I have both and find myself using the echodots a lot moreIf you are doing any sort of home automation then the dots will work out just fine . Especially because they are more than half the cost so you can spread them around I just wish that they worked together . I believe that the Google home can play Spotify or whatever music you are listening to on multiple devices at once same song of course I like that feature , but don ' t see myself spending $ 100 a pop on multiple devices rather than $ 50 each . <| sep |> Thank you for the advice ! I will totally ask for owners for advice on the breed . My boyfriend and I work opposite schedules . I work nights 4 p 4 a on a rotating 223 schedule so really I am home a lot . He works a normal 5 day a week job and his hours tend to be 7 a 4 so really no dogs are home alone for very long . The husky is good with being left loose and not being destructive but unlike most huskies he does not like too much exercise . My boyfriend and I have tried to get him started up on jogging and have failed . He ' ll run a little but then he is like ' yeah I am done ' and then switches to walking and then if he sees home will try lead you home lol . The husky does like to go hiking which is something we love to do and swimming . He loves the outdoors . Jogging and definitely more athletic activities are definitely something we would love to do with the Belgian who has already proven to be a way better jogging partner than my husky lol . The husky surprisingly is more a couch potato no matter how much I have tried to change it . Thankfully the dogs love each other so a whole lot of wrestling around happens too . Also would be totally down to work with trainers on getting him trained to do things more than sit which we have already gotten him to start doing . I am totally open to more suggestions on activities to pick up with him . The Mal surprisingly loves the crate and goes into it with the door left open and just takes naps in it . Which makes me glad because for the little time no one is home I feel better leaving him in there because he is still in the chewing stage and we rent the house we are in right now . I also got him a soft muzzle for his protection really for situations like vet offices where he has no choice but to be around strangers and he thankfully doesn ' t mind it at all either . Definitely will try finding the owners first because I would want them to try to find me if I were them but like you said if none turn up then he does have a home .