Huskies are great for several reasons but they are definatly not for everyone. They take time and energy. Their independant spirit is one many people can not adjust to so there is abuse and neglect. I have talked to many about huskies and shared our love for them and the cautions for those who want to own such a beautiful dog. We currently have a lab newfoundland mix who barks at evrything. She has come a long way from the dog we bought form a family who had left her to fend for herself in the house of the dead mother. Eventually she stopped hating me and now accepts me as part of the family. She will lay across the room and make a rumbling talk sound over and over again as I do the same to her- She only does it with me.