How to Best Train Your Siberian Husky
It is good to be a dog lover, but it is not an
easy job to find the right pet for you. However, you can always think of
having the Siberian husky. It is a medium sized working dog with soft
thick double coat fur, triangular ears and distinctive features. The
life span of a husky is around twelve to fifteen years. They are quite
active and brisk, ideal as working dogs. As far as Siberian husky
training is concerned, the trainer or owner has to be patient yet
forceful as the strong will and character of the dogs may pose as a
slight barrier between them being trained to be obedient.
Siberian Husky is basically a sled dog; therefore
they need to be trained by a firm confident owner, showing the dog who
is in command. If the husky feels that his owner is not strong or
authoritative then the outcome may be such that the dog has obedience
problems. Guaranteed to show results, some of the basic yet effective
tips of training your husky are discussed bellow. An important step in
the Siberian husky training is that it should know its limitations.
Following are a few basic tips to train you husky.
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You before the dog; this means that you have to
show your dog that it is secondary to you. Feed your self first and
then the dog, walk ahead and let it follow you
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When addressing your dog, say its name before
issuing a command so that it recognizes its name.
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Give your dog the feeling of it knowing that you
are in charge, and be confident enough for it to know that it can
count on you.
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While punishing or disciplining your dog, make
sure to maintain eye contact and letting your dog know what it is
being punished for.
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Don’t go over to the dog to pet it, call it to
your self. Offer him treats occasionally to let it know you love it
despite being the tough leader.
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The husky requires some outlet to vent its
energy, therefore an hour or so of daily exercise is a good way to
keep your dog healthy and keep from getting restless.
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The husky may attack other animals on impulse;
therefore it is essential to train them self control, and resistance
against their impulsive nature.
The Siberian Huskies are friendly in nature, and
with the proper training can be trusted upon to be safe dogs. For this
particular reason, however, they can not be counted upon to be good
watch dogs. One major factor while training your Siberian husky is that
it has a short attention span and even shorter concentration. They get
bored with repetitive training and their intellect mind diverts to other
attractive things. With Siberian husky training you need to come up with
new innovative training techniques so as to keep the dog in focus and
not let its mind go astray. |
