Husky puppy

smjdmfsf
smjdmfsf Forum Participant Posts: 28
edited August 2016 in Your Pets #1

our 12 week husky puppy is enjoying his first trip away in our caravan on the IOW.

it is our 1st pup away in the caravan & would welcome any advice on training him & keeping him entertained.

He sleeps in his crate in the awning & loves the car & very friendly with people & other dogs

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  • huskydog
    huskydog Club Member Posts: 5,460 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited August 2016 #2

    Hi, glad your pup is enjoying the caravan , the first piece of advice I would say is never let him off the lead , husky's love to run and get selective deafness when trying to call them back Surprised,
    I use a 30ft training lead on ours and she can have just as much fun and excercise , you have proberly already found out the Huskys are not like other dogs and can have a mind of their own ,both of you need to be consistent with your commands and what you
    want him to do , they are very intelligent and need stimulation or they get bored very quickly and can be very destructive , I use a treat ball so she has to work for her food , Kongs work well filled with wet dog food and then put in the freezer ( takes them
    longer to get it out)

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #3

    Huskys will eat almost anything but have quite sensitive tummy's so it might a bit of trial and error to find what suits him , and they will only eat what they need to fill their tummys ,so don't worry if some days they don't eat ,it's quite normal 

  • smjdmfsf
    smjdmfsf Forum Participant Posts: 28
    edited August 2016 #4

    Thanks for the advice husky dog, we were hoping for your advice.

    Locally were we live we have found a fresh dog food provider & he seems to be loving this, which we have brought enough with us. 

    Interesting they will go a day without food.

    We have a 15ft dog lead which seems fine at the moment.

    The only time we let him off the lead is at home in a secure dog run.

    Would you advise taking him to puppy training classes?

    Thanks again for the advice, it's very much appreciated.

     

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #5

    Yes I would take him to training classes ,but don't expect him to be as good as crufts standards, they can be very stubborn and will need a firm hand ,but we insist that ours sits for her food and at kerbs and when someone wants to stroke her ,but also the
    classes will get her used to other dogs , but ours prefers people to other dogs 

    The advice I'm giving has worked on our dog ,and each dog if different and other members may give you alternative advice,so with a pup it's all trial and error ,but that's what makes it fun Happy

    Dont let your pup do something now ,that you don't want it to do  when she's grown up , rules and boundaries 

  • huskydog
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    edited August 2016 #6

    smjdmsfs, how is young husky pup doing , your not spoiling him are you !!!!Wink

  • MattyMayo
    MattyMayo Forum Participant Posts: 38
    edited September 2016 #7

    I remember seeing him every day when we drove/walked/cycled past your pitch!

    We saw him tethered outside and completly asleep on his back after savaging a cardboard box or whatever he'd gotten hold of haha.

    Very cute and a lot better behaved than our son and daughter (we were around the corner from you, perhaps you heard that our daughter was just entering her 'terrible twos'?).

    Glad he enjoyed the IOW (weather was fantastic), and it didn't look to us like he needed any 'extra' entertainment from what you were already doing.

  • smjdmfsf
    smjdmfsf Forum Participant Posts: 28
    edited September 2016 #8

    Thank you for the lovely comments.

    We never heard your children, in fact found all the children on the site very polite & well behaved, like us were very conscious of our little furry child making too much noise.

    Iow was a lovely site & we're hoping to return again next year.

    thank you again.

  • Metheven
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    edited September 2016 #9

    What a pleasure to read a nice post complimenting children and dogs Happy rather than the usual moans.

  • smjdmfsf
    smjdmfsf Forum Participant Posts: 28
    edited September 2016 #10

    Hi Husky dog, he's doing great, thanks. 

    At York this weekend for the Lawns caravan show, took twice as long to go round with all the attention he's receiving, loving it all as you can imagine!

    I think we have the laziest husky pup though, walking still with L plates, only needing about 20 mins walking per day.

    can you remember what your husky pup was like at pup stage & on average what walks do you currently do a week.

    Thanks

    Julie & Steve

  • huskydog
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    edited September 2016 #11

    Hi, good news that he is doing fine , on the walking side of things i kept them to about 1/2 hour untill she was about 8 months old and then gradually would get longer , dont be tempted to walk her to far at this stage as they need to build up their mussels,
    she now gets about 11/2 hour walk in the morning (up at 5.30Sad) and about an hour in the evening, the rest of the day she runs about the garden

    but they do get lazy somedays ,our's will just lay on the floor and expects us to bring her her treat !!

    Do you use a harrnes ?, as they have quite deliicate throats and can be damaged by useing a long lead with a collar, it's the sudden stop that does the damage

    Pictures please , oh ,it's CTSad

  • smjdmfsf
    smjdmfsf Forum Participant Posts: 28
    edited September 2016 #12

    Hi huskydog, thank you.

    We use a harness & has a couple of leads 1 upto 8m. We take him to work & he has a run at home.

    Very interesting it was 8 months before your husky was taking longer walks.

    We will try to email some photos to your email address tomorrow when we're back home.

    Thank you again huskydog, your advice is very much appreciated

  • IanH
    IanH Forum Participant Posts: 4,708
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    edited September 2016 #13

    Great looking dogs Laughing

  • briantimber
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    edited September 2016 #14

    Lovely looking pup smj, treasure him, he will grow up so quickly...Cool

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