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| HEIGHT: 64 cm. |
| WEIGHT: 39 kg. |
| LIFE EXPECTANCY: 13 - 15 years. |
| CHARACTERISTICS of alaskan malamute dog |
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Its abundant hair requires continuous cares, especially in the molt season.
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| Its vitality and intelligence make of its training an activity reserved for professionals. |
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| It needs a lot of open space and a great devotion. |
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| The Alaskan Malamute is a very clean, friendly, quiet and playful dog. The perfect company dog, except for the great doses of exercises it requires. |
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| It can be aggressive with other dogs, but it will answer properly to a firm discipline. |
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| Despite its quiet and even character, it has a tremendous vitality. This dog has a lot of self assurance. |
| This dog comes from Alaska. It belongs to the most ancient population of this region. When the Europeans occupied Canada, they used this dog as a carrier on expeditions to mountainous regions. This dog receives the name of the tribe that lived in the north of the artic polar circle and that used these dogs to pull sleighs. |
| In any case, we should give this dog a sportive occupation as races or sleigh pulling with several dogs. |
| DESCRIPTION of the alaskan malamute dog |
| HEAD: |
| Wide and powerful. Back truffle. Fine lips. Wide and thick snout that diminishes slightly in width to the truffle. Wide skull and slightly convex between the ears that get finer to the eyes; it is rounded at the level of the cheeks. |
| EYES: |
| Brown, almond, placed obliquely above the skull. |
| EARS: |
| Small in proportion to the skull. Triangular upper half, but with the tip slightly rounded. Distant from each other and placed on the higher part of the skull. |
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| NECK: |
| Strong and moderately arched. |
| BODY: |
| Deep and vigorous chest. Robust body and not too short. Straight back, slightly fallen at the shoulders or the thighs. Muscular sides. |
| BACK EXTREMITIES: |
| Wide thighs, strong and exceptionally muscular. The paws are kind of angular. Wide and thick hock, slightly folded. |
| FRONT EXTREMITIES: |
| Almost vertical when seen from the sides, strong and muscular bones. Slightly angled shoulders. |
| FEET: |
| Wide and compact wide tight and arched toes. Thick and solid pads on the base of the paw. Strong and short nails. There is a protector layer of hair in between the toes. |
| TAIL: |
| Placed on the line of the dorsal spine. When it is in repose, the dog carries it on the back. |
| HAIR: |
| Abundant and thick hair, but not too long and pretty rough. It is longer at the neck where it forms a tight collar and on the tail. The dog loses hair during summer, seasons in which the hair is shorter. |
| COLOR: |
| From light gray to black with white spots on the snout, the extremities and the lower part of the body. |
| HEIGHT: |
| Males 63.5 cm; females 58.5 cm. Weight: of males 38.5 kg and females 34 kg. |
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