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my husky is not good with my wife and kid

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Question
how can i get my 6 month old husky to see my wife and kid are his boos to and act the way he dose with me with theme

Answer
This is a popular problem that can have a lot of symptoms and solutions.  You didn't specify in your question what exactly is going on, but the biggest things I normally see are the following.

One, normally the husband is the one that disciplines the dog, walks it, often feeds it, trains it, etc.  This breeds respect and order for the dog.  Since the dog doesn't have that interaction with anyone else, it doesn't really see them as important and may just simply consider them playmates or, worse, below it in the pack order.

Two, the other family members aren't as firm with the dog.  Soft spoken commands, unsure motions, and letting the dog get away things reinforces to the dog that there is no need to respect their commands.

Your best bet is to encourage obedience work with the dog with your wife and kids in charge, not you.  Preferably, you shouldn't even be there.  I also recommend little things, like having them feed the dog, take it for walks, etc., especially after they become comfortable working with him.  Make sure that everything that they do with the dog reinforces their dominance.  This doesn't necessarily mean "alpha roles" or physical dominance, but rather, little things.  Making the dog "sit" or do a "down" before being fed can do wonders in setting up someone as in "charge".

Hope that gets you started and if you have some more specific examples, feel free to write back.