I agree, Mals are really..... head strong unless well-trained. I used to have one that was really destructive, too. ( would you adopt an older one or get it as a puppy ?)
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I agree, Mals are really..... head strong unless well-trained. I used to have one that was really destructive, too. ( would you adopt an older one or get it as a puppy ?)
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Glacier said it really well. I would get an adult and mature dog because then you know the personality and everything of the dog, with puppies the personality will change. Hope you make the right decision, whether it's to get a Mal or not.
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I strongly disagree with the suggestion to get an adult Malamute unless it is completely free of all behavior problems.
With an adult Mal, it's a crap shoot -- you may have a dog with a weird past, or simply one that hasn't been raised correctly.
At least with a puppy YOU are the one who "changes" their personality.
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For those of you who have Mals now, does yours talk? I remember our neighbor had one when I was a kid. He would do this growling/talking thing to people he liked. It used to freak out my friends. I would take them over to meet the dog and he would 'talk' to them. They swore it was a giant wolf about to devour them. Just wondering if that is a typical Mal trait or just some quirky dog that lived next door
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Originally Posted by Aurie
For those of you who have Mals now, does yours talk? I remember our neighbor had one when I was a kid.
Just wondering if that is a typical Mal trait or just some quirky dog that lived next door
It's a very typical malamute trait. They are talkers. Mine almost never bark, but they make all kinds of other sounds. Heyoka is often the leader of group howling sessions. He actually carries on converstations as he follows me around the yard. He talks to the other dogs, to the cats, to the neighbor's dogs, to himself, to people who visit, and God Forbid he is left alone--the mournful "i'm so loney" howl can be heard for miles!
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My malamutes have all arrived as adults--between 18 months and four years old. I'd take an adult over a puppy any day, even one with known behavior issues, but I have issues with puppies. I adore other people's puppies. No desire to ever raise one of my own again(pretty much the same way I feel about human infants!). Earle's puppyhood completely cured me of puppy fever!
If you get a puppy from the wrong source, it's just as big of a crap shoot as an adult. A well bred malamute puppy would more predictable.
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Glacier,
Yes, sorry... I forgot to add a puppy from a REPUTABLE breeder, though as long as you steer away from the Giants it isn't TOO hard to find a good breeder in Mals. As a member of about every Malamute-List and Forum there is out there, I've heard one too many horror stories about first-time-Malamute (and sometimes even first time DOG) owners getting a rescue Malamute with a shady past. It's much "safer," imo, to start with a well bred puppy -- any problems it ends up with YOU'VE created and you're completely aware of its past.
As to them "talking".... yup. Rien's not a howler (police sirens only -- not firetrucks or ambulences), but he's certainly a "wooer." I find it completely endearing, but the public's reaction to it does get a little obnoxious. Yes, of course, ma'am, he wants to eat your baby. That's totally why I bring him out into public. Thankfully, even Ri's woos aren't CONSTANT... he only woos when he wants something (but he does want things often, and it could be anything, from a pet to dinner). And unfortunately, since we do have another dog in the household, he barks. He didn't until the first time he heard our CoCoa bark (she's a quiet one unless there's an INTRUDER GASP). And then he was like, "Oh, really? COOL!"
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So your saying all the Mals people got as puppies that ended up being abndonded for no reason, the ones who were given up because they"chew" or because they dont match the furniture should be left in a shelter to die and not have a chance just because you dont know its past? Every dog has issues but we can correct them with work. With a puppy you have to potty train it, obedience train it and house train it. So why not put that effert into a dog whos sitting alone in a shelter wondering why his family left him?
What happens if the puppy develops behavioral problems?You would have to fix them just like one form a shelter....
Unless shes panning on showing the dog I see no reason to go to a breeder...
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I agree, buttercup.
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Yes, that's exactly what I think.
You actually expect me to agree with your condescending BS?
If you read the OP, it sounds a *lot* like this is her first dog and it is for sure her first Malamute. With people who are experienced with dogs, I would not hesitate to recommend a RESCUE Malamute (the amount of Malamutes who show up and STAY in shelters in the US is relatively low, the AMRF is doing a great job).
When you get a Malamute puppy and raise it, then you can give me your patronizing tone. Or better yet, when you get a rescue Malamute and train it to be a good house pet, THEN you can give me that tone. Otherwise I have no need for it. I did not take any demeaning tone towards anyone in this thread, so I don't see why it is necessary to throw it at me.
OBVIOUSLY, I'm completely against rescue, seeing as how I have a rescue in my house. Seeing as how I make a hefty yearly donation to the AMRF because I can't YET foster, but do plan on it. Seeing as how I have helped to find three MN rescue Malamutes their forever homes. OBVIOUSLY.
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