Our husky is biting a little too hard.

Question
Hi, I've read over some of the other questions and I kind of already have an idea of what the answer will be but I'll ask anyway...Our 2 year old husky has begun biting a little harder than normal and has recently broke the skin (very lightly) of our 3 year old son.  There are times when our son is playing rough and the dog basically just plays back, but now the dog seems to get antagonistic with him.  Our son can just be sitting on the couch and the dog will nip his face, or if I ask my son to come to me the dog will try to keep him from me.  He has also been trying to push my son of the couch or chair that he is sitting on.  Is he just trying to get our son to play with him, or is this a sign of being a little too territorial and/or jealous?  I've recently not let the dog with the kids unless I was close by, but just last night I was one room away and the dog bite my son's face for no reason while he was watching TV.  I can't "always" be right there so my only other option is to leave him crated most of the time if I have to keep them separated unless directly supervised.  Blue (the dog) is well exercised and gets to run on our 52 acres, however we're moving and the house has a small yard.  Will this add to his recent bad behavior?  At this point we are considering trying to find him a new home.  We also have a 1 year old daughter so we're worried about this behavior progressing.  He has thus far left her alone.  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Latisha  

Answer
Hi Latisha,

What you have is a dominance problem with the dog.  A dogs behavior can change if things in his environment change.  So yes a move can contribute to his behavior.  What you are going have to do is re-train him.  You need to teach him he isn't dominant even over your children.

Huskies are very good with children, but their behavior can change if their health is bad or their environment has changed.  Taking him for walks will help get some of his energy out.  You have to remember he was use to 52 acres to run and now he has only a small space.  So it will drive him a little nuts.  Finding an specialist in animal behavior will help also solve your problem.  If he starts attack or even growling at your children then it would be time to find another home for him.

I am sending you a link on how to help with huskies dominance.  
http://www.husky-petlove.com/husky_alpha_training.html

If you have anymore questions please ask.

Thanks and Good Luck,
Laura