Thanks soo much for the great reply! I'll have to get him read this when he gets home from work!

I think he'd want his dog to be off leash and reliable that way - like my Belgian(hes been off leash reliable since he was 4 months old he did however go threw a "i'm a boy and the king" stage where he needed to go through basic obedience 101 again though lol)

I know that hes not fond of Labs or Retrievers much.

Would there be any other breed that might suit his lifestyle that you could think of?

The breeds I have suggested to him were;
Bernese Mountain Dogs
Rottweiler
Irish Wolfhound
Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
Shetland Sheepdog
and a few others I can't think of right now lol

He does love the look of the Husky though hehe A friend of mine has three - well one is a Dobie Husky mix(no CLUE how that happened lol), Malamute and a Siberian Husky. All shed like its going out of style! Its insane the amount of fur comes outta those guys! lol