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The Alaskan Malamute (/ ˈ m æ l ə ˌ m j uː t /) is a large breed of dog that was originally bred for its strength and endurance, to haul heavy freight as a sled dog. [2] It is similar to other arctic breeds such as the husky, the spitz, the Greenland Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, the Siberian Husky, and the Samoyed.
Alaskan Malamute These adorable dogs are quite strong. They were originally bred to act as sled dogs and to help the native Inuit people of Alaska haul heavy loads through the ice and snow.
An Alaskan Malamute. Alaskan Malamutes are large, strong freight dogs. [2] They weigh between 36 and 54 kg (80 and 120 lb) and have round faces with soft features. [2] Freight dogs are a class of dogs that includes both pedigree and non-pedigree dogs. [2]
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It identified seven different breeds (German shepherd, Australian cattle dog, white Swiss shepherd, chinook, Labrador retriever, Alaskan malamute, Siberian husky, bulldog, and American pit bull ...
The first dogs arrived in the Americas 12,000 years ago. However, people and their dogs did not settle in the Arctic until the Paleo-Eskimo people 4,500 years ago and then the Thule people 1,000 years ago, both originating from Siberia. [8] Dogs first appeared in Greenland around 4,000 years ago.
Two of the more recent successful campaigns to name a state dog have been started by schoolchildren. In 2007, Alaskan kindergarten student Paige Hill's idea created the campaign for the Alaskan Malamute which would convince Representative Berta Gardner to support the bill in 2009, with it becoming law in 2010. [8]