Some people - and their dogs

1. 1. Different breeds of dogs have different appearences.
   2. Different breeds of dogs have different personality traits.

Everybody knows #1, it seems that few people are aware of #2. They think that a dog is just a blank slate that they can train to their desired behaviour. From the San Francisco Chronicle:

'Game Of Thrones' Leads To Spate Of Abandoned Huskies With Funny Names
Siberian huskies, the strong, wolf-like dogs originally bred for sled-pulling in the Arctic, have along with some of other wolf-esque breeds like the Alaskan malamute been gaining huge popularity in the US and the UK the last several years, due in large part to the influence of Game of Thrones — and before that, the Twilight movie franchise. The Daily Mail reported on the problem of large numbers of abandoned huskies showing up in British shelters three years ago, and here in the Bay Area, the phenomenon continues — and as the Chronicle reports, the dogs often show up in shelters with weird GOT-inspired names like Ghost, Nymeria, and Grey Wind.

The dogs are likened to the Stark clan's direwolves, and it seems that far too many people are buying or adopting huskies hoping to add some Stark-like swagger to their homes, only to find out these dogs are a heavy-shedding handful.

Angelique Miller, president of Northern California Sled Dog Rescue, tells the Chronicle that her numbers of monthly intakes of abandoned dogs has more than doubled, and she's seeing about 45 new dogs per month. "These people, they watch these shows and think how cool these dogs are. People can't even tell the difference between a husky and a wolf because they're always asking us at adoption fairs if these dogs are wolves — and it's clearly a husky. They're just following the trend of what they think is cute."

When I was still living in Seattle, I took in a Siberian Husky that a friend had gotten - gorgeous dog but not an animal for someone who lived in an apartment and was away for ten hours every day. Sascha trashed my friends apartment in short order. I had zero problem with her but that was because I ran her silly every single day (three to six miles / day) and I worked for a company where it was zero problem to visit her in my truck a couple times/day - that was all she needed.

I finally had to rehome her as when I moved to the farm, she developed a fondness for fresh chicken. Incredibly smart dog - she knew when anyone was looking and she would be on her best behavior. She would wait until no one was looking and then, we would find a pouf of feathers in the yard and we lost another chicken. Tried all sorts of training up to and including electric collars. That behavior is inherent to the breed and it is impossible to train away.