Alaskan Malamute
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| FCI Standard No. 243 | ||
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Males 63.5 cm, |
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Males 38 kg, |
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The Alaskan Malamute (German also Alaskan Malamute ) is a breed of dogs recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 5, Section 1, Standard No. 243 ) from the United States . The breed belongs to the sled dogs within the Nordic dog breeds . It is the official state dog of the US state Alaska and adorns the coat of arms of the Yukon as a helmet jewel .
Origin and history
The Alaskan Malamute is one of the oldest Arctic dog breeds and was also the only dog breed in the northwestern part of the Arctic until the 19th century . For over 2000 years these dogs have been pulling goods and sleds for people in this region. In the early 20th century, the Alaskan Malamute became popular in the sled dog sport. At this time they were increasingly crossed with other breeds . From 1926 one began with the pure breeding of this breed. It is after the Eskimo tribe of Malemutes named.
description
The Alaskan Malamute has a weatherproof double coat, whereby the soft, greasy undercoat can be 3–5 cm long, but the dense top coat is relatively short. The color spectrum includes black with white markings on the chest, mask and paws, wolf gray, as well as brown shades. In addition, there are also completely red variants. All-white Alaskan Malamuts are rare. Unlike the Siberian Husky , the Malamute has no blue eyes; brown, brownish-red and black are allowed.
Malamutes are the strongest and largest of all sled dogs. In contrast to the husky, which is particularly geared towards speed, the malamute was bred more for pulling heavy loads.
Essence
The breed standard describes the Alaskan Malamute as an affectionate, friendly dog and loyal, devoted companion. He is portrayed as playful on the one hand - if requested - and on the other hand dignified. The standard specifies that the Malamute should not be a "one-man dog".
Diseases typical of the breed
Malamutes are prone to a presumably genetic skin disease, zinc-reactive dermatosis . The cause is a reduced absorption of the trace element zinc from food.
In addition, Alaskan Malamute Polyneuropathy (AMPN) is a major problem, which, however, has been excluded by genetic tests for several years.
See also
- Greenland Dog FCI Standard No. 274
- Samoyed FCI standard no. 212
- Siberian Husky FCI Standard No. 270
literature
- Gabriele Lehari: Ulmer's large lexicon of dog breeds. 345 races in words and pictures. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2004, ISBN 3-8001-4614-2 .
- Hans Räber : Encyclopedia of pedigree dogs. Origin, history, breeding goals, suitability and use. Volume 1: Farmer, shepherd and cattle dogs, shepherd dogs, mastiff-like dogs, pinscher-like dogs, spitz-like dogs, Schensi dogs, dwarf dogs, poodles, Dalmatians. (2nd Edition). Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-06555-3 , p. 571.
Web links
- Alaskan Malamute on the website of the German Club for Nordic Dogs
- Alaskan Malamute Club Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ Breed description FCI as PDF
- ↑ Camilla S. Bruun, Karin H. Jäderlund, Mette Berendt, Kristine B. Jense, Eva H. Spodsberg, Hanne Gredal and others: A Gly98Val Mutation in the N-Myc Downstream Regulated Gene 1 (NDRG1) in Alaskan Malamutes with Polyneuropathy ( English ) PLOS. February 5, 2013. Retrieved February 5, 2019.