narla

Question
hi. I have a siberian husky dog called narla, she is three years old, we rescued her about 3 months ago, she has settled in well and gets on with my 4 girls, she is stubborn and dont always listen unless there is food around, but she has got me worried as of late, as she don't like my 4 year old grandson, first she barked at him when he came in the house, then when he stroked her she starts to growl, but the other i was sat on the sofa next to my partner, the dog was sat next to him and my grandson came and sat down next to the dog, she stared to growl and we corrected her and said no, and before we knew it she went for him almost bitting his face, she was told off, but i didn't want to frighten my grandson so i didnt send  the dog go out, i gave him a biscuit to give her and she snatched it off him, but she went into a calm mode and lead on the floor, my grandson then went to reach out for his homework and she jump up to bit him again,  Please can you help me, as i don't want to have to get rid of her,  PS, would a muzzle help. mandy

Answer
The key to most behavior problems is approaching things using the dog's natural instincts. Dogs see all the people and dogs in the household as a pack with each having their own rank in the pack and a top dog. Life is much easier if the 2 legged pack members outrank the 4 legged ones. You can learn to play the role of top dog by reading some books or going to a good obedience class. A good obedience class or book is about you being top dog, not about rewarding standard commands with a treat. Start at http://www.dogsbestfriend.com/ For more on being top dog, see http://www.dogbreedinfo.com./topdogrules.htm  That site has some additional material on dogs and children you need to read.