The Alaskan Malamute is a large, powerfully built working dog developed some 2000 to 3000 years ago by the Mahlemuts, an Innuit tribe from upper western Alaska. A member of the Spitz family, the Alaskan Malamute is one of the oldest and largest sled dog breeds. (Information provided by kind courtesy of Dog Breeds).
The Alaskan Malamute is a large, powerfully built working dog developed some 2000 to 3000 years ago by the Mahlemuts, an Innuit tribe from upper western Alaska. A member of the Spitz family, the Alaskan Malamute is one of the oldest and largest sled dog breeds. (Information provided by kind courtesy of