dimario@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael J. DiMario) (10/22/85)
I have been considering an Alaskan Malamute for quite sometime, but am not home enough. We have plenty of outdoor running area, but cannot have an outside dog house or run. So, the dog would be in the house. I have heard alot of pros and cons about an in house Malamute. Does anyone have experience with a live-in Malamute?
barbarat@tektools.UUCP (Barbara Tuttle) (10/23/85)
> I have been considering an Alaskan Malamute
We used to have a Norwegian Elkhound, also a snow type dog. We kept
him outside in Palo Alto, CA. The concern I'd have about keeping a
snow dog inside is that they have so much hair. With our Norwegian Elkhound,
it seemed like no matter how much we brushed him, he'd still shed. He
had 2 layers of hair, regular hair that stuck straight out, and another
layer of hair close to his body. When we'd let him in the house, we'd
sweep up right away before the hairs got all over.floyd@brl-tgr.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford ) (10/25/85)
In article <1372@ihlpg.UUCP> dimario@ihlpg.UUCP (Michael J. DiMario) writes: >Does anyone have experience with a live-in Malamute? I have a Malamute. We have a small yard and keep him chained in the back during the day. He has about 10 to 15 feet of clear chain. He gets no special exercise. He is five years old and weighs in between 90 and 100 pounds. I have a smaller (about 9 years old) dog which has been his constant buddy. The Malamute suffers from no overweight or other physical maladies due to his size. My sister has a litter mate of the Malamute with the same physical characteristics (both are male). It has had much more freedom of movement throught its life. The difference in personality is that my dog seems more exciteable than my sister's pet. Hers is a more relaxed animal. I attribute that to being confined (hers was subjected to obedience training, mine wasn't). In inclement weather both my dogs are house dogs. During winter months both usually go outside to conduct their business. Of course the Malamute thinks the snow is just for him. To watch him frolic and to have snow fights with him gives me great pleasure. The dogs seem to require little special attention. He gets his share though and as a result is spoiled totally rotten. He has been a wonderful pet and I shall miss him terribly when I have to lose him. I hope that doesn't happen for another five to ten years though. There are many things I could say, so, if you want more, floyd@brl.arpa.
floyd@brl-tgr.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford ) (10/25/85)
To avoid any misconceptions about the last posting, the dogs are put outside to conduct their business through out the year. I usually restrict those excursions to only that during inclement weather. I hate finding presents in the house. floyd