We rescued a half-Husky dog about 14 years ago. She looks more like Husky than the Aussie Sheppard that is her other half. Anyway, I thought she would be great because I could take her out and run three miles or so with her every day.
She is a wonderful dog but is one of the laziest creatures I have ever encountered next to our cats. No one in our family could get to to walk or run past the Library which is exactly a half mile from our home. If we try to take her further she sits down and locks her front legs. Once she does that she cannot be moved unless we turn around towards home.
Her favorite thing to do is lay in the Family Room at our feet. Boisterous my rear end!
ROFLMAO!
Our Akita is a couch potato. He sleeps 60% of the time (I have done a personal study). He loves TV. He loves his walks and he will voluntarily go spend time playing, running and jumping in his 20’x40’ pen. He also will take himself for runs in nice weather. He lasts 20 minutes, always comes right back home and tanks up on water.
They have little endurance for strenuous exercise and need lots of water.
His predecessor was an AkitaX (probably Alaskan Husky)with similar traits.
They are Northern Spitz, not wolves.