The Pet Thread

[Dleg]

I've been told by a number of people that Malamutes are a lot more calm and trouble free than Huskies, and need less exercise (I've also heard the opposite on the exercise thing, though).  Most people up here that have them seem to keep them outside year-round.  Those ones have incredible thick coats like a Yak or something.  I've met a couple of people who keep them indoors and one called them "fur bombs", referring to their prolific hair shedding.

I'm getting a lot of pressure from my wife and daughter to get a dog, too...

 

[snickerd3]

I've been told by a number of people that Malamutes are a lot more calm and trouble free than Huskies, and need less exercise (I've also heard the opposite on the exercise thing, though).  Most people up here that have them seem to keep them outside year-round.  Those ones have incredible thick coats like a Yak or something.  I've met a couple of people who keep them indoors and one called them "fur bombs", referring to their prolific hair shedding.

I'm getting a lot of pressure from my wife and daughter to get a dog, too...

the daughter isn't home except on breaks from school...in this situation her vote doesn't count

 

[Dleg]

No, she lives with us now. She transferred to UAF here in town.  But, still, I don't expect her to be around longer than another 3 years, so you're mostly right.

 

[Road Guy]

^- you want this one?

I believe my wife's aunt has had this one since it was a pup.

I think the daughter envisions the 4 times we go snow shoeing where the dog would have fun, and maybe 1 or 2 times well do some light backcountry skiing that would be fun to take the dog along.  We did this one time last season and it was a ton of fun (just keeping up with one dog) But I have to say we snow shoed up hill and then rode down, I could have used some extra help being pulled up the mountain?

D- if we get this dog and its a "good dog" but too much for us you interested?

My wife thinks this will be a good excuse to keep the daughter running in the winter (to support her cross country off season running) - ugh yeah I also see tons of fat people (no offense) wearing fit bits!

 

[Dleg]

Ummmm.....  LOL. Don't count on me?  I'm still fighting off the whole dog thing, on the basis of "what do we do with it when we take a one month vacation to Saipan" as well as the photos of torn up doors and such from friends who post on facebook.  

 

[Road Guy]

I saw a malamute riding in the back of a ford ranger the other day up in the mountains, the dog was standing up in the bed of the truck and his face was above the cab of the pickup. it was a sight!

 

[Dleg]

They can get f'n huge.  I've seen several that I would have swore were domesticated wolves, but the owners said they were not.  I think I read somewhere that they are genetically the closest to wolves of any breed?  But every single one I have ever met has been very gentle and cool with strangers (bad watch dogs, i hear)

 

[Supe]

My boss had one that passed away several years ago, but it was 130 lbs...

 

[matt267 PE]

^ I can't imagine the pile of shit those does leave behind.

 

[Road Guy]

I would pull the trigger on this if it wasn't for the extra boarding cost.  We don't travel much, but we do like to do weekend trips for skiing, and that's usually like a minimum of $100 bucks for just one dog. I hate to double that every time we want to go somewhere. 

 

[akwooly]

@Dleg you should buy one of Captain Josh's Alaskan Malamutes!

 

[Dleg]

Yeah, those sounded a little pricey!

 

[Road Guy]

Whew I'm off the hook, their daughter who lives in LA has some friends that are taking him.... Shitty place for such a cool dog!

 

[Dleg]

Really??? I was about to PM you and tell you to send him.

Not really.

 

[Road Guy]

I was looking forward to doing some back country snow boarding with the dog though....

but probably best to just have one dog for now and save the Malamute for when we move to Craig in a few years..

 

[Dleg]

Just get yourself a domesticated mountain lion, if you move to Craig.

 

[FLBuff PE]

Craig is a dying town, due to the fact that Craig is a coal town, and the coal mines are dying. However, land should be pretty cheap up there in a few years. And Steamboat is pretty close (I love that area of Colorado, BTW). Wait till the kids are out of high school, though.

 

[Road Guy]

that's what I am looking for is cheap land, I can get 8 months of CM work in the mountains and be a liftee in the winter months.. or some place cold with little people.. but yes in 4 years when I am kidless

 

[knight1fox3]

Craig is a dying town, due to the fact that Craig is a coal town, and the coal mines are dying. However, land should be pretty cheap up there in a few years. And Steamboat is pretty close (I love that area of Colorado, BTW).

Is that where Capt. Worley went? :dunno:

 

[Dleg]

that's what I am looking for is cheap land, I can get 8 months of CM work in the mountains and be a liftee in the winter months.. or some place cold with little people.. but yes in 4 years when I am kidless

:dunno: