When many people became pregnant with their first child there was one thing they know they want. It isn’t a nursery, a fancy swing, expensive toys or any inanimate thing in fact. It is a dog. They want their children to have some one to grow up with, even though you did plan more children in the future. This is because when many people look back on their childhood their favorite moments involve animals. Lots of people favor big strong dogs, that can just as easily haul fire wood as play with my son. At first some are put off by people say, “Big dogs are dangerous for small children”. They say that it would be far more trouble than it was worth. They are wrong.
The Giant Alaskan Malamute proves this, and is the perfect dog for children. You may be wondering why I keep saying giant alaskan malamute and not simply malamute. That is because a giant alaskan malamute is not the same thing as a regular malamute. When it comes to malamutes there are two kinds so to speak, M’Loot which are larger and come in a vast variety of colors, and Kotzeblue, which are smaller and only come in wolf-grey. Giant Alaskan Malamutes are bred from M’Loot Malamutes. Size is achieved through careful sective breeding of the largest of litters. The result? While your basic male malamute is around 85 pounds, and a female 65 lbs, a giant alaskan malamute averages more like 125 lbs for a male and 100 lbs for a female. These are the gentle giants of the working dog world.
And I do mean working dogs. In fact not letting a giant alaskan malamute “work” is a very bad idea. If tied in a back yard seperated from the “pack”, or your family, with nothing to do a giant alaskan malamute will sing it’s remorse in loud mournful howls while destorying anything within reach. (Trust me I left for 10 hours once and came back to find our malamute had broken a leg size tree in half to free himself of his run and then laid demise to the flower beds. Malamute’s LOVE to dig!)
They are a very pack oriented breed which makes for easy training. Well, as easy as it gets with such a stubborn and large dog. While giant alaskan malamute may be big, playful babies, and in no way lack intelligence, they are very stubborn and should begin obdience training immediately. That training should not include gaurd dog duty. Why not? Though impressive and intimidating giant alaskan malamutes love everyone not just babies. Gaurd dog activities are against their nature. They’ll greet a burglar just as welcomely as grandma. This is not to say their useless as home defenders. A giant Alaskan malamute will protect the pack if it sees a threat. (ex/ some one is actively harming you or your family) They also will sound the alarm so to speak for vistors, whether it’s a greeting or not. That greeting will likely be in a chewbaka sort of way as well. Giant Alaskan Malamute’s are not barkers, but that does not mean they are queit dogs. They will “talk”, howl and communicate in their own little wolf-like malamute way.
As far as dogs go the giant alaskan malamute is a wonderful choice for families. They are friendly and playful into old age, shed very little (excluding twice a year when they will shed seasonal coats), love children, and can share in the work load. They even make fabulous running mates. Who shouldn’t own a giant alaskan malamute? Those who live in excessively warm locations, small apartments (Big dog + little space= bad idea.), those with no time for a dog who need a hands off companion, or those looking for a gaurd dog.
Written by UnwirklichVinZant