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Our 9 month old husky is afraid of my husband

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Question
Hi. I have a 9 month old male husky who is neutered. My husband and I purchased this husky when he was only 2 months old. Since then we have done nothing but love this dog. For the first 3 months of having my husband worked really hard on training him so he would be a well behaved dog, so much that our vet even complimented my husband on how well he had done. We take our husky to the dog park twice a day for about 2 hours at a time or more of we have the day off just so he can run around be socialized with other dogs and humans. We do everything for him and have also put a lot of money into our husky for when hr gets into stuff he shouldn't and that requires a special trip to the vet. Since the day we brought him home he has a very odd fear of my husband. He has never smacked the dog at all. When we train we train based on praising when he does somethig good and ignoring when he isn't being good. Earlier this evening I had found some blood on the carpet and didn't know which animal it came from for we also have 2 cats. My husband came out and started looking over our husky and he just started to pee all over my husband. My husband is in a sense fed up with the dog because no matter how much he loves him, plays with him, and even coddles him the dog will run and hide from him. He's at a point now where hr just doesn't want to care for him anymore and I know my husband loves our dog but I don't know what to do or how to fix my dogs fear of my husband. Please help me! Thank you

Answer
How did you acquire the dog?  Has your husband trained with the dog under supervision of an instructor?  What training books did your husband use for guidance in training your dog?  Have you watched your husband train the dog? What do you think of the training method? What specifically about the dog's behavior impressed the veterinarian?  Are you involved with the dog's training?  Why do *you* think the dog is afraid of your husband?  I'm not sure what blood on the carpet has to do with your question.