No Way, Peter: That's a curious, playful look!
Over the years, I've had ten malamutes, and all have been gentle with people and kids, and most other dogs. They can, however, be, ah, confrontational with some animals. Mine were great rabbit and bird hunters, and they would chase the deer that come into our yard into the woods, at least until they got kicked a few times.
When we were visiting Kotzebue, Alaska, we enjoyed the Inuit museum, run by the local Native Alalskan corporation. They told us that if the Inuit were threatened by a grizzley or even a polar bear while out hunting, they would simply cut the dogs loose and walk home. The dogs would stay and fight the bear until all the dogs were dead. They couldn't keep even one dog with them to help get their gear home, because none would tolerate missing the challange. The are dogs of great courage and loyalty, if not intellegence.
Dan
Peter J. Alling wrote:
Hey, I've had a couple of malamutes in my life. Sweet dogs, (unless your a small fast moving animal then you're dead), but the angle of the pup's
head and the almond eyes conspire to give him a aspect that, to me, looks he's contemplating a ghastly murder.
