The Alaskan Malamute is a dog of which it’s not easy to write about: you will be able to fully appreciate his temperament, on top of his aesthetic qualities, only by living with him day by day. The Malamute is a strong, steady and extremely clever dog, but up and for most he’s got an instinct out of  the ordinary, comparable to the one of the wolf. These had to be the features of a dog  raised by nomadic tribes in extreme living conditions (cold, ice, hard work).

The Malamute diet plays a key role in your pup' s well being, and it’s a subject that must be taken very seriously. Forget about thinking of feeding your dog with table scraps only. If this is the route you want to chose, please never contact us for one of our puppies :) Unlike humans, ptyalin (an important dygestive enzime) is almost lacking in dogs’ saliva, therefore the starches dygestion is long and difficult. On the other hand the dog’s stomach is rich of chloridric acid which is very effective for dygesting the meats.

We wanted to make this small introduction for the work of our Alaskan Malamute in order to encourage people to have fun with their Malamute, without necessarily be bound to competition events that often bring stress to humans and dogs, but just to enjoy the life in the outdoors. I would like to thank my friend Patrizia Corte Metto of Paty’s Amarock’s Kennel for letting us use this simple manual and foremost for letting us discover the most beautiful side of our Malamutes.

The Eskimo and pre- Eskimo civilizations come from an ancient past  that goes up to the dawn of times: as a matter of fact they appeared in North- East Siberia fifty thousand years ago, and ten thousand years ago in Alaska. These people originated in Northern Japan and Northern China, and after repeated migrations through the course of centuries installed themselves on the wide Artic territories, from Alaska to Greenland, adapting to the extreme climate.

The Gold Rush of 1896 increased the demand of Alaskan Malamutes. Today we basically see two different lines in Malamutes (a third one, the Hinman strain is less important than the other two) One line is the M’Loot and the other one is the Kotzebue. The Kotzebue line goes back to Arthur Walden and Milton and Eva Seeley’s dogs. As a Matter of fact it was Milton and Eva that acquired the AKC recognition in 1935. Paul Volker developed the M’Loot line. Paul did not register his dogs, but sold them to people that registered them later on.