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I need help with my Husky

20 9:08:16

Question
I've had my girl for almost four years now and I unknowingly got her from a puppy mill, when she was about 11 weeks old. My famil and I have owned all types of dogs my enitre life and I was sure that a husky would be a challenge, but nothing that I couldn't handle. Circe was a fantatsic dog up until recently. We moved a year ago and thats when the problems with her started. She no longer was able to go out in the back yard and run as she was at the old house, since the new has no fence (we're currently putting one in), but she was still taken for walks. Her biggest problem is that whenever I leave the house to go to work she potties on the floor, even though I take her out right before I leave. She's not being left alone either. My mother stays at home with her and there are six others dogs (plus three cats) for her to play with. Another problem we have is that when we leave she goes into her crate, but she seems to HATE it. She scoots it across the room as she's howling and screaming. I've tried to put toys in with her, like her kong, but she actually ate it, along with whatever else that might be in reach. I've tried taking her in the car with us to show her that we do come back, but she screams and cries and tries to get out of the car. My mother is to the point where she wants me to rehome Circe, but I love my dog and I'm willing to do anything to keep her. It's just that I've tried all the tricks that I can think of and nothing works for her. Any suggetions?

Answer
 I am sure some of this will straiten out when you get her fence in. I don't think she likes where she is currently here is an article that I found that someone else is having some of the same problems. It isn't a Siberian, but I think it is merely a dog problem at this moment, the breed has nothing to do with it.  

http://yedda.com/questions/dog_doesnt_new_house_dogs_behavior_1864143587518/

Dogs do not generalize well so here is an article on Housebreaking an older dog, I know you didn't just adopt your dog, but it is a new home to her.
http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/retrain-dog.pdf

You will also have to get her to like her crate again to get rid of some of the headache.
http://www.mvhspets.org/node/149

Also Buy her a Black Kong, they are for harder chewers. It is the only dog toy my dog who kills every toy imaginable cannot kill!

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-Michelle B