Clyde loves being outdoors.
Clyde is a Siberian Husky, no surprise there.
At the first indication of a mere crack in the space between door and jamb, Clyde explodes through. He bounds joyfully around the yard, and begins his routine of sniffing for tiny critters, rolling in who-knows-what, and surveying the world from anything elevated, with occasional attempts to beat his own speed record for deck-to-fence sprints.
Hours later, when his owner calls him to come in, Clyde gives the dog-equivalent of flipping the bird: he turns his back and then leisurely pees on the nearest tree. “Blow it out your ear” he seems to say, and goes back to investigating the nuances of snow molecules.
What do you do with a dog like Clyde?
Its not just Clyde and his kindred spirits that love being outside. Samoyeds, Great Pyrenees, Alaskan Malamutes, Chow Chows, and Norwegian Elkhounds also chafe at being indoors.
Some people would say that it is contrary to Clyde’s Husky nature to force him to endure an indoor lifestyle.
If you insist that your outdoor dog stay indoors, be prepared for scratched doorframes, nose prints on every window, and considerable aggravation trying to get your to dog to give a hoot when you want him to come in.
My advice is to join the al fresco party.
Construct a nice dog run with a roof (outdoor dogs tend to hear the call of the wild and can be intrepid escape artists) and a warm dog house protected from weather extremes. Bring him in on the really cold days. Finally, bundle up and spend time with him in HIS element.
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