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11-18-2011, 01:57 AM
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?'s for Malamute folks, I know your out there.
So we recently agreed to foster a Malamute that was at a local rescue organization. The foster quickly turned into an adoption as he has crept deeply into our hearts.
The initial phone call said 3 years old and 60 lbs. The furry idiot that showed up at our door is way bigger than our 65lb husky/lab cross and me thinks he is much younger than 3. So, looking for some assistance from the Malamute "staff" on-site. As a breed, in general, would you consider them "slow to mature". I am trying to compare him to our existing dog that was still a psycho puppy at 3. I know that no 2 dogs are the same but looking for some general guidelines, or recommendations for websites where I might find the info. He seems to still be in that transition phase from squatting to lifting his leg. I remember my dobie switched over between 1 and 1.5 years but I don't know if that can even be used as an estimate of age. Also looking for recommendation on a hopefully Canadian Company that makes decent durable dog backpacks. We are walking 3-5 miles a day to manage his endless energy but I think a backpack with a bit of weight in it might be a way to give him the workout he needs in a shorter distance on those 40 below Jan nights (which I know won't bother him at all - it will be me that thinks the temps suck) And finally, here is a pic.  
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11-18-2011, 02:24 AM
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OMG HE IS GORGEOUS!!
Ok well where to start with our experiences, first off our Husky / Malamute male Hurcules transitioned from squat to lift between 8 - 12 month same with our Siberian Male Zues ( Hurc's daddy ). Zues is coming on 3 and still has some of the puppy side left on occasion, he's very playful. Hurc is coming on 2 and is still very much a puppy yet. If your boy is Malamute dominate in his breed he can reach over 75 lbs full grown. The misses has looked at several backpacks and has found the PetSmart has the best ones of the store & have xl sizes. Another idea is to get a pulling harness and hook it to an old tire to drag around. Do a search for " everything malamute " there is a site called everything husky and there are loads of links on Malamutes.
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11-18-2011, 01:45 PM
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11-19-2011, 12:11 AM
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You very welcome, Huskies & Malamutes are very smart indeed. Both Zues & Roxie ( our 4 yr old Malamute/Husky ) both know how to open a closed box of large milk bones & know how to open the pantry door to get at that box. We find that are huskies are very easy to train & that includes 14 pups that we have had, we get lots of updates from the happy new parents.
Not sure what your plans are but if you had him fixed it would settle him down considerably.
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11-19-2011, 04:53 PM
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11-19-2011, 05:06 PM
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11-19-2011, 05:07 PM
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Will do Laurie.
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11-19-2011, 05:12 PM
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Love my Huskies, have had them as companions for the last 20 years. Something we've really noticed over the years is that you can not make generalizations about their behavior, each is different. Our current Husky 'Chilko', the pup in the photo below is not your 'typical' husky, has never wandered in the 6 years we've had him, has become inseparable from our 5 year old. Very much part of the family. Kodiak, the older dog was the complete opposite, wasn't a fence that he couldn't go over or under, became a master at backing out of his harness and was a runner until the day before cancer finally took him from us. Casper was a rescue dog but was too aggressive with other dogs and kids, Nanook was the most 'typical' of our dogs and also the smartest, knew how to work a crowd if you know what I mean.
Exercise is the key to these dogs, as boredom is where most of their destructive habits come from.    Colin
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11-19-2011, 07:15 PM
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"Exercise is the key to these dogs, as boredom is where most of their destructive habits come from."
I find this policy applies to most big "working" dogs Looks like yours are enjoying pulling your sled and running in the cold snow 
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He is also seriously smart and will be keeping us on our toes. The first night he figured out how to open the latched kibble bin and the next morning figured out how to unlock and open the back gate. He is very much a "talker" and maintains everyone is entitled to his opinion. He does however submit when he sees that you are serious so that was essential to knowing we could train him.
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