Hello everyone! For a little back story. My wife and I recently got a pure bred husky 2 weeks ago. She’s been a wild ride, as expected. We’re trying a new training method compared to our older husky mix, positive reinforcement. It’s been a patience game for me since all my past dogs have not been trained that. At the end of the day I think this method is best for a husky overall but, consistency is key.
Today, our older dog isn’t feeling well so she’s been in bed most of the day. We have been redirecting the puppy that this bed is not her space even when it’s empty. This has been a challenge to enforce but it’s only been 2 weeks. Today the puppy tried to play while our older dog was in bed. As you can imagine that didn’t go well. Lots of teeth, growling and barking from the older dog, she never stood up or lunged. This was also the first time this happened too. Most times even when she’s in bed she just gets up and moves but today because she’s not feeling well (I’m assuming) it’s different. My wife immediately picked up (she was next to the puppy) the puppy and began to walk up the stairs. Shortly after, the puppy growled and barked at my wife’s chest (not face if that matters). With my wife being startle by this she dropped her. To clarify she was midway up the stairs that she couldn’t fall through.
So my question, what would have been the best to handle that to keep it positive. Also any advice for other times she growls?
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