Alaskan Malamute — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

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Claims

• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The Alaskan Malamute ranks among the most ancient Arctic sled dogs, built powerfully and substantially with a deep chest and a strongly muscled frame (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* For freighting work the preferred measurements are 25 inches tall and 85 pounds in males, and 23 inches with 75 pounds in females (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The eyes are brown, almond-shaped and of medium size, with darker eyes preferred; blue irises are a disqualifying fault (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Its coat is thick, with a coarse outer guard layer and a dense, oily, woolly undercoat that runs one to two inches deep (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* Coat colours normally run from light grey through intermediate tones to black, sable and shades of red; all-white is the single solid colour permitted (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* In temperament it is affectionate and friendly rather than devoted to just one person (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* The tail is heavily furred and carried over the back, giving the look of a waving plume (AKC).
• *[Paraphrased derived summary — non-Open-Access source.]* FCI records the breed as standard N° 243, originating in the U.S.A., within the fifth group (the Spitz and primitive types group), Section 1 (the Nordic Sledge Dogs section), without a working trial.