I've got a 14 month old pure bred siberian husky. He's a very loving dog, but too loving. The licking is out of control, I've tried positive re-enforcement, I've tried bitter spray (which he absolutely despises), I've tried holding the mouth shut, I've tried 'no' and 'NO', I've tried holding his tounge.. and nothing seems to be helping. I have a 4 month old daughter, and I know babies are delicious to dogs, but it's slightly disgusting. He just will NOT stop licking. So I need tips and ideas for that. Also, he is super crazy when it's leash time. I put him on the leash to go outside, and he goes potty, but then afterwards, he jumps 3-5 feet in the air, flipping and spinning around in circles and back flips, almost ripping my arm out of the socket, he used to be good when he was little, but he's incredibly intelligent when it comes to being sassy and being able to get away with it. He used to chew when I'd go to bed, but I found out he's only chewing to keep from going potty in the house. The little bell by the door trick was a miracle. I don't know how to go about the sit stay come.. he's just so stubborn and i tell him to sit and stay and he'll sit, but he's got adhd or something and he'll just get up and take off the other way. In dyer need of advice and any sort of tricks to con him into listening.

I wish I could come by and see your dog, he sounds like a lot of fun!
OK, you need to change, yes you!
I do not know your home arrangements, I will try to give you some advise anyway.
Sounds like you are not training your dog correctly. Also with a strong and powerfull dog like a husky obedience classes should have been in your plans.
OK, Change, your potty routine. At this time if your yard is not fenced in, buy a tie out with a cable that is 25 feet long.
Next, the dog on leash is not play time. Begin showing the dog this by small indoor training session possibly after his potty-acrobatics?
Start with a flat collar on the dog and a 6 foot long leash. You must commit yourself to train the same way all the time. Then, when the dog is off leash give the same commands. This helps the dog understand what you want.
Therefore, place the dog at your left side into a sit (and facing forward ready for a walk). You say 'Heel' and start walking with your left foot.
ALWAYS-ALWAYS start your training the same way.
You then need to walk at dog's pace (fast pace for humans).Then walk at your pace (slow pace for dogs). Then a slight jog pace. Do this heel training in the form of a square or a circle to begin with. Vary your pace. When you stop walking place the dog into a sit at your left side. Say sit once then if necessary make him sit. The pressure on backside with a slight upward pull of the leash should give the dog a hint. Then heel exercise again. For a 14 month old dog, try to do heeling at least for 14 mins. You will need to repeat your indoor training until your dog has learned that the leash means business and not play time. Once that rule is established, move your heel training outside.
Always start with heel training. Always start with dog at left. Always when stopping the walk place dog in sit at left. You can begin the down command. To place the dog in down give down command once then if necessary make the dog go down. Place pressure on back side this time pull leash down and forward, possibly placing hand from backside to shoulder area.
Without good control on those basic commands you can not even think of the recall(come) command.
Currently your dog sits when it wants to. Sometimes it will sit when you say so, sometimes not. This shows that the dog is untrained.
When not in training session and you tell the dog to sit, if dog does not sit on command you must ALWAYS make it. You need the dog to know that when you give the command to sit, it does not matter if the leash is on or not. That is YOUR job.
Consistency with the dog helps the training go better. It also means you have to be consistent with leash on or off.
If you do not have a yard make another post.
Holding his tongue should have worked. maybe you are not holding it long enough?
The other thing is maybe the dog does not take you serious. This might change when you make sure you are training the dog twice a day everyday. The dog should learn you mean business when you give a command because that is what obedience training is about.

This sounds like you might have a bored adolescent dog, Your dog probably needs an hour of walks a day with lots of new scenery for his young mind and it will be great for your daughter too. To stop the pulling, with a young husky I'd try the basic harness sold at most pet stores and clipping the leash to the metal ring at the chest (not the back) so he can't pull.

With the sit stay come, he's only 14 months. At that age they like the series of different commands and they love learning new tricks. All training should try to be as positive as possible so obeying you is fun.

I've heard huskies are independent but are great with small children.

I was watching It's the dog or me this weekend, some good re-runs. Victoria said something about the dog craving attention, and when you are giving them attention and they do something naughty, you turn from them and ignore them. I've been working with him on that all weekend, and finally stopped licking!! I will be working on the indoor leash training. I'll keep you updated. Thankyou!

Huskeys are VERY active breeds that need alot of excercise. A sedate one hour walk is not going to be enough for a breed of dog who was bred to RUN for hours at a time. If you have roller blades or a bike this would be ideal. Take him out for a 1 hour run at least once a day to help him really burn all his energy. You will then find the obedience training much easier to accomplish.

I have a 6 month old purebred Siberian Huskey, Bailey. I thought you were describing her!! They are bred to run across state pulling a sled. She is a total nut, but we wouldn't have her any other way. I call her my ADHD dog. In our house, a tired husky is a happy husky and we walk her all the time. I find that if she starts acting up, we take her for a walk for about 1/2 hour and she becomes the greatest dog. We are also entering her in flyball lessons, which I also recommend. Since they are working dogs, they like to have a job to do. It keeps their brain active as well. Socialization classes are also great. For one hour, she gets to play with other dogs, learn doggie language and signs, and run around until she is so tired, she sleeps for the rest of the afternoon. On windy days walking is hard since she has to chase AND CATCH every single leaf that blows by!! But I know that some day, maybe a year from now, she will start to calm down. Besides, the added benefit of weight loss is terrific!!

It's really great to know that you recognize how much activity your husky has. A lot of people have problems especially with huskies just because they're not getting enough exercise. I know a lot of people go for huskies because they're such beautiful dogs. A friend of mine even told me once huskies were her favorite dog. But she seriously couldn't handle the old lab they had, let alone a husky! But keep it up! All that exercise is the key to getting a well behaved dog.

About the part where you said that your Husky almost pulls your arm out of it's socket when you walk her outside, I can relate!

I used to think the pinch collars were mean torturous devices but now I think it's the best thing in the world & I know they do not hurt the dog.

To understand why it works, you have to understand what it does.

In the dog world, when one dog does something wrong, the Alpha dog will go up to them & nip at their neck to correct them.

This corrective action is simulated with the squeezing action on the pinch collar.

My dogs stopped pulling my arm out of it's socket & they actually listen to me now & they understand the correction when I pull it.

My dogs stop & look back at me for instructions b/c they know they are being corrected. And I am NO LONGER pulled down the street by my large dogs.

Huskies are extremely active dogs, and too intelligent for their own good... most times. They need a LOT of physical activity and something to keep their brain occupied. I'd definately suggest an hour of focused walking (both physical and mental workout) and possibly some "smart" toys like a Buster Cube.

I feel your pain. Professional training is the answer as far as the stubbornness. My husky is a female and about the same age and I can't believe the difference in her since I started taking her to obedience training. I use a prong collar on her for walking and we walk everyday no matter what the weather is or there is hell to pay...she gets bored and gets into things but one walk (1 hour) a day and she is fine. By the way, the prong collar sounds worse than it is...it's uncomfortable for her but not painful. And never pull on it! I just stop when she pulls and she got the hang of it after a few days...just takes patience and treats. These dogs need to be EXERCISED due to them being working dogs. A tired dog is a happy dog.

And as far as the licking goes...maybe take him to a vet...sounds like ocd or something (obsessive complusive disorder)...when a dog licks and licks like that it could be something going on other than just licking.

And huskies love to test their owner and prove that they are the alpha in the pack. Hang in there..it will get better. Sounds like you both need some direction that's why training is important with these dogs.