It is very important your husky learns the basics of obedience before you move onto more complicated

training.

Teaching your husky basic obedience training commands can be helpful when tackling behavior
problems. Basic obedience training involves learning the usual commands of sit, stay, down, and, leave.

Without any further ado, let’s take a look at how to teach each of these commands with a few simple
steps.

Remember that your patience is mandatory and you should always reward and praise when he gets it
right, and do not punish when he gets it wrong.

SIT

Teaching your dog to sit is one of the most basic commands to teach your husky, thus making it a great
one to start with. This command is so simple that even dogs who are new to training can learn it within a
few sessions.

A dog who knows the “Sit” command will be much calmer and easier to control than a dog that isn’t
taught this simple command.

The most popular way to teach sit is with lure and reward training using some delicious treats. Here is
what you need to do:

1. Hold your dog’s favorite treat in your hand and make sure he knows you have it there

2. Sit in front of your dog and hold the treat just in front of his nose

3. Once he starts sniffing, move your hand up, allowing his head to follow the treat and causing his
bottom to lower

4. Command “SIT”

5. If your husky does not sit on his own, gently guide his backside down using your other hand

7. As he begins to sit down, command “SIT” again

8. Once he sits, praise him and reward him with the treat.

Repeat this process several times every day until your dog has it mastered.  Once your husky can sit, you
can move on to other commands.
STAY

“Stay” is another great command that will teach your husky self-control.

A dog who knows the “stay” command will remain sitting until you ask him to get up by giving another
command. A dog who knows how to stay won’t run into the street if he gets loose, so this is one of the
most important skills your dog needs to master.

This command should be taught when your dog is tired and hungry so he won’t get too hyper to focus.
Most dogs usually take several days to understand this command and it can take a few weeks to master
it.

1. Start by commanding your husky to sit

2. Give your dog a hand signal – put your hand out in front of you with your palm facing forwards

3. Take one or two steps back. Keep your stop palm gesture firm and keep saying 'stay' while you do this

4. If your dog stays, reward him with a treat and praise

5. Have your dog come to you. Release your dog from the stay position by using a release word such as
"All Done" or "Okay!"

6. Keep repeating this but start increasing the distance that you are creating between you and your dog
each time. Go 5 steps back, then 10. Then see if you can get across the whole yard.

Unfortunately, Huskies can sometimes be a little energetic and this can make it easy to lose patience
and give up training. However, your patience and efforts with training your husky will be rewarded when
you have a well-behaved dog.

3. Teach your husky puppy how to go “Down”

This is command is harder to learn but will teach him great control and will help him to feel calm in
stressful or busy environments.

1. Ask your dog to sit

2. Hold out a treat tightly between your fingers and let them sniff and lick it

3. Lower the treat slowly to the floor

4. Let your dog follow your hand and encourage him to get “Down”

5. When he is in the down/prone position praise and reward him with the treat immediately

6. Repeat this until your dog lies down with only the verbal cue and no treat-guiding

4. Teach your husky puppy how to “Leave it”

There will be many occasions your husky pup will want something he isn’t allowed. For him to obey a
simple “leave it” command will be invaluable to you.

1. You need two different treats, one should be more “boring” or less exciting, the other treat should be
a high-value treat like a tiny piece of turkey, or flavored puppy treat.

2. Have the boring treat in one hand and the exciting treat in the other hand. Place both hands behind
your back and make fists.

3. Have your puppy sit down in front of you with his attention on you.

4. While you keep your fist closed, present the hand that contains the “boring” treat out in front of you.
Keep the exciting treat behind your back.

5. When your hand is out in front of you, let your puppy sniff your fist.

6. When your puppy starts sniffing your fist, tell him to “leave it” and encourage him to back away. (as
your puppy knows you have two treats, he will smell that this treat is not the high value one, so upon
sniffing he’ll be less more inclined to step back)
7. As soon as your puppy steps back and stays back for a few seconds, praise him heavily and reward
him with the high-value treat that you’ve kept behind your back the whole time.

Add to crate part

1. Crate Training

Huskies who are properly crate-trained tend to be calmer because they have their own territory and
area to go back to. Train your husky to regard his crate as a den or nest where he is safe and can await
your return, not as a prison where he is punished.

Punishing your husky through detention in a crate is cruel, and in no way do I condone this.

Initially, when you are crate training your dog, make sure you never leave him on his own. Keep him
calm during the initial crate training and spend as much time as possible with him so that he adapts
better. House-training problems, barking, and separation anxiety can all be reduced through an effective
crate-training regime

2. Leash Training

If you are having problems when walking your dog on a leash, you should take a step back in training
and make certain that your husky is acting peacefully before heading off for a walk. Don't rush him while
you are waiting for him to get calm before walking. Once he is calm, he will most likely respond much
better to your commands during the walk.

If your dog doesn't know the leash rules, it's not his fault if he behaves badly. When he tugs or pulls on
the leash to advance ahead of you, calmly sit him down beside you for a few seconds and then continue
walking. Eventually, your husky will associate his pulling on the leash with the interruption of the walk.

4. Obedience Training

It is an exceptionally good idea to take your husky to a professional obedience school when he is a
puppy. He really needs to socialize with other puppies; learning basic commands is just a bonus of puppy
school. After puppy school, obedience classes are a great way for owner and husky to learn more
advanced commands and to develop the alpha relationship. An older husky that has developed some
bad habits could also benefit from obedience training classes.