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THE MYTH ABOUT SIZE AND WEIGHTS: Any Alaskan Malamute female 90 lbs. or more and any Alaskan Malamute male 100lbs. or more is considered a Giant (trim weight). The only TRUE Giant Alaskan Malamute, however, is one that the breeder can give VET SCALE weight proof right from their vet. There likely are very few Alaskan Malamutes in the world truly over 150lbs. If a breeder says that their Malamutes are 150-200 lbs., ask them for a vet-signed statement of proof. There has to be VET SCALE proof and the dog has to be trim and not overweight to be accurate. Even some breeders that say they have vet scale weights on their website add many pounds to the weights they list making the dogs look like they are heavier and larger than they truly are. We know of one Malamute breeder that said that their breeding male was 98 lbs. at 6 months, and then 139.4 lbs. when he turned one year's old. Malamutes NEVER gain 40 lbs. between 6 months to 1 year old; 5-15 lbs. then at the most (See our Missile and Cherokee as examples.). This breeding male is very related to our Glacier and Kumbie. The proof will be in the true vet scale weights of the offspring. All of our dogs' weights are true vet scale weights with NO added weight listed. All of our dogs are brought to our vet at least once a year and officially weighed.
