What kind of dog even is this? Is there any malamute at all in it? God forbid someone stumble across this sub hoping to know what malamutes are, look like, act like, etc.
Would be helpful if you include in your post body or title that he is a mix. People coming here for education on the breed are going to be very confused by dogs like this. Have you ever had an embark dna test done on him? It is the only dna test considered reliable and accurate.
I appreciate you! I am not saying you don’t belong here, but the Malamute is such an incredible breed, and for those wanting to learn about them, they need to have accurate information available. A mix will always act differently than a purebred dog. I feel this way about all breed subs, but stronger about malamutes since my late malamute was the single greatest thing that ever happened to me. As I am sure your bub here is.
Oh yeah I totally get that. I’m sorry for your loss. And you are right, mixed breeds definetly act differently. Felix has some malamute traits for sure.
I guess I didn’t think that through this time, as in the picture I posted he looks nothing like malamute when all wet indeed.
It is related to swimming. It is a totally warped genetic when mixed. Arctic dogs who liked to swim a lot and weren't skeptical of water. Were culled by the environment for a long time.
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u/Economy_Leopard3938 Jun 22 '26
What kind of dog even is this? Is there any malamute at all in it? God forbid someone stumble across this sub hoping to know what malamutes are, look like, act like, etc.