They are indeed clever dogs. I had a pair (male and female) who learned to hunt together, and caught a ruffed grouse in our back yard one year. They are dependable with people, but can be tough on other animals.
Dan Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 10:02 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > I had a malamute when I was a kid, in some was the smartest dog I've ever > known. She was an outdoor dog 90% of the time. When eating she'd finish > most of her food then dump out a little bit of it for later, or so I > thought, until I caught her using it for bait to catch crows. She learned > to climb the fencing of her Kennel, and I ended up putting wire mesh over > the top to protect the other animals in the neighbor hood. The crows were > unfortunately too smart for their own good, they figured out how to get > through the mesh. When cleaning her kennel, I'd find parts. > > On 7/23/2011 9:46 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> >> I know, PJ. This is our 7th Malamute, 4th male. They can be willful. >> So far, he is calmer and more eager to please than our previous >> Mals. >> >> The Malamute personality is pretty much that of the Wookie in Star >> Wars. The Wookie was modeled after George Lucas's Malamute. >> >> Dan >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> >> >> >> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 9:18 PM, P. J. Alling >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Well don't spoil him too much. Malamutes are pretty willful to begin >>> with, >>> and while I've never seen a vicious malamute, I will tell you it's kind >>> of >>> like owning a large dog shaped cat from an obedience standpoint. If you >>> don't impress upon him who's boss early, he'll only obey you when he >>> wants >>> to, which won't be often, and they are very strong, so out muscling him >>> will >>> be fun to say the least. >>> >>> On 7/23/2011 8:55 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >>>> >>>> Yes, he is already spoiled. What else does one do with pets? >>>> >>>> Dan >>>> Dan Matyola >>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Jul 23, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Jeffery Johnson >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I can already tell Bandit is going to be a spoiled doggy. >>>>> >>>>> ___________________________________________________ >>>>> You can see my latest captures by visiting my Flickr page: >>>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/jt-johnson/ >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >>>>> Daniel J. Matyola >>>>> Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2011 1:55 PM >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> Subject: PESO: Bandit >>>>> >>>>> my new puppy: >>>>> >>>>> http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=13835094 >>>>> >>>>> Dan Matyola >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! >>> >>> --Marvin the Martian. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >>> > > > -- > Where's the Kaboom? There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Kaboom! > > --Marvin the Martian. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
