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Training huskie light watchdog duties
Hello Everyone,
I am hoping to find someone who may have some experience with Siberian huskies that could answer some questions for me. I have brought home a huskie from a rescue for a week to see how he would like our family. He is 3 years old and just an angel. Everyone in the house has fallen in love with them and he seems to already in 2 days accepted us as his pack. He is housetrained and very well mannered but I would like to try to install some light watchdog training. I know characteristics of this breed is that they are not well suited as watch dogs because of their friendly nature. If I could train him to simply bark at people who aproach our doors then this would suffice. I do not need a dog that will fight to the death if you enter the home, in fact if they want in that bad then I would rather have him safe than injured by a potential burglar. My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. One thing that is in his benefit is that he is constantly looking out the windows of the home and he will bark at someone who may be walking on the sidewalk but have noticed that this behaviour was with someone who was walking their dog. I have the time to put in his training but am looking for techniques that could be used in order to help encourage this behaviour. Any suggestions or input at all is greatly apreciated! ,Brandon |
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Hi Brandon
I really feel you have the wrong sort of breed for this. Huskies and any other Spitz breed dog are not bred for protection therefore their instincts don't lie heavily in this sort of thing. Another thing is should he start barking at humans, he will certainly become a nuiscance and won't stop, resulting in a problem barker. You cannot expect dogs to bark at one person but not bark at another (unless you teach them to bark on command), dogs don't have the power of deductive reasoning. They (all dogs for that matter) will bark at everyone or no one at all. I would re-think my plans with this dog or get a German Shepherd. Lochiegirl "Brandon Harper" wrote in message ... Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find someone who may have some experience with Siberian huskies that could answer some questions for me. I have brought home a huskie from a rescue for a week to see how he would like our family. He is 3 years old and just an angel. Everyone in the house has fallen in love with them and he seems to already in 2 days accepted us as his pack. He is housetrained and very well mannered but I would like to try to install some light watchdog training. I know characteristics of this breed is that they are not well suited as watch dogs because of their friendly nature. If I could train him to simply bark at people who aproach our doors then this would suffice. I do not need a dog that will fight to the death if you enter the home, in fact if they want in that bad then I would rather have him safe than injured by a potential burglar. My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. One thing that is in his benefit is that he is constantly looking out the windows of the home and he will bark at someone who may be walking on the sidewalk but have noticed that this behaviour was with someone who was walking their dog. I have the time to put in his training but am looking for techniques that could be used in order to help encourage this behaviour. Any suggestions or input at all is greatly apreciated! ,Brandon |
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Hi Brandon
I really feel you have the wrong sort of breed for this. Huskies and any other Spitz breed dog are not bred for protection therefore their instincts don't lie heavily in this sort of thing. Another thing is should he start barking at humans, he will certainly become a nuiscance and won't stop, resulting in a problem barker. You cannot expect dogs to bark at one person but not bark at another (unless you teach them to bark on command), dogs don't have the power of deductive reasoning. They (all dogs for that matter) will bark at everyone or no one at all. I would re-think my plans with this dog or get a German Shepherd. Lochiegirl "Brandon Harper" wrote in message ... Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find someone who may have some experience with Siberian huskies that could answer some questions for me. I have brought home a huskie from a rescue for a week to see how he would like our family. He is 3 years old and just an angel. Everyone in the house has fallen in love with them and he seems to already in 2 days accepted us as his pack. He is housetrained and very well mannered but I would like to try to install some light watchdog training. I know characteristics of this breed is that they are not well suited as watch dogs because of their friendly nature. If I could train him to simply bark at people who aproach our doors then this would suffice. I do not need a dog that will fight to the death if you enter the home, in fact if they want in that bad then I would rather have him safe than injured by a potential burglar. My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. One thing that is in his benefit is that he is constantly looking out the windows of the home and he will bark at someone who may be walking on the sidewalk but have noticed that this behaviour was with someone who was walking their dog. I have the time to put in his training but am looking for techniques that could be used in order to help encourage this behaviour. Any suggestions or input at all is greatly apreciated! ,Brandon |
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Hi Brandon
I really feel you have the wrong sort of breed for this. Huskies and any other Spitz breed dog are not bred for protection therefore their instincts don't lie heavily in this sort of thing. Another thing is should he start barking at humans, he will certainly become a nuiscance and won't stop, resulting in a problem barker. You cannot expect dogs to bark at one person but not bark at another (unless you teach them to bark on command), dogs don't have the power of deductive reasoning. They (all dogs for that matter) will bark at everyone or no one at all. I would re-think my plans with this dog or get a German Shepherd. Lochiegirl "Brandon Harper" wrote in message ... Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find someone who may have some experience with Siberian huskies that could answer some questions for me. I have brought home a huskie from a rescue for a week to see how he would like our family. He is 3 years old and just an angel. Everyone in the house has fallen in love with them and he seems to already in 2 days accepted us as his pack. He is housetrained and very well mannered but I would like to try to install some light watchdog training. I know characteristics of this breed is that they are not well suited as watch dogs because of their friendly nature. If I could train him to simply bark at people who aproach our doors then this would suffice. I do not need a dog that will fight to the death if you enter the home, in fact if they want in that bad then I would rather have him safe than injured by a potential burglar. My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. One thing that is in his benefit is that he is constantly looking out the windows of the home and he will bark at someone who may be walking on the sidewalk but have noticed that this behaviour was with someone who was walking their dog. I have the time to put in his training but am looking for techniques that could be used in order to help encourage this behaviour. Any suggestions or input at all is greatly apreciated! ,Brandon |
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Hi Brandon
I really feel you have the wrong sort of breed for this. Huskies and any other Spitz breed dog are not bred for protection therefore their instincts don't lie heavily in this sort of thing. Another thing is should he start barking at humans, he will certainly become a nuiscance and won't stop, resulting in a problem barker. You cannot expect dogs to bark at one person but not bark at another (unless you teach them to bark on command), dogs don't have the power of deductive reasoning. They (all dogs for that matter) will bark at everyone or no one at all. I would re-think my plans with this dog or get a German Shepherd. Lochiegirl "Brandon Harper" wrote in message ... Hello Everyone, I am hoping to find someone who may have some experience with Siberian huskies that could answer some questions for me. I have brought home a huskie from a rescue for a week to see how he would like our family. He is 3 years old and just an angel. Everyone in the house has fallen in love with them and he seems to already in 2 days accepted us as his pack. He is housetrained and very well mannered but I would like to try to install some light watchdog training. I know characteristics of this breed is that they are not well suited as watch dogs because of their friendly nature. If I could train him to simply bark at people who aproach our doors then this would suffice. I do not need a dog that will fight to the death if you enter the home, in fact if they want in that bad then I would rather have him safe than injured by a potential burglar. My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. One thing that is in his benefit is that he is constantly looking out the windows of the home and he will bark at someone who may be walking on the sidewalk but have noticed that this behaviour was with someone who was walking their dog. I have the time to put in his training but am looking for techniques that could be used in order to help encourage this behaviour. Any suggestions or input at all is greatly apreciated! ,Brandon |
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"Brandon Harper" wrote in message ...
My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. I suspect that you're not going to have to train him at all to achieve that. Give him a month or so to settle in, then have a friend approach the house when nobody's home and report what happens. Very likely your dog will carry on - probably in happy greeting - but enough to deter entry by a bad guy. You're right that they are poor guard dog candidates. A prowler came into our house 3 nights ago. (No harm done.) Unfortunately whoever it was came through the wooded back to my roommate's quarters and her 2 Malamutes and 1 Siberian didn't wake up or raise any alarm. It would have been very different if they had come from the road to my part of the house, to face my GSD and Rottie mix. Lynn K. |
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"Brandon Harper" wrote in message ...
My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. I suspect that you're not going to have to train him at all to achieve that. Give him a month or so to settle in, then have a friend approach the house when nobody's home and report what happens. Very likely your dog will carry on - probably in happy greeting - but enough to deter entry by a bad guy. You're right that they are poor guard dog candidates. A prowler came into our house 3 nights ago. (No harm done.) Unfortunately whoever it was came through the wooded back to my roommate's quarters and her 2 Malamutes and 1 Siberian didn't wake up or raise any alarm. It would have been very different if they had come from the road to my part of the house, to face my GSD and Rottie mix. Lynn K. |
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"Brandon Harper" wrote in message ...
My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. I suspect that you're not going to have to train him at all to achieve that. Give him a month or so to settle in, then have a friend approach the house when nobody's home and report what happens. Very likely your dog will carry on - probably in happy greeting - but enough to deter entry by a bad guy. You're right that they are poor guard dog candidates. A prowler came into our house 3 nights ago. (No harm done.) Unfortunately whoever it was came through the wooded back to my roommate's quarters and her 2 Malamutes and 1 Siberian didn't wake up or raise any alarm. It would have been very different if they had come from the road to my part of the house, to face my GSD and Rottie mix. Lynn K. |
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"Brandon Harper" wrote in message ...
My goal is to train the dog to bark(or even howl) at visitors who approach the home while we are not there and to investigate sounds such as doors being rattled and such. I feel that as long as he makes his presence known, that his size and wolf like looks would probably ward off most potential burglars. I suspect that you're not going to have to train him at all to achieve that. Give him a month or so to settle in, then have a friend approach the house when nobody's home and report what happens. Very likely your dog will carry on - probably in happy greeting - but enough to deter entry by a bad guy. You're right that they are poor guard dog candidates. A prowler came into our house 3 nights ago. (No harm done.) Unfortunately whoever it was came through the wooded back to my roommate's quarters and her 2 Malamutes and 1 Siberian didn't wake up or raise any alarm. It would have been very different if they had come from the road to my part of the house, to face my GSD and Rottie mix. Lynn K. |
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"Lynn K." wrote: You're right that they are poor guard dog candidates. As in they don't bark to set off alarm. If so then my parrots certainly do a grand job at this. They are the best alarm system in the house. And no one drives into our driveway without Cisco, the very loud sun conure screeching. A prowler came into our house 3 nights ago. (No harm done.) Oh my I am sorry to read this. That must have been scary. I am glad no harm was done. Unfortunately whoever it was came through the wooded back to my roommate's quarters and her 2 Malamutes and 1 Siberian didn't wake up or raise any alarm. Well that's enough for me to never want one. Not that there aren't plenty of other reasons why not. Like their prey drive to cats. And or their willingness to escape yards. And the fact that most I hear about need to stay on a leash. Those aren't traits I personally want in a dog. So I adore them from afar. They are beautiful, friendly, intelligent dogs. Just not a dog for me. It would have been very different if they had come from the road to my part of the house, to face my GSD and Rottie mix. Lynn K. Indeed. I thought R. was a dobe mix for some reason. But I have a very good reliable alarm that is actually better than dogs. If you hear the birds screeching you know someone has driven up or has walked up to our house. Gwen |
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