Hello Apache,
It's true that with a Vlcak you need to be prepared and really motivate. Genzo is my second Vlcak and he is totally different from Priska (my first one).
Everything is not going like I was hopping... Genzo is terrible and I need to admit that sometimes I'm totally desperate... I know that many people will have giving up with him...
But I'm confident that all the time and energies I spend on him will lead soon to an happy and well balance dog :-)
To be in an apartment with a Vlcak is not a good idea. Genzo was howling all the night during 2 weeks :-o but of course if he sleeps with you well he will be happy
To stop him doing that I was obliged to sleep with him near his create...
I have also bought him a treadmill because I wasn't able for unpredictable personal reason to let him have enough exercises...
I love my dog and will do anything for him, to I need to admit that if it was my fist dog well I will probably turn as a cat woman
Best regards,
Stéphanie & Genzo