Marie C asked:

Just over four weeks ago, I brought home a beautiful 8-week-old siberian husky puppy. I did not buy her on ‘curb appeal’ nor was it a spur of the moment decision. In fact, I put in hours of research and spoke to several husky owners before even deciding on one. Then I went to dog shows and spoke to both owners and breeders and found an excellent breeder. However, I had to wait more than a year for a puppy as this is not a breeder who breeds often. I didn’t mind waiting as I wanted to ensure I would get a healthy, well socialised pup who would be my companion for the next 14 or so years.

The problem is, my puppy is nothing like I expected. She is dominant, aloof, standoffish, independant, not at all playful or affectionate and worst of all, she bites…hard (she’s drawn blood on several occasions from different people). Our poor old mellow lab is stressed to the hilt because she won’t leave him in peace and my brother’s terrier absolutely HATES her (after making several attempts to sniff the puppy and being bitten and jumped on every time, she now growls whenever she’s in the same room…and this is a pretty ********** terrier!) I’ve taken her to puppy socialisation classes, had a trainer out to the house as well as bringing her to a trainer (both acknowladged she is extremely difficult). She’s also been getting plenty of exercise (3 30 minute walks everyday along with structured play and running outside in an enclosed area) and I’ve been working hard with her at training and socialisation both at home and away. She is fully housetrained (although of course, being a young puppy, I still wouldn’t trust her in the house) and even knows several commands. Training has been hard because this puppy doesn’t really care about praise or being petted, leaving food as my only viable method (which I know brings it’s own problems in the long run). But she just won’t stop biting and believe me when I say, we have tried absolutely everything possible to train her not to and to teach her bite inhibition. There have been a few incidences where she has charged people (twice it was a child!) sitting quietly on the other side of the room not even looking at her and bitten them hard and goes absolutely bonkers when anyone new enters the house or passes her on the street. I have everyone ordered not to touch her until she’s calm but she just gets more and more mental until I sometimes have to remove her from the room! She also has some very obsessive behaviours such as licking herself excessively and most troubling of all, chasing and biting her tail so hard it hurts…yet she won’t let go! Most people are now terrified of her and won’t visit the house and have asked me not to bring her with me when I visit (which I do understand) and other people have told me that there’s something not quite right about her (something I’m begining to wonder about myself). I’m trying hard to be patient but I’m feeling nothing but regret that I ever got this puppy! Am I wrong to want to give her back to her breeder? I really don’t feel like she’s the dog for our house but I feel that by giving her back, I am letting both her and the breeder (who placed her trust in me to look after the puppy) down. The other side of it is, I have spent a small fortune on this puppy! Not just the initial purchase price but her supplies (food, toys, crate, grooming equipment), vet fees, visits to trainers and an extremely costly secure run. I really, really don’t want to sound mercenary and do understand that in the long run, her future welfare is what’s important but I was recently made unemployed and money is very, very tight. I spent my savings on this puppy because I felt it was important to invest in her future as my pet and companion. Now it has left me sorry that I every got her at all and feeling that she is a completely horrible puppy. Am I a bad person for thinking like this? Has anyone ever been in this situation before? Please help, any replies would be appreciated.
Edit; I have been in contact with the breeder and she has been advising me, but so far, her advice hasn’t worked. Also, the puppy is being fed Purina pro plan (the same as the breeder was feeding), a very good quality dog food. I had puppy at the trainers this morning and the trainer advised that I return her as she has not improved after four weeks of training.

Here is a video that might Help with  bonding with your husky puppy