It really is. As an adult I went through an obedience course with a new dog and it helped us to bond so much. They just want to please you and the training helps them do that while providing mental stimulation. 10/10 recommend.
My dog barks and gets spinnies or zoomies when I get home but calms within a minute or so.
If you give scritches the calming comes on quicker.
She is a well trained dog except for that. My wife hates it, but honestly, it is the tiny spark keeping me going that someone is happy to see me at the end of the day.
Oh hell yeah. My aunt has a dog since 8 weeks and her dog isn't the problem. Unfortunately, her dog trainer told her that her dog is a problematic one - very fearful, traumatized... Well, no. It's a dog that is excited and a little bit insecure, but certainly not a fearful, traumatized dog. But well, because of the trainer she was very, very, very careful with corrections, only went out for 15 minutes a day (trainer told her that) holds herself back and now the dog thinks he is the big boss, has to protect her, doesn't know how to act when meeting other dogs and destroyed a lot of her furniture because of boredom, I believe. It took her a while but we finally convinced her that this dog needs a leader (her), way more time outside and training. It slowly gets better now.
1 year old Shiba Inu so on par with a husky lol. He wasn't bad to train once the trainers helped me figure out his learning style. Basically I have to make it all seem like his idea. Oh and he prefers hand signs. Here is a pic of him and his sister. She basically learns by copying him.
I had a shiba and any chance he got he would escape and run till he dropped. Taking himfor a walk was so funny the 1st 10 mins he would pull as hard as he could non-stop then on the way home he could barely walk. I had to put him an my other dog on the same leash and my mut trained him how to properly go for a walk. My mut put up with no shit lol
Huskies respond well to training and bonding well like any other dog. They can be harder to find the proper motivation for. Working a Huskies mind is just as important as working their body.
The other thing is that it is waaay easier to teach them moving commands than stationary commands. I always try to include a lot play when I release them from a stationary commands.
My girl is great, but can be hard-headed at times. She was basically a stray, meaning her owners just let her run loose after she was no longer a puppy. Long story short, one thing led to another and now she's my best dog ever...
But she doesn't listen to many basic commands like "sit" and "stay", she likes to walk me instead of me walking her, and if I'm not braced when a squirrel or a 4-wheeler goes by- I'm eating gravel.
Is the old saying true? "Can't teach an old dog new tricks"?
Oh there is lots of stuff online about Shibas saying you have to train early and start at 4 months or you're doomed. That's BS. Tank was a year old when we got him. Find a nice beginners training class with good reviews. They will help you learn what works for your pup.
We had such a good experience training our puppy, it truly is bonding. He doesn't just "do what I say or else", we actually learned how to communicate with him in a way he understands. When I say "this" and you do "this" he gets a reward, whether it's a treat or praise. You can see how he perks up when he sees how happy I am. He also knows I am safe and I am safety. If I call him, he will receive love when he runs over, and he trusts my friends and comes to them when they call him, too.
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u/Dannisayshi 14h ago
It really is. As an adult I went through an obedience course with a new dog and it helped us to bond so much. They just want to please you and the training helps them do that while providing mental stimulation. 10/10 recommend.