training husky to run

Question
I have a 10 week husky;I am a runner and would like to train him to run with me. So far I have been unable to run with him. I have taken him for 1-2 mile run walks a couple of times. My dog however refuses to run. He hates the idea of leaving the house yard perimeter. If we get 1/4 mile away from the house, he sits, cries, whimpers, etc. If we head towards the house, he rans and pulls as fast as possible. I have used a harness and a choke collar, and I am afraid to hurt him. He is otherwise well behaved, well potty trained and a wonderful dog otherwise. How to train him to run?

Answer
He is a baby and you are doing to much to fast for him. Start him off on a short 5 to 10 min WALK until he knows what you expect from him. Let him explore his surroundings. He will have the stamina and the mental capacity to do a actual run at about 4 months old.  In Human years he is a 3 year old, would you take them for a 1-2 mile run? This the the behavior you will get from a toddler. Just take the time to get his walk in, take it slow, when you hit that area away from the house their is probably a new smell in the air, or something that he hears that he doesn't know what it is and is scared of it. Just like a 3 year old child they want to run where they feel safe. Be understanding to his needs. If you force him to go now he will not want to do it when he is older because you have made the run into a bad experience for him. You want to cultivate in him that this is a great thing. Take him out to a point just BEFORE he doesn't want to go any farther. Stay at that point let him relax and sniff around for a min or so then take him back home, repeat this for 4 days then take him out a little farther and do the same thing for 4 days then take him out a little farther. As he gets older increase the pace. But right now he is a baby let him set the pace, if he wants to run follow him. But if he doesn't do not make him.
 For right now you will have to get your run in after his walk, or before it, depending on what you want. But he as a puppy needs to smell things, hear things, and chew on things. He will be a good partner for you if you let him go at his pace for now, he has a lot of growing to do.

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-Michelle B