Hi,

Me and my sister just re-homed this 8 month old husky mix. It's been about 3 weeks and he's been really great up until a few days ago where he would start mouthing very hard and tugging on clothes really hard. We tried turning around to ignore him to send a message that it is not okay behavior but he starts tugging even harder on the back of our shirts. Saying ow or yelping doesn't seem to have an effect at all, he will sometimes let go if I redirect him with a toy only for a second and it's back at my arms and shirt. When he starts to do it, it's very hard to get him to stop.

We take him on 2 long walks to the park to play fetch everyday and try to do obedience training with him at least once a day. This has actually happened at the park while I was playing fetch with him and also when I was doing obedience training. We're just kind of at a loss here. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Ahh, the day adolescence:p similar problems with my guys at that age. Mostly maturity on puppies part and persistence on mine. I figured out this week an invitation to play so when they got mouthy I would make them sit. Once during and polite I would then scratch ears, run bellies or throw a toy. Or tug. Thick leather fleece lined work gloves and long sturdy sleeves hell immensely.