Alaskan Malamute

 

 

 

 

Information

Country: Alaska USA

Lifetime: 12 years

Weight: male: 85 pounds

Weight: female: 75 pounds

Height: male: 25 inches

Height: female: 23 inches

 

A tough and powerful dog, the Alaskan Malamute followed the early Alaskans from their journey from either Asia or Scandinavia. This dog roamed the vast arctic snows for millennia before white man ever even set foot upon the land. The Alaskan Malamute was bred for power and not for speed.