Mushka – 2 year old female Alaskan Malamute
Mushka is a lovely lively 2 year old Alaskan Malamute female, she is microchipped and up to date with injections and is also spayed. She is good with other dogs but she is a dominant female and will not back down to other females so this can cause a problem when finding her the best home.
She is very submissive to large males she has met (even very aggressive males have had her rolling in her back and making friends). She has lived with cats and was good with them but I do not trust her with small animals she has not grown up with (she will chase and kill rabbits and small deer).
Mushka really has a close bond with her pack here but as both of our dogs are females they are constantly challenging each other so I do not recommend her being homed with other strong willed female dogs.
Mushka has tried to be crate trained but with no success, she will bend bars and squeeze out doing herself damage, she will pull off the bolts and even chew off individual cable ties to escape. At the moment she is bedded in a brick built building that has a wrought iron gate across it when we go out and at night time which she is fine with (she did test the gate many times first but has now given in).
She is good on the lead and does want to please when being walked, she will need a strong handler though as she can be excitable at first getting out the door. she is let of the lead for walks when there is nothing around for her to chase as she does love to run a mile plus to every ¼ of a mile you can walk and will come when called if nothing has distracted her (caution will be needed if letting her off lead).
Unfortunalty Mushka does have mild hip dysplasia which will show up after long running walks, she will be stiff for the rest of the evening but this does not stop her being energetic so her walking will need to be monitored. We have been told that her hip dysplasia will not need any treatment further down the line but she will need painkillers to help her when she has gone on a mad run.
She is a lovely girl and loved by all the family, she loves cuddles, loves walks, are very talkative (like a Siamese cat) when happy and also when she is being naughty.
She does not bark very often and is dry in the house. She loves to give washes, and kisses, will wait for her dinner until told she can have it (she does well on both dry dog food and BARF.) she is good with people that she knows very slightly shy of people she doesn’t know but she soon shines to them and will become best friends with them.
She is looking for a home ideally with a large breed male dog or other dogs of her kind in a small pack. Her handler (mum/dad) will need to have experience with large breed dogs that are working dogs and strong willed. Ideally she will not be left for long periods of time as boredom will soon set in and she will cause problems.
More short walks would suit her rather than big long one’s (this will also give her more mental stimulation) and she will needs lots of cuddles ether from humans or other dogs as she thrives on company. She loves to play, and work for treats (any mental stimulation and she will be there).
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