[Shaytun]

I'm thinking about getting a dog as the title says. But I was wondering what kind do people recommend?
I really want a German Shepard. Or a Husky.
If I can't find either of these at the pound I'm satisfied with a lab. Not really interested in others unless they're overwhelmingly cute <3

Anyways, I was reading up on training a German Shepard it seems simple enough though perhaps costly?
The site suggested simple things as eating your dinner in front of the pup and only after do you feed it this establishes "your place as the alpha of the pack."
And to have it follow you when it attempts to enter a doorway ahead of you, step in front of it and then call it.
Then basic praise and scold. "Yes! Good boy attack the neighbor's cat." or "No! Bad boy don't eat my newspaper."
Is this the basics or would I have to do obedience? What I'm asking is it not a primary thing to take them there?

My cousin has a husky. He says his is very, very energetic (I've seen it) after a three mile run the dog goes berserk and runs across the house. They're rather big and I couldn't spend enough time to burn it's energy. Is this how it is with all huskies? I've seen calmer ones but perhaps they were just relaxed.