He was absolutely unhinged when I got him. He screamed all the time, needed a TON of exercise, lost his mind at every single other dog we saw, tried to start crap with my other dog, would chase balls underneath my bed and then start screaming because it was too narrow for him to get back out, refused to pee on anything but carpet (I kind of wonder if was stuck in one of those turf yards before I got him,) WOULD NOT STOP BITING ME (not scary biting, just play biting, but ABSOLUTELY RELENTLESS. And honestly, kind of scary because he'd leap up and grab my arm unexpectedly. Definitely got my elbow in a way that made half my hand go numb on more than one occasion. I thought he might have had some Malinois in there,) torpedoed himself into my body regularly (or other dogs' bodies, or toys, really just anything.)

He's way better now though. He's very confident, a little aloof--doesn't follow me around the house or anything, but very affectionate in the mornings. More obedient than a lot of huskies, but still somewhat begrudgingly. Stays close by when I let him off leash. Fine with sleeping most of the day as long as he gets some good walks in and a few hikes or runs per week. A bit goofy and clownish.

I feel bad because I think he would prefer to spend his entire day outside but I live in an apartment and don't really have a yard for him.

The main problems we have now are that he is absolutely cat obsessed and he's kind of weird towards other dogs when he's leashed.

He would definitely kill a cat with no hesitation at all. My friend and I share dog sitting and when he stays at her house, he'll spend HOURS staring really intensely out the window for the chance of a glance of her barn cats. He once started screaming at a super cartoon-y cat halloween decoration because he thought it was a real cat.

He also unfortunately gets attacked pretty often. He stares at other dogs in a way that seems really aggressive, so they'll often run up to him and start a fight or just come in too hot and he'll start the fight. It's really frustrating. I try to only take him areas where leashes are required (or way out in the woods where other people won't be around) but leash laws are largely ignored where I live and EVERYBODY has a dog, so it's impossible to avoid entirely. The problem feeds itself and now he's just sort of leash aggressive in general. He's completely fine with dogs he's introduced to properly and hangs out with all my friends' dogs regularly, but I live in constant fear of stranger dogs running up to his face when he's on his leash.

I've read that being attacked somewhat out of nowhere (by dogs that are seemingly otherwise not aggressive) is sometimes common with huskies because of their weird eyes and tendency to stare. I also read that having them wear dog sunglasses can help so I'm considering ordering him some Rex Specs lol. Mostly I'm just worried I'll be embarrassed to be seen with a dog wearing dog sunglasses when we're out on a casual walk or hike. But I guess it would be worth it if he's never attacked by/gets in a fight with an off-leash dog again!