2. Check online and with dog experts to see if they think Huskies are a good choice for an apartment dweller (sorry, you're obviously English--I mean a 'flat dweller'. We call them 'apartments' in the US). I have a feeling that dog experts will tell you that no, a Husky is not a good choice for an apartment. They have wolf in them, you know, more of a wild streak in them than most domesticated breeds. I've never seen anyone walking a Husky in a city.
3. Be aware that Huskies shed like crazy, especially in the spring when they 'blow their coats.' One of our former neighbors had 2 Huskies (in a house with a yard)--there would literally be clumps of Husky hair blowing across her front yard and into the road like tumbleweeds.
4. If you do get a dog, please PLEASE get a dog from a rescue shelter, not a breeder. I foster dogs for local rescue shelters as a volunteer because Animal Control Agencies simply do not have enough kennel space to house all the dogs that are found stray or are surrendered by pet owners who don't want (or can't keep) the dog any more. Buying a dog from a breeder, particularly a back yard breeder, only encourages these money-hungry people to breed more dogs. Every puppy born means another dog will get euthanized.
I live near Philadelphia. The Philly ACCT took in over 13, 000 dogs
in 2013. 9,000 of these dogs were adopted out. The other 4,000 were euthanized, most of them for lack of kennel space--and the kill rates are even higher in southern states. It's heartbreaking to see all the loving, young dogs that get put to sleep just because there isn't enough kennel space to hold them. They look at you with such trusting eyes, not knowing that they're about to be put to death.
The dog I'm fostering now--Daniel-- is a beautiful, well-mannered one yo black Labrador with the sweetest face you ever saw. He was at a high-kill shelter after being found stray. No one came to claim him (people hardly ever do), and his number came up. He was pulled off the the table just moments before he was about to be euthanized by a staff member who couldn't bear to see Daniel put down. Fortunately for Daniel she was able to route him through a private rescue--but that's the exception, not the norm. He's now being fostered by me until someone adopts him.
So PLEASE don't buy a dog, go through a rescue. In fact, if you're dead set on a Huskie, I did see some beautiful Husky mixes up for adoption on Petfinder.com--go take a look. There's also RescueMe.Org. and Adoptapet.com.
ONLY if your landlord allows it. Huskies are big dogs & really not appropriate for apartment living. If you do it you need to make sure it gets enough exercise or it will get bored & potentially destroy the place. A big bored smart dog like a husky can be trouble.
Yes, if the landlord allows it, but ask the husky. I bet he would be much happier in a bigger place.
If LL approves it ( I assume you mean a dog). A small place is NOT a good place for a huskie.
