Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA
Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!pesnta!amd!amdcad!amdimage!prls!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!brl-tgr!floyd
From: floyd@brl-tgr.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford )
Newsgroups: net.pets
Subject: Re: Alaskan Malamutes -- Likes or Dislikes?
Message-ID: <2401@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Date: Thu, 24-Oct-85 19:05:30 EST
Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.2401
Posted: Thu Oct 24 19:05:30 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 29-Oct-85 04:25:51 EST
References: <1372@ihlpg.UUCP>
Reply-To: floyd@brl-tgr.ARPA (Floyd C. Wofford (MMW) )
Distribution: net
Organization: Ballistic Research Lab
Lines: 27

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.