About a week ago my dad impulsively bought a husky puppy while my mom, sister, and I were visiting family. She’s really hyper (as expected because she’s a puppy and a husky), however, my family can’t seem to handle her energy levels. My sister (14) is getting beyond stressed and wants to send her back or sell her. I don’t want to give up on her just yet, I want to give this puppy a chance and raise her right because I feel it’s too soon to just simply give up on her.
Here’s our “problems” - biting and scratching (she tends to do this even if we aren’t in her personal space, but mostly happens when we try to put her in a kennel, take things away from her that she can’t have or will make her sick. She got my sister good the other day while my sister was simply sitting on the couch) - refusing to pee or poop outside, but only using her pee pads - chewing (of course since she’s a puppy) - I struggle with negative reinforcement like stern voice, putting her in a kennel, etc
Here’s what I do know about raising a puppy - positive reinforcement is a must, and we have been doing this with treats and affection/attention - we need to kennel train her (my sister and I have a trouble with leaving her in a kennel because she cries and we don’t have the heart to just simply let herself cry until she adjusts to it) - she needs lots of exercise (we try to bring her outside lots for walks, however, most times she just sits and eats grass. We also play with her in the house with toys) - we can’t punish her for her hyper ness because it’s in her nature and I feel it would be wrong to do so and would cause her to not trust us
If anyone has any advice, it would be greatly appreciated. I really don’t want to give up on this dog as my dad is already in love with her and I want her to have a good life. Thank you in advance.
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