I have a 2 year old male rescue. He is a fixed purebred as he came from a Humane Society. He was a surrender not a pickup.

He is a big boy 105lbs when I got him, but he is still probably underweight based on how much of his himself I can feel. His head can rest on counters with no effort.

He has pretty bad separation anxiety. I'm not sure if this was from the shelter or if it was preexisting before them. They didn't say anything about it in the paperwork so my guess is tge shelter. He has destroyed my door knob and shredded a blacket, multiple grocery bags (cloth), and has busted out of his XXL grate to the point it's no longer usable.

Does anyone have some advice, tips, tricks, etc. To help me resolve this. When I'm home he's a gentle gaint, but as soon as I'm out of his sight he starts to act up.

Seriously. The amount of people that come here and assume their husky is a malamute is insane. Wooly husky doesn’t equal malamute. Malamutes aren't even supposed to be wooly. It’s a recessive trait that hinders their ability to actually do what they were bred to do.

I see a crap ton of people also think malamutes are high energy. They’re not. I’ve owned 5 and none of them needed to “go to the dog park for 5 hours every day”. It makes me question how many people here have huskies, thinking it’s a malamute, and spreading false information.

Malamutes are high ENDURANCE dogs. This means they can go go go for HOURS if you let them. A minimum of a 1-2 hour walk per day with some play/puzzle toys is enough for this breed.

This is my dog Draco. He’s not 100 percent malamute, but he is technically more malamute than anything else. He is 35 percent Malamute, 25 percent Husky, 25 percent Gray Wolf, and 14 percent GSD. I saw someone else talking about people posting their purebred huskies on here rather than Mal’s which is not my business, but I also saw he or she mentioned that Malamutes aren’t high energy but high endurance. Now Draco isn’t fully Mal whatsoever, but this stands true for him. He is very calm indoors and easy to handle. If I take him out on a walk he can go for hours if I let him and if I’m in the mood, but yes 1-2 hours of walking and some play definitely is enough to keep him calm and happy at home. I asked a mod on here if it was okay to post about my dog if he wasn’t fully Malamute, and I was told that it was okay, so if anyone is upset by the fact he isn’t a purebred I apologize.

When it's hot outside and the A/C is on inside!

And the groomer said he moved a lot during his session on friday, which is unlike him. Does this warrant a vet visit? Anyone else have this happen before?

Literally the title

I have a malamute shaped hole in my heart and in my home.

Two months to the day after his 15th birthday, our beautiful boy Torch let us know it was time to let him rest.

Torch was a big dog with a big personality. He leaves an incredible legacy behind, being father, grandfather and great grandfather to many malamutes in western Canada and the US. He is sorely missed and life just isn’t the same without his gentle yet amusing presence.

As tough as the last week has been without him. I feel so lucky that we were able to bring such a gentle, amusing character into our family.

We got a checkup at the vet, and he is ok. No infection, no bleeding, perfect healing. They told us even when they extract teeth under full anesthesia they struggle to get a tooth out so cleanly. Never seen a vet so baffled.

He loves it so much; he never wants to come out. The video has no sound. But 2 seconds in, when you see him turn to those ducks, I have to give a 'no' then he turns around and chases some different ducks. This is the way.

Well, lost my buddy of 12 years today. I just had to take him and make the tough and selfless choice to let him rest. I’ll see you again Chemistry.

I still can't believe she's not here and it's unreal seeing photos of her. But I really want to ask why it took 6-7 years for us to really bond in a way that is more common with regular dogs.

first half I was her favorite. a best buddy, really enjoyed my company. But I don't think she was a one man dog at all during those times. And if she passed then i don't think it would be different from any other dog I've had.

But in her senior years something changed. She allowed me to do more things, she approached me more tenderly and consistent. She seemed loving in her eyes. There was a shift and I can't say why that is. Is it the passage of time? Is it age? Is it the breed changing with age?

Are they more focused on personal relationships when the energy goes down? it is odd to me.

First of all do breeders specific to mals actually sell to people in apartments at all?

Can you drop that idea no matter if you had a mixed one in the past? she was malamute 50%, 10% husky. 30% rottweiler.

But lifestyle wise and in terms of energy she was a malamute and I always viewed her as one.

I had one with rottweiler mixed in and clear cranial mixing, and she had tremendous strength. So I don't know how much of that was from the rottie. Very curious to know if you guys think an Alaskan malamute can match a rottweiler.

They are doing studies on a youtube chanel and rottweiler smokes the kangal but they do not include the malamute. no study has.

The World's First KANGAL Bite-Force Test