My family has been blessed in many ways by our Siberian Husky, Suki, who leaves us asking a lot of questions. Being a husky owner can be a lot of work, and it is worth it, but we ask a lot of things to an animal who shows no remorse and just wags their tail. Here are 10 to start out.

1. "Could you stop digging?"

Rule one of owning a husky: you will never garden again unless you find a hack. Ours was chicken wire, which was too small for her to go through. They can dig holes big enough to hide in and feel no remorse. Never doubt their abilities.

2. "Yes, I will pet you. Relax."

Go on Youtube and there are plenty of videos of this breed pawing at their owner's hand to be pet consistently. They do love you, but they are attention stealers. Ours gets jealous of someone petting the cat.

3. "Sometimes I wish you didn't shed so much."

Small side notes: you are not supposed to shave a husky. And I know their fur gets everywhere, but without it, a husky can actually get sunburnt. So, your furry friend might shed enough hair to make a replica of themselves. It comes with the territory.

4. "And you have the zoomies again..."

Remember the lava game? Well, the zoomies can be a little like that. They will go back and forth, jumping on and off of things, because they have a lot of energy. It's funny to watch, but not fun to hear at two am.

5. "Did you steal more food off of the counter?/ Get off of the counter!"

Warning: they can jump up on relatively high counters and steal food. We have an island in our kitchen and have to put food in the middle so she cannot get to it. Suki has even taken raw meat from a tray when my mother went to the bathroom. Luckily for her, there was a burger patty left for my mom.

6. *Various responses to them talking*

Yes? Okay! I see your point. We may seem crazy but these dogs can talk back. It's really cute to hear, honestly. There is just a line crossed when it happens at two in the morning.

7. "We sent you to puppy school and you still..."

Another rule with this breed: train them from an early age. They are pack oriented and want to be the alpha, even on walks. To be fair, they are dorks, but they are intelligent too. It shows eventually.

8. "Who wants a treat?"

Among the words that can turn a husky into sonic the hedgehog, the word treat is one of them. Unless we want to be jumped on we have to spell things out, a lot. But when we pull out the milk bones she's an angel.

9. *Millions of cute nicknames they don't care about*

I can think of at least ten different names I have called my dog, even with my favorite being "fluff butt." She is less furry now, sadly, but her energy has not gone down. Where do these names come from? Well, they mostly come to my mind when she is being a dork. That's how most things happen in our house.

10. "Stop trying to be Houdini! You'll get hit by a car."

If Houdini came back as a dog he would be a husky. They can squeeze themselves into the strangest situations imaginable. If there is a hole, there is a way. Suki got out more than a few times by slipping through the gate at our old place. It happened so much that we just had to ask if the dog looked like a wolf when a neighbor called. That's probably how they remember her too.

11. "I love you."

At the end of the day, even if they are useless watchdogs, huskies are loyal. I love my dog and could not ask for more from her, mostly because I don't think it is possible. She gives her all, all day, every day. Cherish your little stalker.