- they need a lot of exercise everyday (like a few hours)
- they need training (not good couch potato dogs)
- they need high and secure fencing (many will try to escape if left alone and to their own devices and they are master escape artists)
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Jeez, people, lay off with the dog advice already. You don't know enough about the situation to advise meaningfully.
bugs repeated advice on exercise would, if applied, make sure that Joel's dog leads a short, uncomfortable life due to the kind of overexercise that compounds the kinds of hip problems that already lead to shortened lives in large breed dogs even when exercised properly. Do NOT overexercise a puppy. Especially a large breed puppy.
That said, don't take advise from the internet. Not even mine. Not even if it is from the vet sitting next to me since, while she may be a vet, this is still the internet. Talk to your own vet about what is right for your dog.
I'm happy to hear that Joel knows what he's doing, and apparently has a ridiculously big apartment. :) However, if a comment in this thread makes anyone think twice about getting a husky puppy, then it was worth it IMO. Sorry if those statements come off as nosy, that's not really the intent.
I have had huskies that could and would run for hours on end with no sign of slowing (as they should be able to) and currently have a husky akita mix that takes full reign of five acres.