Saya is three months old. We live in NY so now it is pretty hot. She sleeps most of the day. I walk her early in the morning and play with her in the park for about 45 minutes. then she receives 2 short walks in the afternoon just so she can do her business. Lastly at around 9 when the night is out I take her for a long walk, about an hour or so, we run for only like 5 minutes at night time. Well I want to know if I should walk her for longer or not? Also saya is partially potty trained but she still pees in the house I guess she can not hold it for too long. She never pees while in the room but as soon as she gets out she goes to the bathroom and pees there. How can I potty train her. that way she never pees inside.
Also I'm trying to teach her how to heel, currently she bites on the leash while we are walking and she is starting to pick up the habit of biting my jeans while walking. What kind of collar should I use for her and how do I teach her to heel. She has learned 3 commands so far, Down, Sit, and Paw, but she only obeys inside the house when we are outside she listens when she wants to, How can I succeed at training my puppy

One last thing what kind of exercises can I do with her once she is older, since I only own her I won't be Mushing or anything, any exercise ideas will be deeply appreciated

P.s Saya is my first dog ever, everybody told me that they were not beginners pet but to be quite honest I actually enjoy having her and although she is stubborn I don't see why people say they are such a difficult breed

Welcome to the forum!

To answer your questions, a good rule of thumb for walking puppies is 5 minutes per month of age. So, right now Saya shouldn't be walking for more than about 15 minutes at a time. Also, since it is so hot, be really careful walking on pavement because it could burn her paws. She is also WAY too young to be running on pavement, it could damage her growing joints. Running around in the yard is perfectly fine, but wait til she's 10-12 months before you really let her run on a hard surface.

For the potty training, just like with walking she can only hold it for a certain amount of time. It's about an hour per month, though I found when Ghost was really little we were taking her out sometimes every 15-30 minutes. We've had really good success with bell training, you might want to look into that. Basically, every time she wakes up, eats, plays, drinks, etc, she should go out. Plus, have a special potty training treat that is SUPER high value, and throw her a party every time she potties outside. That will really help as well.

Finally, look into enrolling in a formal training class. Since you don't have a whole lot of dog experience, you both will take away a lot from the class and it wil be good for Saya's socialization.

Good luck, puppyhood can be a real rollercoaster with these guys

Thanks for your reply, just to clarify I dont run with her on the pavement, I take her to a park around my house since we live in a big apartment but have no yard, and she runs there on the grass. And I guess I shall walk with her less, I walked with her as much because she seemed to be disinterested in playing with toys, I bought her a kong and stuffed it with treats but I guess retrieving them were too hard because she gave up on it. Since I heard they loved running I let her free run in the park in the morning when it isnt so hot

Running free in the park is fine, since the ground is soft enough that it won't hurt her. What kinds of treats are you putting in the Kong? Ghost *loves* a mixture of pumpkin and yogurt in hers. I'll do a 1 for 1 mixture of canned pumpkin (NOT pie filling, too many additives), plain or plain greek yogurt, and I'll cap the ends with a little peanutbutter. I toss them in the freezer for a while, and when they're ready will buy you at least 30-45 minutes of peace while she works on it. Plus the pumpkin and yogurt are really good for her digestive system.

I bought the Kong Stuff'n treats I do have some peanut butter and some pumpkin I will give it a try later on, Saya sleeps alot throughout the day, I'm wondering is this normal, she has been sleeping less than before but she still does, Also besides the running what kind of exercises can I do with her to tire her out since they say a tire husky is a good husky

Play around in the park, and then mental stimulation is really good. She probably won't have the attention span to go for more than 5 minutes or so at a time on training, but treat puzzles are really good too.

Hmmm I'm quite baffled with the mental stimulation thing, what do you mean by it?

Training, games, anything that makes them use their little minds.

Haha the Kong does but she is still unable to retrieve the treats

Sleeping a lot is normal. Just like human babies It will get less and less as she gets older.

Hi!
My Noah slept alot when we first got him and I was worried until my aunt..who raised huskies says it's normal.. they are like babies.. I felt better.. He is 7mos now and I walk him at 5:30 or 6 also cause of the heat.. and a couple times during the day I take him out to do his business.. He is sleepin more right now too..I think he is just bored.. I throw his tennis balls or his toys from room to room and chase him around the apartment.. and try to teach him tricks just to give him a little something to do...
When I first got him at three months he would only go as far as the corner of my house and would plop his butt down and wouldn't go anymore..the vet said it's normal.. it takes time.. now he will walk for hours.. He is also my first dog..so.. You should corner the vet and ask as many questions as you need to.. some of them are like regular doctors.. they don't wanna take the time.. so force them to help..

My puppy does the same thing. When I'm walking her if she sees the building she rushes inside towards it its like she loves being in here. I take her to the park and play with her for a while. She seems to be bored at home aswell. She doesnt pay much attention to her toys. I pet her and tickle every now and then. Hopefully when the winter gets here she becomes motivated to go out and have some fun

yes.. when Iwalk him..I only go like a block at a time and stop by mouse house..give him water and if he wants to stop..he will run right up the stairs..if not we go right on walkin.. she is still little..give her time..soon she will be draggin you all over Noah loves his toys for a few days and then..time to get new ones.. cause he is bored or he is eating them! or he is terrorizin my cats... I can't wait til winter..I love to walk in the snow!! He also has kong toys.. I just put peanut butter in it..he sits there for a while til he gets it all out...

Which kong toy do you have haha the one I have seems to be unproductive she does not go for the treats at all lol

I have a medium blue one... and a small black one..... its kinda like a fat cone shape.. smaller on the top..bigger on the bottom.. and also a red one thats kinda like a stick with grooves on the side and a hole through the top to the bottom.. yes..we have lotsa toys.. he chewed through his favorite rope toy and i wasn't happy to see it in his poop.. he has lotsa balls and squeeky toys too..but she needs hard toys cause her teeth r gonna come out soon

maybe she doesn't like the treats
..try others.. blue buffalo ttreats are good also any kinda little bone that has good ingredients.. put that in there.. she needs to chew on something..or it will be all of your stuff

Welcome!

Good advice here! Just some of my thoughts to add: Mental stimulation can be hiding a treat in one room while having her sit and wait in another. Then call "come" for her to try to find it. This is great for learning "sit", "wait" and "come" and just for having fun together! We have also taken 3 bathroom sized disposable cups and hid a treat under one, then we do the whole circus act / slight of hand rotation of the cups and then let her choose which cup has the treat under it. Another game my kids would play with our guy was a chase game where they would roar and try to touch his butt while he ran. I thought it was a rather weird, scary game and was going to mess with his little mind, but he LOVED it and still does. They now play that mostly outside since he is bigger.

Zukes makes a yummy (for dogs) training treat. I think most of our dogs on this forum who have tried Zukes love them. They are good to use for rewards for pottying and walking. Another idea to keep her attention and stop her from biting her leash and your jeans is to hold a cheese stick (frozen lasts longer) down at your side for her to nibble and keep her in the heel position. You would be praising and telling her "heel" and "good girl" all the time she nibbles. This may or may not work long term... it does, however, allow her to get exercise and not be learning bad habits!

I would either buy her a harness or continue to use her regular buckle collar for walking. If she pulls until she gags or coughs using her regular collar, you should consider a harness for sure. I think she is too young to be using a training collar or any sort. The negative thing about the harness is that you will surely have to buy another before she is full grown. That can get expensive...

I second the idea of you enrolling in a puppy school as soon as you are able. You will learn SO much and so will Saya! Enjoy her!!

Thank you all for the advices, joining this forum has really helped me with saya, like I said earlier although most people say they are not beginners pet I actually find them to be pretty entertaining and love handling them. I will try the cheese stick thing. Haha I just put some peanut butter on her kong toy and she licked it clean. Is there a limit as to how much peanut butter I can give her per day

I wouldn't give her much, it's pretty fatty. When you get a chance get the yogurt and pumpkin, it's better for them and you can give more. A tablespoon or so per day of peanut butter should be ok though.

I sometimes mix yogurt, pumpkin AND the tablespoon of peanut butter! You can really smell the peanutty smell and yet not have all the fat nor make them super thirsty. (I will leave Sabaka in his crate a few hours during the day with a stuffed Kong to entertain him. I never leave water in his crate, so I would feel bad if the peanut butter made him thirsty!)

I didnt stuff the pmpkin inside because of the fact that she seems to give up pretty fast on it she is not able to retrieve things haha she gives up after like 30 seconds with the peanut butter it is different she actually tries

Hi SabakaMom,
Sabaka is beautifu! How old? Naoh was on a harness when we brought it home..but boy! He pulled me! I put him on a regular collar.. and he did pull at first..then he stopped..so now I have three harnesses..wasted money! Live and learn... Naoh likes to nip my boyfriend..do you have any suggestions to make him stop.. cause whatever we do ..he doesn't listen..but he doesn't nip at anyone else though... he loves my boyfriend...Lots!!!!

We use the easy walk harness with my dogs for walking especially with Kerian ( she needs more leash training it appears. ) Blaze will walk just fine with a collar I just use the harness when I would walk both of them.

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The above is a link to the easy walk harness.

Another good game to play with Saya that my puppy enjoys is, get an empty plastic bottle clean it out take the cap and label off and put some kibble or treats in there. Rue runs around like mad trying to get stuff out of there. It's rewarding and stimulating mentally, it can however get really loud if you have hardwood floors.

Rue also really likes frozen socks, I took some old socks soaked them in water (or you can do chicken broth) tight it in a knot or several knots and freeze it. It's a good summer treat and good when they are teething.

I would also recommend teaching attention or eyes, it has helped Rue listen to me more when we are outside. It gets them to make eye contact with you and that way their attention is on you. I started teaching it to him at home and we are slowly learning it in other noisier places.

Good luck with Saya

prtlad999 wrote:

Hi SabakaMom,
Sabaka is beautifu! How old? Naoh was on a harness when we brought it home..but boy! He pulled me! I put him on a regular collar.. and he did pull at first..then he stopped..so now I have three harnesses..wasted money! Live and learn... Naoh likes to nip my boyfriend..do you have any suggestions to make him stop.. cause whatever we do ..he doesn't listen..but he doesn't nip at anyone else though... he loves my boyfriend...Lots!!!!

Thank you!! Sabaka is 18 months old. We were always afraid the harness would cause Sabaka to pull because, evidently, it presses on their chest and triggers a desire to pull. That didn't happen for us! He loved his harness and walks much better with it. I (my hubby does not) still use a pinch collar when I take him out in public because he just doesn't behave like he should yet... I would never use a pinch collar or a head halter or anything like that on a very young puppy. Not that the device will hurt them physically, but rather mentally.

I think the nipping is probably an excited "I want to play" thing. I would guess that he's still nipping your boyfriend because your boyfriend LETS him. Sabaka plays differently with everyone in the family. He knows what is allowed depending on who he plays with. He has started nibbling my youngest son's shoulder (like he's biting fleas) because my son will roll on his belly in the midst of playing. I guess Sabaka does it to ask him to play more. They are smart dogs!