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Cathy
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Posted: Sat Mar 15th, 2008 06:05 pm |
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Malamutes demand much from their owners.They demand to occupy prominent positions in their family packs; they demand to play central roles in all family activity;they demand that their instincts, body language , and vocalisations be respected and, when appropriate heeded. In exchange they willingly return tenfold to the "worthy owner" what is given to them.
Yet that "owner" cannot be a "run of the mill" individual. This individual like the Malamute himself, must possess an adventurous yet sensitive heart. This doesn t mean that you have to take daily jaunts out onto the glacier, but each day must be rich with some kind of activity in which your Malamute too, can participate.
Also important to the relatioship is understanding that Malamutes possess an acute sensitivity to all the "goings on" in their households and to the dynamics between family members.They react instinctively to the most subtle body positions and vocal inflection, especially during arguments and moments of strife, and they expect their family to be just as sensetive towards them 
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Cathy
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Posted: Sat Mar 15th, 2008 06:36 pm |
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Would a Malamute choose to live with you?
Put yourself in the Mals place, given his ancestral heritage, how would you measure up as the family he would choose? Living with a Malamute is dramatically different from living with any other dog.
Ideally you should have a large fenced garden, but this is not to say, that your dog should be banished to a life outdoors. Inherent in the Malamutes love for people is the need to share his families lives fully. Malamutes thrive and require ample time outdoors, but they also relish the chance to spent an evening in with the company of their family.
The Malamute can reside in a smaller abode, but only if he has a great del of exercise and mental stimulation every single day!!!A requirement of any Malamute in any living situation.
Do you have the time, inclination, physical and temperamental ability required to mould behaviour of such complex, even dominant an animal in the right direction? Do you really want a dog that demands to be an integral part of every project and every activity?Are you active enough for a partnership with a Malamute?
If you have children, well this will certainly please the Malamute, but kids and dog must be monitored to prevent any mishaps that can occur between a young child and a very large dog.
In reviewing your" qualifications" as a prospective Malamute owner, ask yourself and you family the proper questions and be honest with the answers. Assure yourself and your family that the desire to live with this breed runs deeper than simply wanting a beautiful dog that many will mistake for a wolf. Success is greatest for those who feel a true kinship with this animal and see that as their motivation for living with one.
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Cathy
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Posted: Sat Mar 15th, 2008 06:58 pm |
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LEARN TO SPEAK MALAMUTE
A great insult to a Malamute is an owner who does not try to communicate succinctly with his dog.For thousands of years this dog has lived amoungst people who offered him that respect inherent to their mutual communication. (to do otherwise could mean death to both the people and the dogs, when for example the musher guiding the sled failed to heed the dogs warning of a break in the ice or some other danger of which the dogs sixth sence warned )
This type of relationship is what the Malamute continues to expect from the humans he calls family. As the relationship developes owners begin to take for granted the fact that the Malamute seems practically able to read their minds, to respond to their human thoughts even before they have acknowledged them themselves.
Given the dogs history it should come as no suprise that the Malamute is considered one of the canine family s most people loving members. And they rarely discriminate in this area. The Malamutes size and wolf like appearance will generally keep disreputable types away, but Malamute owners will soon learn that their beloved pet will gladly welcome strangers into their home!!!
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Cathy
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Posted: Sat Mar 15th, 2008 07:15 pm |
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MEET MUM
Meeting your puppies mother is especially critical, because the quality of her maternal instincts can have long term effects on how the pup interacts with people and other dogs. Steer clear of pups from a shy, timid, and/ or aggressive mother as her behaviour may be passed on both genetically and by example to her offspring, even if she is only with them for the first 8 weeks of life.
A friendly nuturing mother, on the other hand, who is attentive to her young pups and affectionate to the humans in her life, will offer even very young pups a positive role model whose early care and interaction will leave an indelible imprint on her puppies adult behaviour 
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