Here are a few common behavior characteristics which can cause problems in some cases with Siberian owners, and some suggested remedies if they can't be tolerated.
Howling!
Most Siberians like to howl. If it is disturbing the neighbors and you have to stop it, then try this. Any container which can shoot water 5 or 6 meters, should be kept close to hand. When the howling starts, it normally only continues for 10 to 30 sec, wait until the above law tells you you have 1 sec of howling left, and shoot the water at the nearest offender while saying "Shooosh" as loud as possible. Soon all you need is the sound and provided all the dogs can hear you, the silence is truly breathtaking.
Digging!
Most Siberians like to dig holes in the garden. Avoid giving them bones seams to reduce the practice, but they all like have a hole to sleep in. It is probably a carry over of the instinct to have a protective den in the snow, but in our climate acts more as a method of providing a cool place to sleep out of the sun.
Often just letting them find their spot and forgetting about it keeps the problem manageable. Other wise the only solution is the sell the dog and buy a garden gnome. Filling the hole with turds or bricks just makes them dig elsewhere.
Problem diggers are also often lonely and bored, giving them something else to play with, like your sprinkler system or kreepy can often cure the problem.
Roaming!
Perhaps one of the most troublesome characteristics displayed by the Siberian is his penchant for roaming.
This is instinctive and impossible to correct by discipline. The only "Cure" is prevention and high walls, fences or good secure runs are essential. Once a Siberian discovers the pleasure of roaming, he often stops at nothing to escape. Roaming is a habit a Siberian should never be allowed to indulge in unless you want to create a problem dog.
Hunting!
This is related to roaming and again totally instinctive. No amount of corporal punishment is effective in trying to prevent a Siberian from attacking fowl. Again the solution is proper confinement. It is not the dog's fault when he escapes and kills a sheep. But the owners fault.
A Siberian will accept many mammals as members of its pack when exposed to them throughout his puppy hood. Thus cats, sheep, horses, cows, etc., if they are going to form part of his adult environment should be introduced to him as a puppy. I have bred a Siberian who's best friend was a mere cat. An adult Siberian who has been exposed to a variety of other animals from young, does not react to new species with as much aggression after he grew up.
Running Away!
Imagine the "poor" puppy owner who decides when his puppy is about 7 months to take him to the park and let him run about.
Imagine his surprise upon letting him off leash, when the puppy disappears into the sunset without a backward glance. Impervious to all shouts, screams and dire threats. This person has either not read, or not been given by the breeder sufficient background on the breed to warn him of this type of behavior.
Again it is instinct which is the culprit. Here follows a brief description of why some of these instinctive behaviors probably exist.
The Siberian is not like most of the breeds that your average owner has experienced before.
He was probably domesticated about 3000 years ago by the aboriginal peoples of the far north. Without getting into too much detail, which is partly conjecture anyway, it is generally accepted that the Chukchi aboriginal people had the habit of allowing their sled dogs to roam in the summer months in search of their own food. Hence the instinct for roaming and hunting.
Also they would not have been entirely pleased with dogs which kept running towards them while pulling their sleds. It is safe to postulate, in fact that they preferred dogs who ran away from them at full speed while they were shouting commands to them. Which is exactly the behavior which so dismayed our puppy owner.
Try to be proud of some of the Siberian's unique features, rather than try to make them conform to your common or garden variety of pet dog.
If you want a status symbol, buy a Ferrari.
A good breeder should have taught his puppies to come when called by the time they are ready to go. The use of a consistent call at feeding time is all that is required. E.g. a kissing sound. This should be made known to the new owner who can build on it.
Siberian puppies respond very well to bait and can be taught to respond to their owner at a very young age.
People who have experienced raising wolfs have commented that this wild canid becomes harder to handle as they approach maturity.
While behavior is not so extreme in the Siberian, a vestige of this trait seems to remain in the breed. While most breeds have been strongly selected in antiquity for a trait which manifests itself as perpetual puppy hood, the Chukchi people seem not to have done this to the same degree, especially with the males.