yea. i'll disagree with that. so long as you plan on keeping a dog for a long time (hopefully for life), the dog will treat you as the alpha.
getting a younger dog is just about the chance to raise a puppy.
Originally posted by: thepd7
6 weeks is perfect, 8 weeks and the dog is getting more attached to it's mother than you. 6-8 weeks is what most people say, some say 10-12 but that's WAY too long. YOU are the alpha, YOU are the leader, YOU are the one to bring them up, not their mother. That will foster the most loyalty and the best relationship. We got ours at 6.5 weeks and she thinks we are her parents, I love it.
Originally posted by: thepd7
6 weeks is perfect, 8 weeks and the dog is getting more attached to it's mother than you. 6-8 weeks is what most people say, some say 10-12 but that's WAY too long. YOU are the alpha, YOU are the leader, YOU are the one to bring them up, not their mother. That will foster the most loyalty and the best relationship. We got ours at 6.5 weeks and she thinks we are her parents, I love it.
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: thepd7
6 weeks is perfect, 8 weeks and the dog is getting more attached to it's mother than you. 6-8 weeks is what most people say, some say 10-12 but that's WAY too long. YOU are the alpha, YOU are the leader, YOU are the one to bring them up, not their mother. That will foster the most loyalty and the best relationship. We got ours at 6.5 weeks and she thinks we are her parents, I love it.
We got ours at about 8 weeks, and while she cried a lot of the time when we were holding her at first.. she quickly grew fond of us and was in great shape pretty much as soon as she was home. Now, she's very attached to us. She cries when we leave her, and I guess she was sad when I left home after winter break to come back to school. I know she was, because of how excited she'll get when I come home for a weekend. When I walk in that door, well let's just say it'd be awesome to have a human reacting the same way she does. She greets with intensity and pure compassion... it's so adorable. I love it. And she shows her emotions so vibrantly, between her ears, eyes, and tail, and the subsequent shaking of her entire body.
Originally posted by: 0
Huskies are nice dogs, we used to have one. They require tons of attention, especially running their respective energy off. You didn't say whether its an outside or inside dog. Siberians generally don't bark, they howl. They are especially friendly, and not the best watch dogs. Did I say they have a lot of energy? I had a friend who bred them, and they figured out how to climb a 6' chain link fence. Very intelligent, but somewhat hard to train. We had a pulling harness fitted to ours and she pulled a small tire around the yard in the summer. She would pull us cross country skiing in the winter. This was in the early 1990s.
Originally posted by: jagec
Originally posted by: 0
Huskies are nice dogs, we used to have one. They require tons of attention, especially running their respective energy off. You didn't say whether its an outside or inside dog. Siberians generally don't bark, they howl. They are especially friendly, and not the best watch dogs. Did I say they have a lot of energy? I had a friend who bred them, and they figured out how to climb a 6' chain link fence. Very intelligent, but somewhat hard to train. We had a pulling harness fitted to ours and she pulled a small tire around the yard in the summer. She would pull us cross country skiing in the winter. This was in the early 1990s.
You forgot they dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig....
Originally posted by: ConstipatedVigilante
Originally posted by: destrekor
Originally posted by: thepd7
6 weeks is perfect, 8 weeks and the dog is getting more attached to it's mother than you. 6-8 weeks is what most people say, some say 10-12 but that's WAY too long. YOU are the alpha, YOU are the leader, YOU are the one to bring them up, not their mother. That will foster the most loyalty and the best relationship. We got ours at 6.5 weeks and she thinks we are her parents, I love it.
We got ours at about 8 weeks, and while she cried a lot of the time when we were holding her at first.. she quickly grew fond of us and was in great shape pretty much as soon as she was home. Now, she's very attached to us. She cries when we leave her, and I guess she was sad when I left home after winter break to come back to school. I know she was, because of how excited she'll get when I come home for a weekend. When I walk in that door, well let's just say it'd be awesome to have a human reacting the same way she does. She greets with intensity and pure compassion... it's so adorable. I love it. And she shows her emotions so vibrantly, between her ears, eyes, and tail, and the subsequent shaking of her entire body.
When we left my cat on vacation or something, he would turn his back on us when we returned because he was mad. But then he'd cuddle up pretty soon.
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
We trained our dog to ring a bell to go outside by mistake.
At Christmas time we hung some bells on the doorknob. Then every time we opened the door the bells would jingle. From that she figured out that ringing bells meant the door would open and she started ringing them on her own.
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
We trained our dog to ring a bell to go outside by mistake.
At Christmas time we hung some bells on the doorknob. Then every time we opened the door the bells would jingle. From that she figured out that ringing bells meant the door would open and she started ringing them on her own.
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
We trained our dog to ring a bell to go outside by mistake.
At Christmas time we hung some bells on the doorknob. Then every time we opened the door the bells would jingle. From that she figured out that ringing bells meant the door would open and she started ringing them on her own.
Originally posted by: trmiv
Beautiful puppy, congrats!
Originally posted by: 0
Huskies are nice dogs, we used to have one. They require tons of attention, especially running their respective energy off. You didn't say whether its an outside or inside dog. Siberians generally don't bark, they howl. They are especially friendly, and not the best watch dogs. Did I say they have a lot of energy? I had a friend who bred them, and they figured out how to climb a 6' chain link fence. Very intelligent, but somewhat hard to train. We had a pulling harness fitted to ours and she pulled a small tire around the yard in the summer. She would pull us cross country skiing in the winter. This was in the early 1990s. We also had Samoyeds, and we actually grew to prefer them. They are a bit more powerful than the siberians, and they are more loyal, easier to train and bark at strangers. They are essentially a longer haired white version of a sled dog. Oh - and don't forget to work off their energy, and good luck.
Originally posted by: waffleironhead
As long as you have room for her to run,run,run,run,run then congrats. If you are a city dweller and you keep her locked in an apartment then you suck,suck,suck,suck,suck.
Did I mention huskys like to run?
Originally posted by: freesia39
Originally posted by: Kelemvor
We trained our dog to ring a bell to go outside by mistake.
At Christmas time we hung some bells on the doorknob. Then every time we opened the door the bells would jingle. From that she figured out that ringing bells meant the door would open and she started ringing them on her own.
OMG. i wish i could train my parents dog to do that. he usually sits by the door or jumps up and scratches it if he needs to be let out badly but sometimes he sees a squirrel and just wants to chase it... which is not good if it's rainy and muddy outside!
but being the little dog genius he is, he'd probably start ringing it anytime he wanted to go out to play
Originally posted by: Ns1
Jealous!
That's awesome.
You should name it poppy
+1 for whoever gets that reference
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
My dream dog. I love that color and the eyes. Always wanted one just like that. Only a male.
Originally posted by: Wuffsunie
Aw, so cute!
And the glowing expression and red eyes in each picture just let's me know he wants to consume my soul.