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The
Alaskan Malamute: A truly beautiful breed – But is it the dog for you?
For the right family
the Malamute can be the ideal pet, but they certainly do not suit every
household. We would ask you to consider the following before making the
decision to own an Alaskan Malamute. Unfortunately, many of these beautiful canines get abandoned at
shelters or rescued by purebred rescue organizations every year.
This then entails neutering, spaying, inoculations and care with future homing.
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The
Alaskan Malamute is a large breed with a male weighing between 45 and 50
kilograms and are also immensely powerful animals.
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The
Malamute is a heavily coated dog, which does a certain amount of shedding
and as a result needs regular grooming to maintain optimum condition..
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Malamutes
are keen ‘gardeners’ but unfortunately their idea of landscaping
might not conform to yours.
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Mals
are intrepid hunters and cannot live on the same property with duck,
chickens, rabbits, other smaller livestock, etc. – they will kill them.
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Although
generally gentle and loving with people, Malamutes are generally not
sociable with other dogs.
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Malamutes
tend to be very pack oriented and unlike most other breeds, pushy and
dominant at the Alaskan Malamute are difficult for some people to live
with or understand how to handle. They
will live happily with a dog of the opposite sex but seldom will tolerate
another dog of the same sex. An un-socialised and untrained Malamute
can be difficult to handle.
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Malamutes
have little or no guarding instinct, so are not good watchdogs.
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Malamutes are born travellers and generally can't be trusted off
leash and are intrepid escape artists and won't stay on an unfenced property.
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They
are high maintenance, time consuming and expensive to keep safe and healthy.
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Malamutes can be noisy, inherently stubborn, always a challenge and must
be approached with a strong sense of the ridiculous.
ON THE POSITIVE SIDE:
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Malamutes
do not often bark
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Malamutes
have a calm disposition and are easy to live with around the house.
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Malamutes
are a Spitz breed – they give off no ‘doggy’ odour and keep themselves
very clean.
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Many
people who suffer from animal allergies can live quite happily with
Malamutes with no allergic reaction.
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Malamutes
have a loving nature; they are not one man dogs and will relate to all
members of the family.
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Because
of their size and facial masks, they are a deterrent to anyone thinking of
entering your property.
We
would recommend that you contact THE ALASKAN MALAMUTE CLUB OF GAUTENG for more
information on this beautiful breed before making the decision to own one.
For more information on this breed contact
the The Alaskan Malamute Club of Gauteng:
The Secretary
P.O
Box 2711, North Riding, 2162 Gauteng, South
Africa
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