I am having some behavior trouble, My husky is now about 6 months old, and will be nutered on the 21st of October. (this month) when he does bad things, like Ripping up stuff that isnt his we show him the item and say "BAD" then put a mesh muzzle on im for about 15-20 minutes, but it does not seem to work all the time. he has PLENTY of his own things that he is allowed to tear apart. but he is now destroying things in the fenced yard that cost a LOT of money, we are unable to put him in a crate while we are not home, becauce he freaks out! and we have no way of chaining him up because he could just chew threw the harness. would it be good to buy one of the yard pins? and what are some other corrections/punishments that could be used for this. and sometimes he even does tis when we ARE home. he wants to go outside to play on his own and go to the bathroom. and then we are in the house doing our own thing then we look outside and see expensive stuff chewed up. please! i need some help and some good tips! does it get better when there done being nutered/teething? if not i need something to help keep his attention on instead of things that are expensive, we have NOWERE else to put this stuff, (Giant trampoleen, lawn mower, bikes, Ect.) one thing i heard of that is good is hurtles. but i dont know if its ok for his age. if anyone can help or answer any of them, even if its just one question, i would be verry happy. thank you.

-Slinkyslinks

How about thinking about prevention.

How much exercise a day does he get? How much time does he spend alone without stimulation?

A bored Husky puppy without structure or stimulation is going to destroy things. It's perfectly normal.

Yikes all I hear is a Sibe who needs more exercise and stimulation!

How often/long are the walks they get?

Showing the toy and giving a verbal reprimand really doesn't have much effect. They don't understand. They can't associate something they've done before with you now being angry and mad. And as for the muzzle... that's not helping at all. If anything you're making the muzzle very negative which isn't something to do.

If you're around the house- tie him to you. That way you can see what he's doing at all times and give him appropriate things to chew on. As for outside- these dogs are notorious for making up their own amusement when they're bored. He needs more structured activity in his life.

I agree with and echo both of the above comments. Also from what I perceived it sounds like he is a mainly outdoor dog, he probably needs more time being part of the pack as well. Also running around in the yard doesn't really count very much for exercise, so even spending 30 minutes on a structured walk could help immensely keep us updated!

Well said Megan. We are channeling the same train of thought. This is pasted from a post I made earlier today in another thread:

One suggestion here: letting him run around loose in the yard is not exercise, it's free time. Try to incorporate focused, structured exercise where you are actively engaged with him and showing him that you are a source of good things like bonding, treats, guidance, structure, praise, and energy release. These are all things that he needs from you specifically.

Your main mission right now is building trust and respect. Not only will this settle him down and bring his bond to you further along, but it will put you in a position to start hacking away at the behavioral problems you are seeing.

Without the bond first, you're really swimming upstream.

Jumps or hurtles at his age aren't good for his joints. But you can teach him other stuff that will both mentally and physically stimulate his mind. Buy a tunnel either online or at a local toy store and teach him to run through that using treats. Buy stakes for the yard and teach to run down the middle of those. When he is older, you can add a jump bar to the stakes. He'll already have a great jump foundation! That's exactly what agility people do with their young dogs.

Be sure to give him lots of options for toys. A kong with peanut butter, a bully stick, a beef cheek roll, plus some furry toys, and nylabones. Giving him options makes him less likely to pick your stuff. That being said, pick up the things that he is chewing! He is just a puppy so anything on the floor is "fair game". I also suggest tethering him to when he is in the house.

No more unsupervised time outside. All your stuff is being destroyed because he is bored. When he goes outside, you go too. Ask him to go potty and throw a ball for him. If he starts digging or ripping at something, go over and redirect to a toy. Don't "correct", redirect! Offer him a better option. Then you go inside and he gets tethered to you. If there isn't anything interesting happening  outside (like you throwing the ball or you using a flirt pole) he will destroy stuff out of sheer boredom.

Second the more walks. Second the no muzzle. I'd suggest you stop correcting and start heading the problems off before they occur. Lots of walks, good chewies, and no "people stuff" on the ground makes it much easier on both you and the dog.

Ok, thank you for the imformation. he has about 7 diffrent types of bonesin the yard, and a huge varaity of toys. the only problem is, at the moment since he is not nutered he cant be inside for more then about 15-20 minutes at a time since he is having a "marking" problem. when we were in a petsmart he marked 19 times in 25 minutes.. so after he gets nutered he will be aloud inside alot more. should the walks we take him on be longer? he gets two walks a day that are 30-45 minutes each.

For regular old dogs 2, 30-45 minute walks would be perfectly acceptable. As he is showing signs of boredom and under stimulation plus the sheer fact that he is a husky, I would say bump up the exercise. And teach him a settle down command. Even high energy dogs need to chill when asked.

Read this article about creating an "off switch" combined with a "Go to bed" command: http://dogtime.com/dog-training-settle-down-dunbar.html

Marking in the house is... Not fun. Neutering may help but ultimately you need to have your eyes peeled. If he us tethered to you, you must keep your eyes on him. When he lifts his leg, redirect him. Say "Ah-ah!" And take him outside immediately. By catching the behavior as it happens, you break the cycle. You don't need to shout or pop the leash, use your voice to interrupt him and bring him outside. Praise when he marks outside.

My male was unneutered when I got him and I was able to stop his marking before I even neutered him, as it was said above consistency and catching him in the act will be the key, the first time he marked in the house I gave a sharp 'no' and took him immediately outside, and walked him next to a bush right outside my apartment building. I gave Link this certain bush so that he was allowed to pee on it and it helped him to know that it was okay to go there, he goes there every time now.