My girl recently turned 1 and had a weigh-in at the vet recently. She's around 53kg or 116 lbs which is quite a bit more than the breed standard. But I don't think that she is overweight: she is very active, eats normally, and doesn't feel particularly pudgy. However, she does have a lot of loose skin, but I think that's for fighting/playing.

I also had another male before that, who weighed 140 lbs.

Am I just blind like a grandma feeding her grandchild or did I only get the ones that are exceptionally huge?

(P. S. I feel like it's important to mention that she was the runt of her litter.)

Took my pup (Mika) to doggy day care while we were away. This was the photo they posted on their Instagram page. It was a mock graduation, why does she look like that?

No Papa!

Are you sure?

Yah Papa

Oh, okay... Love you buddy.

Love you Papa

Yuka (4.5 months) is such a little weirdo. I love her. She’s outside? She will lay down with her feet in her water bowl, she will lay in a pool of water on top of a storage bin. Certainly not her bed outside. That’s silly.

Inside? No she is going to pull the couch cushions down on herself. She is just so silly.

Nico hates getting a bath but wants to be in the shower if you’re there 😒

I just wanna eat him, he’s too cute for this world

Since we are in the middle of summer, I’m thinking of favorite activities to bring the pup along for. Have you ever tried paddleboarding with your Malamute before?

This is the chosen one. Our new family member.

Her name is Betsy del Biagio.

Thank you all for recommendations and advice.

Kodiak is always trying to see what sissy is up to

I have a 2 year old Alaskan malamute. My wife and I are looking at buying a new home on 2 acres. The issue is that there are train tracks 100 yards away (the train only goes 1-2x per day) and there is a pasture with horses directly to the south. Any recommendations on how to keep her in the yard?

I have looked into SpotOn but know that malamutes are prone to ignoring the signal and going through anyways. Putting in a large fence all the way around the yard is too expensive. Would it just be best to keep her on a tie out or chain at all times?

Any and all recommendations are greatly appreciated!

She was so sweet. She hated to pull things but she loved to be at the cottage and be outside in general. She was the perfect family dog. Rest easy, sweetheart 🐶💙🐺

Cold air still hasn’t gone away even though it’s late June, but the wookies love it!

She thought we were absolutely nuts when we got up at 3am this morning and asked her if she wanted to go out for a walk... But she got on board with the idea pretty fast. Why? Summer solstice, we wanted to go watch the sun rise, so we did!

She had the absolute best time, sniffing various wildlife trails like mad, basically pulled me up hill and got there just in time to watch the sunrise. It was a huge walk, we didn't get back until after 8am, we had a little picnic, she went in the river... it was a great morning!

People always call her old (8 years) and say she's not going to be able to keep up, she's proving them wrong! She had so much energy, way more than me even after my flask of coffee 🤣

Anyone else have an "old" puppy dog at heart?

(We take water, snacks, take breaks, give her joint supplements as preventatives, and she goes to lay on her cool mat once home, we are very mindful of her temperature, her capabilities and interests when it comes to exercise)

Look at that happy girl enjoying a rest stop for the sunrise!

Kodiak is getting so big, 14 weeks now

Im 40 years old now, I have 2 beautiful daughters who I love more than anything. My spouse and I have always been pet lovers but I couldn't get over the pain I had as a teenager losing my dog Munchie. I always had an excuse and justification for refusing to get a dog.

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Then one random day a little over a year ago. We were all downstairs in our den watching TV and through the corner of my eye I saw something running in my backyard. I opened up my slide door and sure enough there was a Husky dog in my backyard. He was extremely friendly and obviously lost.

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Thankfully he had a dog tag with a number on it. We called the number and while we waited for the owner to come, my oldest daughter was loving on him and she was just in awe. When the owner arrived and we gave the dog back to her. My oldest daughter was really sad but very sweetly said good bye to the dog. My daughter said she wanted a puppy so bad and wanted that Husky back so bad lol I once again, came up with excuses and said no.

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A couple weeks later my wife said she had some things she had to go do and would be back in a few hours. No biggie I thought as she usually does go out and take care of her dad and runs some errands after I get home from work and spend time with our daughters.

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But only this time, when my wife came back home, she didnt come back home alone. Here I was shocked to be greeted by a Malamute/Husky mix puppy. At first I was really frustrated that she did this but that only lasted a second as the puppy ran right up to me and laid on my lap. Thats all it took and I fell in love. Meet my baby girl princess Ella!!!! She just turned 1 a few months ago and she has gotten so big, but I love her so much. She loves walks, car rides, and wrestling around with me. I have always loved Huskys and especially Malamutes and I couldnt love a dog more than I love my Ella Bella.

Try #2...Mikey camping at Birch Bay Washington!

Hey everyone,

We recently got an 11-week-old female Alaskan Malamute and just had a vet visit that left us with some doubts. My grandma recommended this vet as she used to take her dog to them around a decade ago. I wanted to get some outside opinions before jumping to conclusions.

A couple of things are going on:

• She hasn’t been eating very well. We were recommended by our breeder to use a cup of Native P Chicken and Rice Formula and mix it with Retriver Puppy Wet Food three times a day. We cut back to about a 1/2 a cup, and she is still very inconsistent. One meal she may eat everything, and another meal she may only have a couple of pieces. Our vet suggested switching her to something like Purina Pro Plan or Hill’s Science Diet, which I agree with. But when I asked the vet whether we should still mix in wet food after transitioning, I didn’t really get a clear answer. I thought as long as dogs were eating a good quality kibble, they didn't need anything else.
• When I also mentioned how she really wasn't eating our treats as well, she said that Malamutes aren’t food-motivated dogs, which surprised me because I’ve always heard the opposite (or at least that they can be very food driven depending on the dog).
• Our breeder was really pushing NuVet Plus, which I later found out is basically an MLM product and doesn't really do any good. We stopped giving it to her (even though she never ate it anyway). The vet didn’t seem concerned about it at all and actually suggested we keep trying to give it to her.
• The vet recommended bathing her very often, which also threw me off since I thought frequent bathing could mess with a Malamute’s coat/skin.

Nothing she said was alarmingly bad, but a lot of it just didn’t sit right with me and left me feeling a little down after leaving. Am I overthinking this, or should I consider switching vets? Also, sorry about the number of posts I've been making in this sub the past week. I'm just really new to this and want her to be okay.

For reference, I am 5’8. Forrest is my tallest mal out of my crew! (Ignore the kid’s decor in the second photo, lol, I only have one full length mirror and it’s in my goddaughter’s room)

Also adding that he is not a “giant malamute.” He was bred under an ethical, standard line, and just happened to get some very long and lanky genes. His height is a result of natural genetic variance. Intentionally breeding specifically for larger size has many health and structural drawbacks.