Crates are an excellent tool to speed housebreaking  and preventing bad habits from forming. Introduce your pup slowly to a crate. Throw treats in the crate and have your pup go in and get them, this will relax them. As your pup gets more use to the crate shut the door, praise and reward them.

Crate training is the way to give your new puppy a safe environment, a place they can go and rest. A crate should never be used as a punishment. Make your puppy comfortable, give them a blanket or towel to lay on and a favorite toy.

 This is how we have trained all of our dogs, they now go into their crates when the want to be left alone for a snooze.
You can purchase a large crate for your husky, put a divider in it so the puppy only has access to the front half of the crate, this makes them feel secure.  Puppies will not soil where they sleep. Don't expect too much from your puppy at first, they can't hold it all day. They will need to be let out in frequent intervals.

Put your puppy in it's crate when you are busy doing other things and can't watch them . When your puppy whines take them outside, don't play with your puppy until it has done it's business. Once accomplished reward your pup with praise and give them a treat, than it's playtime. If the puppy has not done it's business put them back in the crate and repeat the above steps. This will teach them, when taken outside they need to do their duty and than they can play. Never punish your puppy for soiling in the home, what this is telliing you, is that you were not paying attention to your puppy and left them unsupervised.

Slowly build up to the amount of time your puppy is in it's crate, start with 15-20 minutes per day and gradually increase that time by 10 minutes. Do this 3-4 times a day, have them in the same room as you at first. Eventually move their crate to another room, they will know that you are still around because they can hear you. Give them a small stuffed animal or chew toy to occupy them. Slowly building up time in a crate will afford you the opportunity to run out for short periods of time, without your puppy stressing out. You only want your puppy in a crate when you are occupied or have to run an errand and until they are housebroken. I have found leaving soft music on or the tv on helps to keep them company.

Extended periods of time in a crate is not recommended with the exception being at night. You should put the crate in your bedroom at night so you can here the puppy if it whines and take them outside. Do not feed and water your puppy too late or you will be up all night long, this also gives them a better chance of not having to soil during the night time hours. Give them opportunity to soil outside before confining them for the evening.

Many people have more than one companion animal sharing their lives and their homes. As a result, questions arise as to the best way to introduce a new animal to resident household animals. Each introduction will be different depending on the species (dog, cat, etc.), the number of other animals, and the ages, sexes and individual temperament of the animals involved. Despite these complications we have a few suggestions that may help to smooth the transition of a new animal into your household. A general rule of thumb is that unfamiliar animals should never be left together unsupervised to "work things out" on their own. First impressions are important to animals as well as people and if things start out badly, the animals may never get along.

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