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The Alaskan Malamute Dog Breed And Its Qualities

When Jack London wrote the novel "Call Of knows whether such a cross would occur in
The Wild", the main canine character the wild. If it is true that he descended
"Buck" was more than likely a dog which from a cross with the wolves, this may
had at least some Alaskan Malamute in his account for his strong acceptance of
bloodline. This dog is a native of being a "pack dog" in the sled dog teams
Alaska, tracing his roots back to the and his willingness to be within such a
Mahlemut tribe , an ancient Indian group. There are few "societies" of
culture which is seldom mentioned without animals which are as similar in their
a mention also of their faithful dogs. interactions to human society than the
These dogs helped them with almost every "society" of a team of sled dogs. In the
aspect of their daily living, from animal kingdom, the society of wolves is
fishing and hunting to hauling in the very similar. Despite his "pack"
hunt. The Alaskan Malamute is just one mentality, the Alaskan Malamute possess
representative of the many different an affinity to humans, loving not only to
breeds which were used in the settling of work for man, but loving humankind
the great territory of Alaska, a region altogether and without reserve.
whose vast reaches of inhospitable The Alaskan Malamute is a beautifully
climate required a beast of burden who marked dog, with sharp contrast of white
could live off the land, who had great and black or white and gray, with the
speed and who could pull heavy loads. The darker colors being grizzled with silvery
fact that there were already large tips on the ends of the hairs. He gives
numbers of dogs being used for these the impression of great strength and
purposes made it natural that the cold heavy bone, even though he is not
reaches of the northern territory would particularly tall and is not considered a
be mostly explored and populated with the giant breed like the Mastiff or the
help of the dogs. Newfoundland. His height is 25 inches at
There is a historical possibility that the shoulder. The coat is double and
the Alaskan Malamute, one of the largest dense and off standing, one or two inches
of the sledge dogs, owes some of his size in length all over the body with a large
and strength to the Arctic Wolf, a very ruff around the neck of longer hair,
large white animal nearly twice the size providing weather resistant protection
of the Alaska Malamute. This may be true against the elements. Weekly brushing is
or not. Crosses are routinely engineered required for good coat care and skin
today in captivity, but no one really health.




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