Potential new addition

[JBM]

He’s super affectionate compared to other huskies I’ve known it’s very cute
He’s growing already it’s mad

 

[PurBee]

Cuteness overload! I wouldnt get much done with him in the house Is Bear exhausted by him yet?!
I love the mid-pup stage of them looking almost like foals with longer fluffy puppy legs, skinny body and puppy ears

 

[JBM]

Cuteness overload! I wouldnt get much done with him in the house Is Bear exhausted by him yet?!
I love the mid-pup stage of them looking almost like foals with longer fluffy puppy legs, skinny body and puppy ears

Some times bear is in love with him and they play outside running around like two idiots and then sometimes bear lays under me so I can keep yogi off his face while he tries to sleep

 

[Unicorn]

He's sooooo cute

I love how serious husky puppies look!

 

[JBM]

Yogi has had his first bath..he discovered cow poop
He’s very angry about it and he is the usual husky type who likes to sing in the bath

 

[JBM]

Love these boys
(Expert face hiding )

 

[JBM]

He has learned to sit and somewhat understands paw (progress) and also comes when you call him!
He’s doing great
Unfortunately still not getting that cars are dangerous so any tips on that would be appreciated the noise doesn’t scare him and the post man’s van is electric which doesn’t help at all

 

[PurBee]

Unfortunately still not getting that cars are dangerous so any tips on that would be appreciated the noise doesn’t scare him and the post man’s van is electric which doesn’t help at all

Its the irish air! Nearly all dogs i pass on the road chase the wheels of cars!! Its soooo weird why they do that. Rural sheepdogs are the worst. One sheep farmer i know kennelled his dog when it even went for the wheels on his kids bikes while they were playing at home - he was baffled why!

When i pass in the car a house with a dog sitting outside, i take a deep breath and pray..




With my husky/GSD around the farm i would drive the tractor and she’d never get too close, but i always made a point of telling her to ‘get back’ - pointing cue also, while the engine was running, and when moving. If the horn worked i would have used that too as a back-up cue if not paying attention, which could help as other drivers are likely to bip their horn if a dog is too close or not getting out of the way.
If you have a quad you could teach with that in the driveway as training.
It was at the point she was really hooked onto me and listening to me that this was trained, a bit older than yogi is. When the basic training got welded well, then expanded farm training started. I’d get her back from all machinery, areas where chainsaws are working, or diggers etc - all machinery i always consistently told her to ‘get back’, and ‘stay’ (when she retreated far enough) which was trained inside in a room with treats, and then used outside.
It instilled a kind of respect for moving vehicles, to keep back while theyre moving - which she does. People pass on the lane, those she knows that stop here she’ll approach but keep a safe distance as they drive in.

 

[JBM]

Its the irish air! Nearly all dogs i pass on the road chase the wheels of cars!! Its soooo weird why they do that. Rural sheepdogs are the worst. One sheep farmer i know kennelled his dog when it even went for the wheels on his kids bikes while they were playing at home - he was baffled why!

When i pass in the car a house with a dog sitting outside, i take a deep breath and pray..




With my husky/GSD around the farm i would drive the tractor and she’d never get too close, but i always made a point of telling her to ‘get back’ - pointing cue also, while the engine was running, and when moving. If the horn worked i would have used that too as a back-up cue if not paying attention, which could help as other drivers are likely to bip their horn if a dog is too close or not getting out of the way.
If you have a quad you could teach with that in the driveway as training.
It was at the point she was really hooked onto me and listening to me that this was trained, a bit older than yogi is. When the basic training got welded well, then expanded farm training started. I’d get her back from all machinery, areas where chainsaws are working, or diggers etc - all machinery i always consistently told her to ‘get back’, and ‘stay’ (when she retreated far enough) which was trained inside in a room with treats, and then used outside.
It instilled a kind of respect for moving vehicles, to keep back while theyre moving - which she does. People pass on the lane, those she knows that stop here she’ll approach but keep a safe distance as they drive in.

Thank you that’s a really good way to explain it and I will most definitely try
He’s terrified of the lawnmower so the quad is an amazing shout as it’s more carlike and still loud.
I’ve got sit down but he absolutely is like your girl and just wants to be beside me all the time so I will work on stay without distractions first.
he definitely got it from his mother because his father isn’t Irish!

 

[CorvusCorax]

It's not weird at all for herding breeds, or anything with high prey drive, which huskies often have, to chase vehicles/wheels, they are kinda bred to be fixated on movement. It's not unusual and it's pretty easy to explain.

Desensitise the dog they way you would with anything, sensible/distanced exposure then reward when nothing happens/the dog is neutral. Engagement and a good relationship is the most important thing, get that first so that all the focus is on you, then most other things are much easier to teach.

 

[JBM]

It's not weird at all for herding breeds, or anything with high prey drive, which huskies often have, to chase vehicles/wheels, they are kinda bred to be fixated on movement. It's not unusual and it's pretty easy to explain.

Desensitise the dog they way you would with anything, sensible/distanced exposure then reward when nothing happens/the dog is neutral. Engagement and a good relationship is the most important thing, get that first so that all the focus is on you, then most other things are much easier to teach.

He doesn’t chase them! Tho I’m sure he will start to
He just crawls under them when they’re parked and obviously if you weren’t aware he was there (such as a postman not looking) it potentially wouldn’t end well when he went to move off
So it’s more getting him to realise he can’t crawl under and stand around cars incase he does get hit
So I would like to train him to give them space!

 

[CorvusCorax]

He doesn’t chase them! Tho I’m sure he will start to
He just crawls under them when they’re parked and obviously if you weren’t aware he was there (such as a postman not looking) it potentially wouldn’t end well when he went to move off
So it’s more getting him to realise he can’t crawl under and stand around cars incase he does get hit
So I would like to train him to give them space!

Yeah my first part was more to Purbee.

The easiest thing is to physically prevent him from going near parked or moving cars or keep a line on him and practise recalling away from things. At this stage I wouldn't be giving him the freedom to do that (crawl under a car) in the first place. Now it's a new thing you have to train over, but hopefully he hasn't practiced it enough to be a big problem.

 

[JBM]

Yeah my first part was more to Purbee.

The easiest thing is to physically prevent him from going near parked or moving cars or keep a line on him and practise recalling away from things. At this stage I wouldn't be giving him the freedom to do that (crawl under a car) in the first place. Now it's a new thing you have to train over, but hopefully he hasn't practiced it enough to be a big problem.

I don’t let him do it by any degree but he does attempt to do it
I am trying to train him not to as per asking for advice but it’s going to take time as he’s very determined my dogs always have had free roam of the garden all day but yogi is only allowed out supervised due to this til I can get him trained otherwise as there’s always 2 cars parked in the drive

 

[JBM]

The boys are doing great a new park has opened for dogs about 30 minutes away so going to take the boys and a few friends dogs out there for safe socialisation! Possible in the next week or two

The park is rented by the hour and fully in closed so only the dogs you bring will be there

 

[JBM]

He’s growing too fast
3 months now

 

[Clodagh]

He’s the canine equivalent of Angry Cat

 

[JBM]

These two crack me up! Always have to have a tussle

 

[JBM]

They’re both such happy dogs but yogi looks so fed up with everyone all the time so cranky!

 

[JBM]

So we have discovered after a late vet visit that yogi is mildly allergic to rabbit
Thankfully he is fully back to normal this morning his tablets are working well and it was purely face swelling.
I of course was terrified of his airways closing due to swelling but my vet is an absolute angel!
Yogi always has emergencies on a Sunday but New Year’s Eve is new

 

[Barton Bounty]

So we have discovered after a late vet visit that yogi is mildly allergic to rabbit
Thankfully he is fully back to normal this morning his tablets are working well and it was purely face swelling.
I of course was terrified of his airways closing due to swelling but my vet is an absolute angel!
Yogi always has emergencies on a Sunday but New Year’s Eve is new

At least he is back to normal

 

[FinnishLapphund]

Poor boy, and no wonder you got terrified, it's fully reasonable that it's extra stressful when there's swelling which potentially could affect their airways. Glad it went well.