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Hey, I actually bought Indy from Karen. I have no idea why I haven't contacted her, I'm an idiot! Thankyou for suggesting that, I'll do it right away. And the lead idea sounds great, will also do that next time he comes inside. I let him inside just before and he actually sat by me as I was working on an essay. It lasted for about 5 minutes until he was off exploring again, but I was impressed. Ha! That sounds so cute. I'll see if I can find a cheap pack around here. I would love for Indy to have a friend but I think my family would kill me. At the moment I take him to my boyfriend's house occasionally where he can play with his two labradors. They get along great and whenever I bring him home he's nice and tired. And yeah, I know it's going to be worth it in the end. I think I just had this idealized notion about what my husky would be like and didn't consider the fact that he'd be a crazy pup first. No worries though, we'll get there. And here's a photo I took on my phone the other day

I started out walking him twice a day but as the weather has been getting colder I have to admit I've chosen to roll over in bed and ignore the early alarm. I will definitely start upping the exercise though, you're right. He has way too much energy. He does have a collection of toys, his favourite being a spongebob he secretly stole from my room and I only discovered later on, no longer yellow but brown and gross ;) Can you recommend some types of toys your husky particularly likes? As to his own area inside... that has been difficult because he goes SO crazy once he's let in, my family really only tolerates him for fifteen minutes until it's "INDY, OUTSIDE!" This is mostly why I would like to get a trainer to help me find some good ways to get him to calm down inside and know his place. Gah! I won't be in Adelaide on Saturday, I'm leaving for Booleroo tomorrow morning. Thanks for your suggestion though, it sounds like it would have been great. Thanks again everyone, for your input. I now have a list of trainers and classes I will investigate next week and hopefully get him back on track. I'll let you know how I go! Ash

Thanks! I looked up her name on Delta Society and her contact details came up so I may just give her a go. Thank you again.

Well, for the barging through the door problem I would get him to sit and open the door, and if he moved I would close the door, try again. And if he stayed he would be rewarded and allowed inside. For the biting I've tried so many things... distracting with other toys and praising him when he chomps on that instead, turning my back and leaving him (resulting only in being bit on the back of the legs), making loud exaggerated noises of pain whenever he bit too hard when he was younger. Bleh. Well, I am mad at him at the moment, but I *suppose* I can show a picture This one was taken a while ago, he's a lot bigger and darker now. And thank you very much DBT and Dwynwen, I'll check those sites out now!

Hello everyone, In January I welcomed a Siberian Husky pup into my home. His name is Indy. I'd kind of been obsessing about the breed since I was seven years old (now twenty one) so it was a pretty big deal and I couldn't have been happier... Since that time, he's gone through a few phases of biting and jumping and I'd read on here the ways to get them out of the habit and that for the most part, they grow out of it anyway. The problem is, he hasn't grown out of it. He's nearly 7 months old now and his behaviour is getting worse every day: biting, ploughing through the door as soon as it's opened and knocking everything over in sight, jumping up and stealing things from the kitchen bench, ruining clothes... etc etc. The biggest thing is probably the biting, since he has drawn blood (not anything dramatic but enough that it really hurts). And because he's getting a lot bigger now, he's very hard to keep under control. I don't know what to do anymore. It feels like any training I go through with him, he forgets the next day. Can anyone give me some advice? Also, I live in Adelaide and was wondering if there were some recommendations for Obedience classes around my area. And perhaps a recommended dog trainer to come to my house and help me sort out some of these issues? Any help at all will be VERY appreciated! Thank you so much for reading my post, hope to hear from someone soon. Ash