My dog is a siberian husky, which is also a "working" dog. He is very good at the lazy house dog role....but he also requires some time out side (or he goes insane!). A fenced yard is a MUST, as he just starts to go nuts running in circles in the house....open the door....and he'll just go ruuuuuuunning all over the yard! They tend to get bored easily....but really, Nebo is perfectly happy being a house dog, he LOVES to be around his people.