| So you just brought home your husky puppy from | | | | establish the rules right away. If you let your husky |
| the local dog breeder. You set him down on the | | | | puppy chew on your shoes and make a mess in the |
| ground and after some examination, your husky is | | | | house because it's so adorable, you're training him |
| drawn to your shoes. He makes his way towards | | | | that it is alright to do those things. |
| them cautiously and pokes them with his tiny paw. | | | | When you do decide to punish your dog for it, he will |
| The shoe doesn't move so he then decides to bite it. | | | | become confused and won't understand why. Last |
| It tastes a bit funny so your adorable little puppy | | | | time he was chewing on your shoes, you were |
| starts chewing on it. | | | | laughing so he won't even associate shoe chewing |
| Meanwhile you're watching your little husky pup and | | | | with the punishment. He will think your just being |
| are just laughing at how cute he looks when he's | | | | cruel. |
| doing it. In your mind your thinking, well he's just a | | | | To avoid this, you must start training your dog |
| puppy and he looks so adorable so I'm going to let | | | | immediately! The moment your puppy enter your |
| him do it just for a bit. No harm will be done since his | | | | home, you should have all the rules ready and should |
| teeth aren't that sharp and he can't really chew up | | | | enforce them right away. Don't let him do anything |
| my shoe. | | | | you wouldn't want him to do when he's an adult. |
| Well you couldn't be farther from the truth. By letting | | | | This of course includes play fighting. Play fighting is |
| your husky chew on the shoe, you're encouraging | | | | one of the ways puppies play amongst each other. |
| such behavior. By not stopping him you're telling him | | | | You're not a puppy yourself so instead try to play |
| that it's alright if he chews on your shoes. | | | | different games with your husky. |
| A lot of the times people put off training for later | | | | There is no need for you to encourage bad behavior |
| instead of starting it as soon as the puppy enters | | | | while your husky dog is just a puppy. Encouraging |
| the new home. This already makes training harder | | | | bad behavior will only bring problems later on. Instead |
| than it should be. | | | | start teaching your dog what is acceptable and what |
| When you bring your husky home you want to | | | | isn't from day one. |