Alaskan Malamute

I made the mistake of getting a Malamute in a subtropical climate. He struggles terribly in summer heat despite our air-conditioned home. We can only walk early morning and late evening from May through September. He is wonderful in winter and spring but the summer restrictions on exercise are genui…

Getting my Malamute forced me to overhaul my entire lifestyle. I now hike every morning, run three evenings a week, and spend my weekends outdoors. He dragged me out of a sedentary rut and I have lost thirty pounds in the process. He is affectionate, funny, communicative, and has the best temperamen…

I use my Malamute for weight pulling competitions and she absolutely excels. The strength in this breed is remarkable. She trains enthusiastically and has an excellent work ethic when the task involves physical effort. Obedience commands are a different story since she finds them boring. She is sele…

My Malamute loves every human and dog she has ever met but she views fencing as a suggestion rather than a boundary. We have reinforced our fence three times. She is not trying to escape out of anxiety, she just genuinely wants to go on an adventure. We have reliable recall in open fields but near e…

My Malamute has been extraordinary with my three children, ages four through ten. He lets the youngest crawl on him and never reacts negatively. He is enormous and powerful but seems to understand he needs to be gentle with small humans. He greets every visitor like a long-lost friend. His only down…

Owning a Malamute is like owning a beautiful, chaotic force of nature. Koda needs two hours of hard exercise every single day or he reorganises my garden for me. On days when we hike or go running he is absolutely perfect at home, calm and gentle with my kids. His howl sounds like a wolf and the nei…