reward is you definitely have to make it seem like a huge treat. So I way over dramatize how good I think he's done with pets and rub downs and the whole works

Also to keep in mind when dealing with huskies, tone. The calmer voice you use and the slower movement, the same will eventually go for your Husky. They'll learn to associate the tone with how you want them to behave in return. It takes a lot of work but happens eventually.

And still there's always going to be the time every now and then where they flat out don't feel like listening. Veng does it to me on occassion. Like when I tell him to sit before I give him his food. Every once and a great while he ignores me. In which case he simply doesn't get his food. (yeah I actually read that in a husky book XD that you should do that I mean)

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