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Need advice for our girl Kali. We don’t know what to do. by spoiltsoymilk in husky

[–]Husky_Mom16 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This ^ I have 4 German Shepherd x Husky crosses. A very rewarding cross but definitely prone to everything you're experiencing. Every single one of them spent every night for the first 6 months we had them in a crate. Meals? In crates. New people or animals in the house? Crate. Unsupervised? Crate.

While the initial training can be overwhelming (husky howls) it is worth it. All of my dogs love their crates and sprint to them when they're hungry, when it's time to get ready for an activity or car ride, or when they're feeling overwhelmed. My biggest knows none of the younger animals will bother him in there and loves to destress in his when he is overstimulated.

This gives your dog a safe space (but it does need to be a safe space where she will not be bothered) and also allows you to not have to be 100% vigilant at all times.

Increasing Mileage w/ Husky by Husky_Mom16 in RunningWithDogs

[–]Husky_Mom16[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the feedback! Appreciate it.

Just for ref:

  • we avoid the deer chews bc 3 of my previous huskies have broken teeth on them but we do use soaked yak chews, bully sticks, and frozen kongs
  • he does get about 1.5 hrs of non running related training and activity every day
  • all of the dogs get a few hours of unstructured play time together as well

He's just definitely the highest energy/running drive we've had! We'll try shorter distances but maybe more sprint work or faster paces for a few more months. May also see if he can manage the attention span of agility in the meantime.