I have a siberian husky.
He always has to be on a leash, and when called he would not come unless you had a treat in your hand. Days of trying to get
him to come on command without having a treat would end frustrating unfruitful.

Any miracle advice or suggestions on how to motivate a husky to stay and come on command OFF the leash?

It's actually a membership site that Adam has, as opposed to a book. The other product I refer to, which I personally prefer, (the dog training link) is in fact an ebook.

I understand your concern. The thing is that Adam's site is actually quite helpful. And I state very clearly that I do NOT agree with him on the issue of shelter dogs.

I agree with you completely.

It's a fantastic job that you are doing.

Regards,
Brigitte

I read your e-mails with interest, but the above post has slightly riled me in you recommending Adam's book when he is doing so much damage by stating do not get a dog from a shelter.

I work voluntary with a rehoming organisation here in Cyprus called CYDRA (Cyprus Dogs Rehoming Association) and we work with the shelters on the island. Firstly we have rehomed over 200 dogs so far this year and I myself have three rescue dogs, plus one foster dog at the moment. After having pedigree dogs for many years in the UK, I can honestly say that a rescue dog is more loyal, more obedient once trained (this training normally only takes 2-3 days as they are so grateful) and gives all the love s/he can. As I sit typing this I have tears in my eyes when I think of the little foster dog I have at the moment who was in death row in a municipality dog pound until one of our workers saw her and knew that with her brilliant temperament and good looks she would be rehomed quickly and she flies to her forever home next week.

Maybe Adam should come to Cyprus and see how quickly our shelter dogs settle down into a home, as the fostering is done for 4-5 weeks to get the dog used to being in a home environment getting lots of TLC and a lot of the time no training is required it is just a natural instinct for them to want to please as they are so happy to be out of a shelter.

Sorry to have ranted on a bit, but it is a subject close to my heart.

Regards,
Trish

Hopefully you've sorted this problem out by now. Sorry, I didn't see your comment earlier.

Hey Gale,

What a heartwarming story. Thanks so much for that.

Regards,
Brigitte

That was at the beginning of November; it's May now, and he does stairs like an athlete, his tail is still wagging, climbs in and out of the car with no problem, comes when called, heels beautifully, and his stay is almost rock solid. Like my other Cavaliers, he LOVES to practice. He now plays, and interacts with other dogs, protects the kitten and lets her do anything to him, including taking food from his mouth.

He has only had a few peeing accidents in the house, and some of them were as a result of me coming home from shopping or a trip to town, so now, when I am ready to go out, he runs to a crate so that I can put him in there. He doesn't mark in my house, but when we visit a house where there is another male, he will mark there, but I have a belly band for those occasions.

Knowing what a breed's personality is, and tapping into it to bring out a good dog from a damaged one is the way to go.

Rescues are known escape artists, and I almost had a heart attack when a woman knocked on my front door and my original boy came down to meet her, and when I saw a second dog, I thought it was my female, but it was my rescue. I told both of them to get back into the house, and they both did.

Most people cannot believe the difference in the dog in less than 6 months. He is so bonded with me that I would not be able to rehome him if I wanted to… he won' t listen to anyone else but me.

I have adopted a male Daschound, he is turning four this year.
I have a problem of him marking his terrirtory around the flat, mainly on the corners of my furniture..!What can I do to prevent him from doing this or help the situation. I do have two females who are indoor dogs and are potty trained… Sometimes he does try show dominancy towards them as well, the one is an American Toy Terrior (1.5years old) and the other is a Daschound (9 months
old).

Kind Regards,

Justine.

All I can say is, keep on with more of what you're doing.

It sounds as if your Dalmation does know what you want him to do, and is choosing not to do it because it's fun not to!

When using the treats, what I suggest you do is repeat the same action that you want him to do several times over and over again. Give him a treat for, say the first 6 times. Then don't give a treat. Then give another, say 2 times. Then don't give one.

The theory is that the dog will do the action for the treat, but eventually he will be so used to following the command that he will do it without ever receiving a treat. It does work – some dogs just take longer than others.

Regards,
Brigitte

I know what you mean about both the strength, and other dogs and people being afraid.

That was the case with Kara, my Rottweiler, when she was young.

Getting a dog to walk on a leash is often not an easy task, and you may need to try several different tactics. But start off by keeping her on a very short leash, and pull immediately and sharply every time she tries to pull ahead (yes, I know, that's probably every couple seconds). But you need to persevere.

A halti type collar can also help.

Other than that, you should either buy a book (or ebook) on dog training, or join a membership training site like Adam's – see above or click here – or consult a professional dog trainer.

Regards,
Brigitte