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Husky Puppy Howls
After doing much research my husband and I bought a husky this past weekend. He is 13 weeks old and seemed to pick up using the puppy pads fairly quickly. His owner before him said that she put him in a crate when she was at work so about 8 hours. When my husband leaves for work he has to put Duke in his crate. But Duke just howls and howls. We've tried the water bottle trick, covering the crate, and leaving some music on for him but it doesn't seem to help. I'm moving there in 19 days(my husband is in the military so that's why we're apart) so it won't matter then because I'll be able to take care if him but we just need a temporary solution. We live in an apartment complex but we've talked to the neighbors about him already. We just want to comfort him as much as we can until I get there. Any suggestions on what to do would be helpful. Thanks :)
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Try taking him to a Dog Day Care until your there during the days. I'm sure its just a separation anxiety thing. Or just continue with the kenneling. My dog did the same thing when I first got him (he was 4 years old) and he did it so much he would just exhaust himself from howling. Finally, we got so tired of it that we let him sleep our beds.
P.S. I work at a vet's office. Make sure you get your Distemper/Parvo vaccines for the little guy! It's a series of 4 vaccines, 3 weeks apart. And he's also old enough for a rabies (get a 1-year because if you get a 3-year then you have to 'boost' it next year anyways). And if your wanting to take him to a groomer/boarder(kennel)/dog park I recommend the Kennel Cough/Bordetella vaccine.
MAKE SURE HE STAYS ON FLEA/HEARTWORM PREVENTION (unless you live in Arizona (they have the best of both worlds there)). :) Good luck with the puppy stage!! :)
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Play the radio or TV in the background when you leave the house. It has been proven to calm dogs down, because they feel like they are not completely alone, because I also know from having a dog how once the house is dead-silent they start to get sad! I love huskies I'm jealous of you:)
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