have a male Siberian Husky (ross) who is about 18months old.. We brought him home at around 6months.. We already had a cat and they seem to get along fine.. Ross at times will be alittle to aggressive but I think thats because he's young.. Anywho we have a few problems with Ross that we are wanting to find some tips on correcting them..

1.) I know there active dogs but if Ross gets a chance to run out the door.. Hes gone and hes a bullet u cant call him because he just ignores you and runs off .. This is a serious issue for us because I dont want him getting hit by a car..I wish we could go to the park with out a leach and play frisby or other fun games.

2.) He is wonderful with kids and grown ups. He is a little to friendly likes to jump all over people and gets really excited and hes hard to calm down.. Also he is never aggressive towards anyone. Im not saying that I would like him to randomly bite people but I would like him to be more protective.. Xspecially against strangers.. Second when hes in certian areas of the house he will Nip at my oldest son who is 10yrs . It only happens with him and not our 2yrs A few times these nips have been pretty hard.. What to do?

3.) Food issues.. No matter who or what if there is any kind of food he is there waiting for a golden opp to snatch your food and run.. This is very frusterating also very hard to deal with since our 2yrs old likes to sneak the dog food at times when hes not wanting to eat it.. How to go about this?

Please post up some tips and resolutions u have came up with simiular problems.

hi, be sure to keep on top of the "jumping all over people" thing because when he's older this could become a real pain.

As for the others just try to reward him whenever he doesn't snatch food off the table and teach him to obey your commands of "come here" or whatever phrase you use. if you reward him every time he obeys your command, when he darts for the door and you order him back he'll opt for a nice tasting treat rather than not listening to you and running out.

worth a try.

The issue with him jumping up on people is him gaining leadership in the family and if you don't stop that bad behavior he will be the pack leader in your family and you don't want that. Down the line he will have other issues far more serious. When he jumps up, bring up your knee to stop him and he won't like it at all. The matter of him darting out the door. When you go up to the door, make sure he is behind you and on a leash to avoid him darting out. You alway exit and enter the door first. Like you said, it can be dangerous. That also is a pack leader attitude. You have to walk your dog the right way for quite a long time, at least twice a day. If you have calm-assertive energy at all times, he will know who is the pack leader and you will be amazed in his behavio
Good Luck
Karenr.

Thanks for the advice ..

Actually after thinking about it he doesnt really ever jump up on any family members . Its always company that doesnt live here when they come over he gets all excited and jumps on them... Some tell him no and try to push him off but he continues and Ill sternly tell him no and pull him away by his collar but it usually takes him a bit to calm down..

He always snatches food off of the 2yr high chair not while hes in it he just sits around and begs while the child is in the seat. Also we generally eat in the living room so he comes up with his snout right by the edge ofyour plate or close to begging.. We push him back and tell him no.. He has food in his bowl and we never have problems with him eating that but he just wants to eat everything else some times to..:???: If we give him treats for satying away while we eat then hes just gonna beg for treats while its dinner time right? What to do?

What is a good way to break him of wanting to cut you off and so on while walking him.. He is such a handful running tis way and that.. His leach is a cloth leach that can be used like a choker chain .. I try that way but he doesnt care until he gets super tired ..?

On the subject of him darting out.. He hasnt done this so much lately.. When we come in we tell him no and pull him back by his collar until everyone is in.. When we go out he generally sits to the side and stays at the window by the door until we return..Its just that our 2yr old has a problem with opening the door and not closing it . We try to keep it locked but he unlocks it now.. But whenever the dog sees him by the door then he'll try to fun out if opened... Also if the little one is walking around eating then the dog will follow and try to snatch the food? What can I do to stop that other then telling him no and trying to prevent the sito all together?

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Dog jumping is an attention getting behavior..You do not want to push him off or bring your knee to his chest as that is giving him physical attention and will cause him to continue doing it...You want to turn your back on him and tell him off.When he learns that jumping doesn't get him attention but gets him ignored it wont be satisfying for him.Also have him in a sit/stay when people come over and if he breaks it when they come in the house return him to it...Praise him when he lets people pet him without getting up.Also make sure to tell people not to acknowledge him until he's calm and sitting.He will learn that's what he needs to be doing in order to get attention.....As for trying to snatch your food...Keep a spray bottle with water handy and spray him in the face when he tries to do it and put him in a lay down and stay position...Also if possible do not allow him in the room while your eating...As for the darting out the door...Huskies are escape artists...They love to run...The first thing you need to do is make sure your doors are secure...start putting him on his leash and going to the door,put him in a sit/stay...open the door and try and go out first...When he stays reward him,if he breaks the stay close the door,put him back in postion and try again.Don't let him out until he's remained sitting and let you out first.

Your ross needs training...an obedience training. The best possible thing to do in order to solve your dog’s behavioral problem is to train its obedience. Obedience training will somehow create a language between you and your dog. That way, the two of you can have an effective communication.

Yes we lack communication and understandng severly..