Scared Husky

Question
I had previously asked you about my husky that is terrified of my parents. We have taken your advice by ignoring her and not forcing her to do anything. She is still scared and has still not shown any improvement. I am wondering if it would be a good idea to leave her at their place for a night? Or would this be the worst thing to do? I also have another question. Skye is 5 months old now and still isnt house trained. We got her from a pet store at 11 weeks old and wonder if this is where her bad habits started. She knows she is not supposed to go in the house, she knows she has been bad when she does.We have never rubbed her nose in it either because we were told this doesnt work at all. I have tried the technique with the bell at the door, but she doesnt use that either. If she is in her kennel, she will whine to go outside to go to the bathroom. But, if she isnt in the kennel, she will NOT whine or let us know at all. We need her to tell us just like she does when shes in the kennel. Any suggestions?

Answer
I wouldn't think leaving her would be a good thing, but making positive experiences with the dog and your parents can be a good thing.  Start with maybe having them tossing the dog a treat (from a distance is fine) and then slowly closing that distance.  Also, having your parents feed her is also a good thing after the dog gets more comfortable with having them around.  She might not ever like them, but hopefully it will get rid of the feeling of being scared around them.

As for the house training, just keep working with the crate.  If she doesn't use the bell, that's fine, just make sure she's not in the house wandering around when you can't watch her actively.  She will try to go in the house, but you have to catch her in the act, correct her and show her the proper place to go.  When you can't watch her, she is to be the kennel.  The big thing is that you have to catch her in the act, and you can't let her go in the house without being caught.  Eventually, she should get the idea that the entire house is basically her kennel.  It just takes time and diligence.  Every time she does eliminate in the house and isn't caught in the act, you regress a little in the overall effectiveness of the training.  Every time you catch her and move her outside, you move forward a little.