help! my 8 week old husky keeps biting me,like puppys do,but her teeth are so sharp it hurts.when i tell her no.she just keeps on and on biting me untill i have to tap her on the nose or shout.she then growls at me and snaps,but wags her tail and runs around excited?! is it playing or aggression? either way it has to stop because she has pierced my skin twice and i have a 10 month old baby who if given the chance,will do it to him too!

also, she wont be alone at all,i have trained her to be comfortable in the crate but only when she can actually see me.if i go into another room she howls untill i come back.i cant go out because the neighbours complain and i have to get up at 4 every morning because she howls and wakes everybody up(including my baby)and neither my puppy or my baby go back to sleep so i am up from 4 untill i go to bed at night.its making me so tired!! i have had her nearly 2 weeks and every day(several times)i put her in the crate,then walk out the room and when she stops howling i go back and praise her.ive done this for nearly 2 weeks with no improvement.i want to go to college in sep part time but im worried about leaving her.(should i always crate her as my house is rented and she chews the wooden doors??) i let her out to the loo before i go to bed and at 4 in the morning but she still wont settle?

last question i promise!!!   i have been letting her out every half an hour to go to the loo and 9 times out of 10 she does,so i praise her.but she still just goes inside where and when she feels like it and i take her straight outside,again,2 wks of this but no improvement?!
WHATS GOING ON??????!!!!!!!!!!!

Relax! She's a baby! You have your own baby - he doesn't act like an adult, does he? No - and nor will your puppy till she's an adult. Basically you have to accept that you're looking after two demanding babies - your own and the husky. Don't expect too much too soon from either of them, because it just isn't fair.

Buy a copy of 'The Perfect Puppy' by Gwen Bailey - it's full of very good advice.
:)

I think you will find it takes more than 2 weeks to potty train your baby when the time comes. ;-) It takes time. I think husky's have a heard time learning to be on their own as they are essentially a pack animal,so you may just have to battle on with the training. Have you tried a stuffed kong to keep her occupied whilst you aren't there during the day?

i know im probably expecting too much.im just worried im not going to train her right! ive seen so many adult huskies pushed from pillar to post because of their headstrong nature! im not going to let that happen with mine! i just wondered why she has such a strong problem with being on her own(she also has a sheltie for company) because all the pups ive had before didnt have so much of a problem and the neighbours keep complaining!!! i'll just keep being persistant and keep my fingers crossed. one step foreward,two steps back as they say!

You've also chosen quite a difficult breed - we used to live next door to someone with Sibes LOVELY dogs both to look at and temperament wise with humans and other dogs BUT they howled on and off for most of the day - they also chewed up her house ( as in no skirting boards left, holes in the plasterwork, kitchen cupboards eaten ). I'm afraid that howling is one of the breeds characteristics and could be very difficult to stop. It did'nt bother us as we are a doggy family and quite enjoyed the mad sibe bunch next door but it did cause her some problems with her other neighbours. Having said all this your pup is still very young and could be trained - why not move her upstairs next to your bed she may sleep for longer if she does'nt feel alone ( although such a young pup may not be able to 'hold on' for longer and you may need to let her out for a wee but could then put her back to bed).

Perhaps an experienced Husky owner could post some tips on training the breed ? Good Luck :D

Yvonne

Hi
If you email me, I will try to help you. sounds like you are doing the right thing and just sound exhausted.
Cheers
Terry
www.dreamcatcher.org.uk

hi terry.not sure what your email  is or how to pm people?! any advice atall would be great,as she wouldnt settle till 12.30 last night,woke again at 2 and wouldnt settle till 3 and stayed awake from 5!!! i realise shes young but its driving me mad! also,i have been offered a huge crate(big enough for a st bernard!) and wondered that when she outgrows her one,should i move her to a bigger one and put her in it when im out,as i cannot afford any major damage to my house
as its rented???!

Rachel,

Click on "Sibernut" to see his profile and then at the top right of that page, you will see the word "message". Click on that and you can send a personal message to Terry. :)

sorry guys I have to tell you that I am female LOL my OH is Mick Brent.
Cheers
terry

I wouldn't mind..... but I knew that *slap* :)

LOL!!!!!

Don`t worry Rachel it will get easier and you are definately doing everything right from the sounds of it, Cyrus was relatively house trained when we got him (soon as we got him home and he wanted out he went to the back door and howled :) ) but still had a few accidents in the house.
He slept in his crate in our bedroom from his first night and now sleeps on the landing outside our room (its coolist there) but sometimes we wake up and find him at the foot of the bed but this is something we dont mind its each to their own really....I remember about 4 weeks in being so tired and wishing he would sleep through the night and as time went by he woke up less and less and now sleeps right through the night, he wakes up when he wants his breakfast and doesn`t half let you know it :)

Keep at it she sounds and looks like a lovely girl

8 weeks is very very young. You said youve been training him 2 weeks which meens you have had him from 6 weeks which is young to leave the mother.
I have 3 Sibes. they are hard work but worth the effort. Good luck.

I also own Siberians, two of 'em. They are a handful. They will demand their every need day and night. Sometimes I get so frustrated at them, I just want to cry or something. But then you must remember something when this happens. When you are angry, your Sibe will sense it and will try anything to help you feel better.

My 3 year old, Kieron, will simply climb up onto my lab, fur and all, and will give me hugs and kisses. When she does this, she is so gentle and so loving. She'll stick her nose on my neck and just breath all her hot air on me.

Any frustration you have, all of it will go away when you look at your Siberian and when they give you their love.

My two were hard to deal with when they were pups, but things really do get better as they mature. But they still demand a lot. I really wish you luck raising both a husky and a child. I admire you for the task ahead of you. But it'll be worth everything you go through in the end. :)

thankyou sibluver03! sharonb-the lady i purchased my pup from basically wanted rid for money :-( they were all seperated at 5 wks,and i put a deposit down at 4 wks,without realising she wanted rid at 5 wks,but i refused to pick her up untill 6 wks,still too young i agree.
she asked to go out to the loo earlier!!!!!!!! how exciting! she also sometimes sleeps 11.30 till 6am! it seems too good to be true!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rachel I have sent you a private message.

I agree with sibelover03. They are very demanding but the love you get back from them is great. My eldest Keatah always knows when Im down. She will sit and look at me very serious and deep and knows just the right time to comfort me.
Can I say it is easier with more than 1 sibe.
They are deffinately a dog dog and not a person dog. I got my 3rd 1 a male pup just on Wednesday, already he is happily settled with my girls.
Sounds like the owner wasnt very responsible. Good luck with your pup and if you want any advice I will help if I can.
If you need to pm me feel free.