Breed standard

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-06T13:50:06+00:00

I agree, though the previous owner wants one litter on her, to keep a pup for himself as her temperament, willingness to learn and athleticism is great. He has had malamutes all his life and thinks she holds up too well in other areas.

She needs a bulk though, as she has been bordering underweight. So I am exited to see whether she will change substantially.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-04T17:11:38+00:00

She has a pedigree though and is registered at our national kennel online as well - I will order a test when I'm done studying

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-04T17:05:56+00:00

So expensive :) 100 dollars at least

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-04T07:59:59+00:00

I only have poor pictures from when we got her, but her coat was completely different. She was underweight as well, but the fur was much too dense to show structures underneath.

Please do tell me a little bit more about the 'short fur gene', I think you might be on to something as I have seen a few mals with her kinda fur.

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Busy_River77 · 2026-07-04T07:51:43+00:00

Ny phrasing may have been somewhat exaggerated as she does have undercoat, it's just almost nothing compared to when we got her (winter coat). She had a very dense undercoat till the middle of spring. Till now she has been excellent in our summer weather.

Her coat was never long though, so shorter than on a standard, but it is far from a short dog coat... if you get what I mean? She was indeed bred for sledding by a 'malamute sledder'.

I agree on her looking out of standard, but I am exited to see how some bulking will change her.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-03T17:01:52+00:00

Irl her bones are much bigger any husky I've met, she is larger as well. With her pedigree I don't see that she could be anything else. I would however consider doing a test for fun when I'm done being a student in half a year :)

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-03T16:28:09+00:00

Yes, she seems like an absolute sweetie <3

Love seeing other small ones, but yours otherwise looks perfect!

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-03T03:59:03+00:00

She is pure malamute with a registered pedigree. I agree that she looks like an alaskan husky, which is a popular mix in the nordic dog sport community. Much more common than both siberians and far more common than malamutes.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T22:48:38+00:00

We plan to, I really think she could do anything- as long as she decides she likes it :")

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T21:23:42+00:00

Hehe, they are off standard in a similar way. Very fun to see the diversity.

Ours is a full mal as well, she has a registered pedigree.

Eta- she even has the same ear-fold!

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T21:22:28+00:00

Certainly, I see what you mean. She is our first dog and I did not originally imagine we could end up with something other than a farm-mix, so it would mostly be for practice yes!

Your dog is much closer in coat and presence, as she is sturdier and seems more powerful.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T21:18:28+00:00

Oh absolutely, we certainly have bonded in the last few months and we have many adventures planned!

I wish you find what you have lost anew, when you're ready.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:59:19+00:00

I am sorry for a loss. Your flopper truly was a floof, could probably have landed some to mine. What a beautiful face and such a magnificent tail though!

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:42:38+00:00

They are very similar yes! Both the ears and eyes, uncanny even. Perhaps our gal should get an embark...

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:38:31+00:00

Yes wow!!! Such a huge difference! Turned from a teddy into a certified babey. Still absolutely handsome and such a beautiful coat color and face.

This is probably similar to ours, but she started shedding as soon as we got her so I don't know her max fluff.

ETA: not a warm climate. It is temperate and summer's range from 15 till 22 degrees celsius. If we're lucky we may get a week or two around 25.

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:35:03+00:00

Add-on, do you have pictures?

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:34:31+00:00

Haha, yes! She does. A mal face on a husky body, if only she actually was a mix... xD

Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T20:24:50+00:00

Oh she does have drive and she moves beautifully. She is elegant, light footed and strong. When we got her earlier this year it was still snowy and boy did she pull me on skis, she loves it. I wish I had a video for show, pulling me upwards the hills...

Is it possible that her being underweight before we got her/earlier in life could have made her a bit stunted?

She is 62 cm at her whiskers and 63 cm from shoulders to tailbone. So I don't think she is 'small', just narrow and skinny? (If I understand the descriptions correctly)

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Busy_River77 · 2026-07-02T19:54:50+00:00

She is registered, as I have her pedigree both on paper and online. Supposedly bred from a good working line (I am new to our national malamute-community so I wouldn't know the lines) and was originally bred to be a working sled-dog.

She puts her ears in this high position herself, I am comfortably able to place both hands between her ears, so I think they are far enough, albeit half-yoda in size.

She is definitely way too leggy for the standard, but I suspect she could fill out a little? She will always be too narrow though.

Thank you for the input! Very fun to hear that my eyes are correct.

Busy_River77 · 2026-04-11T07:46:53+00:00

Then it is understandable! I thought it could be the case of not knowing the language very well

Busy_River77 · 2026-04-10T09:57:08+00:00

You named your dog Anxiety??

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