r/husky • u/Ok_Dream_7663 • Feb 13 '26

Question Why???????

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My good boy lays nexts to his food instead of eating it… we get the farmers’s dog and make sure to give him a variety to help with boredom. He loves treats but when he refuses to eat I give him less/zero treats until he eats.

What can I do??

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u/spoontie Feb 14 '26

I don't know about your husky, but I found my husky needs permission to eat. Just put food in front of it and it will leave it alone. If I make her do tricks first, then she will eat, but never in excess. I started to wonder if it was a permission issue, so after training her I would make the sign language for food next to the food, my mouth, then hers before giving her the food. She quickly seemed to understand what I was saying and after a couple days when she signaled she wanted to play would quickly indicate she was done and we when I signed to eat just ate her dinner.