We have been working on little Pig's issues and he even had an outing where he met six other dogs nose to nose withouht attempting to eat any of them! He is going to be introduced to my parents in laws new puppy next weekend in the hope that they will become friends... Long story short, we like the elkhound if we were to work towards having a second dog. I'm not about to underestimate the shedding issue though which sounds pretty dramatic if the hoover advice is anything to go by!