Alaskan Husky Behavior Forum

Sorry, but I am struggling to imagine the situation. The only thing I can think of is to try and give the dogs space. When they walk your way to turn away and walk the other way.

This weekend I had a girl here with her 7 month old Husky who has issues with socializing with other dogs in a way that we would want him too. He would turn to growling, trying to over power the other dog. What I then did is because she came to me to help socialize her dog is to get tools like water,towel, leads etc for if they fight. I first let out Ice as she always goes into a play position and sniffs the ground if the other dog looks stressed.

That went fine, he did how ever try to hump her and she pushed him off and growled at him. So he stopped doing it. Then I let my Lab out with a very high bite threshold. He growls when needed but has never bitten any dog. That went well too. The girl said usually he would have started to fight. Then I let Decota out my other Husky. He doesn't have very good comunication skills although he wants to play. So by now the Husky was use to some of my dogs and saw that by trying to intimidate other dogs, does not always work. So Decota came full into his space and he wanted to go for Decota. So I sprayed them with water lightly and they backed off, they tried it again so I sprayed again. They stopped and did not try it again.

To make a long story short. When the girl came here I told her to let go of her dogs lead and step away from the dogs. Her dog tried walking to her, probably for re asurance in the situation. So I told her to walk away from the dogs as mine was coming closer to her as well and that might up set her dog.

At the end of the day her dog interacted and played with 3 dogs for a full hour where as usually he would fight in the first 5 minutes. My dogs did most of the work (I bought them treats after wards ) but what we did in that time was to assess the dogs behavior in everything they did and her dog did and also to give them space away from us.

So if you could maybe do those two things to help you, it could give you a clue as to what is triggering this behavior.

Ice

Hey everyone , hadnt been on in while thought I'd wish everyone merry Christmas. Everyone here is doing good.

Glad to hear it Carl, and a very merry Christmas right back atcha
-lynnO

Sad news today , Thor passed away. It has hit our family hard. We all loved him very much. It was something we didn't see coming.

Carl, I'm truly sorry to read of your loss. Thor will live on in your memory.

Thanks. Your right he will never be forgotten.

Gina won some pictures so, we had Tess and Freya pics made.


Momma and daughter

Freya

Tess

I know I'm bias, but those are two of prettiest dogs I've ever seen. Tess acted as though she had posed for pictures all her life. Freya on the other hand try eat the flash. The photographer said she had never seen a dog do that, most tried to run from it. But Tess being momma would reach over and lick Freya and calm her down.

WOW! Those are GREAT photos!!! I can see the family resemblance too. In other photos you've posted I never really saw a lot of family similarity, but these shots sure capture it!
Isn't it amazing how doing "stuff" with our dogs teaches us more and more about them?
Thanks so much for sharing your family with all of us.

We have some new additions to the family. We wanted another male dog, but we also knew Tess wouldn't accept an outside dog. We were able to breed her and now have 4 beautiful blue eyed Huskies. There was one male and he is beautiful, and big. Also there is a female that looks like Tess we're going to keep and the others are promised. Its been over 3 years since her last litter and this will be her last. My youngest son is very excited, since the loss of Thor he hasn't been interested in another dog, but now he's fell in love with the puppies especially the male (doesn't hurt that he's Thor's brother). We named the boy Beowulf and the girl Sif. I know we have a thing for Norse names, but we are descendant from Vikings.

More photos please

Beowolf

Blackjack and Luna right after their bath

As much as it broke our hearts, Blackjack and Luna were adopted out today. They were adopted out through an agency. The lady who got them was a Husky lover, they have their own bedroom, with its own A/C unit, and their own doggy door going into a huge fenced in yard. They got their shots and will be spade when they're old enough. I would have loved to keep them, especially Blackjack, but I'm afraid Freya wouldn't take to kindly to it. I'm happy though they went to a good home. the lady at the agency vouched for the person who got them.

I will try to get pics of Sif on here soon, she looks like Tess.

Don't see what kept Gina From getting squashed, with over 200lbs of Freya and Odin on her.