GIANT Alaskin Malamute

fireworksinjuly · 08-21-2004, 01:15 PM

My fiance and I were just at Walmart, we got in the car and I see accross the parking lot this beautiful dog- I had said it was a Malamute. It looks a little big from the distance but nothing compaired to what it was....so we drive over to look at it, and this this is HUGE...his back was about the height of my car window. The guy told me its a Giant Alaskin Malamute, and thats its only 10 months old....he still had growing to do! He seemed well behaved and all...It was a beautiful dog.....I know people say that can be tempermental and all but no one can argue their beauty....this was one LARGE beauty...

Lil'Paws · 08-21-2004, 01:22 PM

I would of loved to see him.. And still has growing to do..My hes gona' be a big one. Did he say what his weight would be as an adult..

fireworksinjuly · 08-21-2004, 01:23 PM

around 160..and i believe it...this dog was huge....

Lil'Paws · 08-21-2004, 01:44 PM

Thats about the size of a Newfie..Right.I bet he was beautiful..Your gona' have to start taking that camera with you girl..

fireworksinjuly · 08-21-2004, 01:51 PM

yea thats about the size of a Newfie....he wasnt as hairy as a Newfie though so he appeard to be skinnier...but might not have been....he was just BIG....but yea once I saw him up close I wished I had a camera...he looked just like a Normal Sized Malamute...just...GIANT

Rip's Girl · 08-21-2004, 04:16 PM

I saw a "miniature siberian husky" today.. She weighed 18 pounds and was 4 years old. Dunno what the purpose of a mini Sibe is, but she was pretty cute.

Those giant Mals are scary... That tail makes them seem even bigger.

stardust · 08-22-2004, 10:41 AM

sounds interesting! i cant imagine having a dog that weighs more than i do lol

sandram · 09-18-2005, 03:20 AM

I have 2 Alaskan Malamutes. My male - Yukon is 8 years old.
He is a very big dog - infact some well meaning people often say they think he is the biggest dog they have ever seen. He weighs in at 75 kilo ( sorry New Zealand is metric!). He has a huge head and very large bones in his legs. Our vet says he is not overweight - just big built. When Yukon gets going he is like a steam engine! Though Yukon is still "entire" and not keen on other entire males, he has the sweetest nature and is a big softy with people and dogs. We belong to the Alaskan Malamute club in New Zealand and he is much larger than alot of the other dogs at the club.

oc_spirit · 09-18-2005, 10:51 AM

It worries me that the guy plainly said the mal was a "Ginat Alaskan Malamute" rather than just saying he was large for his breed, are people breeding these huge beauties????????????

Rip, that "mini husky" you are talking about is the breed that Kymcole shows and breeds, they're officially called "Alaskan Klee Kais" (did I get it right this time Kim? LOL)

Raised By Wolves · 09-18-2005, 11:11 AM

I've seen two of these big guys! One was big and a bit overweight at 165 lbs, and the other one was just plain BIG!

Without running to my AKC book to read about weight ranges on these dogs, are these really big ones a specific "line" within the breed, or do they just show up extra large, from a regular sized line? I've always been curious about these super large dogs!

I'm doggie-sitting one of my favorite big dogs this weekend. He's a Tibetan Mastiff named Yoghi. He is 2.5 years old, intact, and is around 120 to 130 lbs right now. His owner told me some members of this breed can get up to 180 lbs. That is one BIG dawg!

TribalRats · 09-18-2005, 11:40 AM

I went to a Klee Kai show in So Cal once and oh my gosh those are some cute dogs! They were all "talking" up a storm. I had never heard to much doggie chatter in my life.
So cute

SalemWitchChild · 09-18-2005, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by oc_spirit

It worries me that the guy plainly said the mal was a "Ginat Alaskan Malamute" rather than just saying he was large for his breed, are people breeding these huge beauties????????????

Rip, that "mini husky" you are talking about is the breed that Kymcole shows and breeds, they're officially called "Alaskan Klee Kais" (did I get it right this time Kim? LOL)

It looks like it Oc. http://www.angelfire.com/biz/TimberlineMals/

I typed in Giant Alaskan Malamute and got on the first link this breeder.

Sayuri · 09-18-2005, 02:19 PM

Salem and OC - yep, there are definitely people breeding Giant Al Mals for profit. You should see some of the websites - vindictive and scary. Actually, there was a big hullaballo about the issue recently due to an unfortunate incident involving animals from a breeder that used to show AKC standard dogs and somehow fell off the bandwagon and into the money bins with these dogs. Let's just say that, as always, when you select for one trait and one trait only, you do so to the detriment of many others...temperament included. Very sad.

Jenny · 09-18-2005, 07:20 PM

Maybe it was a Mackenzie river husky. I dogsat for one and she was a huge dog. She could barely stand in the back of her owners subaru with the back seats down.

Pippinislove · 09-18-2005, 08:31 PM

I saw a large Al Mal at the Mutt Strut I went to this weekend. His shoulders were above my hips! :O He must have weighed at least 150.

People are breeding large Al Mals just like they breed large Rottweilers... for looks. :\

08-21-2004, 01:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 142	GIANT Alaskin Malamute My fiance and I were just at Walmart, we got in the car and I see accross the parking lot this beautiful dog- I had said it was a Malamute. It looks a little big from the distance but nothing compaired to what it was....so we drive over to look at it, and this this is HUGE...his back was about the height of my car window. The guy told me its a Giant Alaskin Malamute, and thats its only 10 months old....he still had growing to do! He seemed well behaved and all...It was a beautiful dog.....I know people say that can be tempermental and all but no one can argue their beauty....this was one LARGE beauty...
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08-21-2004, 01:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Lil'Paws ~w/Dachshund~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ~Western~NC~ Posts: 1,662 Rep Power: 118	I would of loved to see him.. And still has growing to do..My hes gona' be a big one. Did he say what his weight would be as an adult..
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08-21-2004, 01:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 142	around 160..and i believe it...this dog was huge....
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08-21-2004, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lil'Paws ~w/Dachshund~ Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: ~Western~NC~ Posts: 1,662 Rep Power: 118	Thats about the size of a Newfie..Right.I bet he was beautiful..Your gona' have to start taking that camera with you girl..
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08-21-2004, 01:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
fireworksinjuly Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 2,585 Rep Power: 142	yea thats about the size of a Newfie....he wasnt as hairy as a Newfie though so he appeard to be skinnier...but might not have been....he was just BIG....but yea once I saw him up close I wished I had a camera...he looked just like a Normal Sized Malamute...just...GIANT
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08-21-2004, 04:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rip's Girl Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 2,580 Rep Power: 142	I saw a "miniature siberian husky" today.. She weighed 18 pounds and was 4 years old. Dunno what the purpose of a mini Sibe is, but she was pretty cute. Those giant Mals are scary... That tail makes them seem even bigger.
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08-22-2004, 10:41 AM	#7 (permalink)
stardust Join Date: May 2004 Location: wisconsin Posts: 423 Rep Power: 91	sounds interesting! i cant imagine having a dog that weighs more than i do lol
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09-18-2005, 03:20 AM	#8 (permalink)
sandram Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	My male Alaskan Malamute is a big boy! I have 2 Alaskan Malamutes. My male - Yukon is 8 years old. He is a very big dog - infact some well meaning people often say they think he is the biggest dog they have ever seen. He weighs in at 75 kilo ( sorry New Zealand is metric!). He has a huge head and very large bones in his legs. Our vet says he is not overweight - just big built. When Yukon gets going he is like a steam engine! Though Yukon is still "entire" and not keen on other entire males, he has the sweetest nature and is a big softy with people and dogs. We belong to the Alaskan Malamute club in New Zealand and he is much larger than alot of the other dogs at the club.
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09-18-2005, 10:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
oc_spirit Snow Girl Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,615 Rep Power: 144	It worries me that the guy plainly said the mal was a "Ginat Alaskan Malamute" rather than just saying he was large for his breed, are people breeding these huge beauties???????????? Rip, that "mini husky" you are talking about is the breed that Kymcole shows and breeds, they're officially called "Alaskan Klee Kais" (did I get it right this time Kim? LOL)
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09-18-2005, 11:11 AM	#10 (permalink)
Raised By Wolves Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,523 Rep Power: 128	I've seen two of these big guys! One was big and a bit overweight at 165 lbs, and the other one was just plain BIG! Without running to my AKC book to read about weight ranges on these dogs, are these really big ones a specific "line" within the breed, or do they just show up extra large, from a regular sized line? I've always been curious about these super large dogs! I'm doggie-sitting one of my favorite big dogs this weekend. He's a Tibetan Mastiff named Yoghi. He is 2.5 years old, intact, and is around 120 to 130 lbs right now. His owner told me some members of this breed can get up to 180 lbs. That is one BIG dawg!

09-18-2005, 11:40 AM	#11 (permalink)
TribalRats Take Responsibility Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 3,327 Rep Power: 145	I went to a Klee Kai show in So Cal once and oh my gosh those are some cute dogs! They were all "talking" up a storm. I had never heard to much doggie chatter in my life. So cute

09-18-2005, 02:19 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sayuri Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: In the gorgeous NW Posts: 932 Rep Power: 132	Salem and OC - yep, there are definitely people breeding Giant Al Mals for profit. You should see some of the websites - vindictive and scary. Actually, there was a big hullaballo about the issue recently due to an unfortunate incident involving animals from a breeder that used to show AKC standard dogs and somehow fell off the bandwagon and into the money bins with these dogs. Let's just say that, as always, when you select for one trait and one trait only, you do so to the detriment of many others...temperament included. Very sad.
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09-18-2005, 07:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jenny Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 183 Rep Power: 71	Maybe it was a Mackenzie river husky. I dogsat for one and she was a huge dog. She could barely stand in the back of her owners subaru with the back seats down.
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09-18-2005, 08:31 PM	#15 (permalink)
Pippinislove My best friend is a DOG. Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Computer chair Posts: 333 Rep Power: 75	I saw a large Al Mal at the Mutt Strut I went to this weekend. His shoulders were above my hips! :O He must have weighed at least 150. People are breeding large Al Mals just like they breed large Rottweilers... for looks. :\
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