Truly wonderful dogs.
But, we had an acre of land to keep them on.
They were NOT inside dogs either, I am sure that made quite the difference.
Many years ago I had a Samoyed.
That dog started digging serious tunnels when left to her own devices.
Then I read a book on the breed and followed its suggestions—I bought another dog (mutt) to keep her company.
It worked. She and the mutt became great buddies and kept each other amused.
Moral of the story—these are very social dogs who need lots of companionship—very high maintenance for sure.
Her favorite day of the year was when she was the mascot for the Rotary Club Christmas tree sale. She got to play with dozens of kids while we talked their parents into buying the Christmas trees.
One of our neighbors had one (I thought it was a Malamute, though could’ve been a husky - had blue eyes). I’m not a dog person. The problem was he kept it in an enclosed lot by itself, maybe about half an acre or so. Other than to feed it, the owner never paid it much attention. The poor thing was crying for love and attention. I’d go outside or my father and it would so desperately try to get our attention so we’d play with him (of course, we couldn’t, because of a ditch and the fence). Eventually, one day, he managed to find a way out of the yard and ran off. Hopefully a good family found him and gave him a loving home, because the neighbor (thankfully) never found him.
Neighbors a couple of houses away have a husky with one blue and one brown eye. He comes by every day for a milk bone and to sniff my dog’s ass.
He’s a handsome lad but very skiddish. My son and I are the only two in our family he’ll approach.