Alaskan Malamute

Spitz & primitive

Large

Median 11.3 y

FCI group 5 · Spitz and primitive types · Derived from the adult weight midpoint (36.3 kg)

Median survival across 2,822 UK dogs (VetCompass, McMillan 2024) · half live 8–13 y

The Alaskan Malamute is a large spitz-type breed of dog that was originally bred for its strength and endurance to haul heavy freight as a sled dog. It is similar to other arctic breeds such as the husky, the Greenland Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, the Siberian Husky, and the Samoyed.

Affectionate

Loyal

Playful

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) · reference ranges from the Kintail breed dataset

Adult weight

Reference

Male

34.7–42.4 kg

Female

30.6–37.4 kg

Estimated — ±10% around the AKC/AMCA standard's desirable freighting size, 85 lb dogs and 75 lb bitches

Weight for age

Stock data

Male

Female

Expected range

Expected range from the breed's own adult weight, kilograms. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (30–40 kg band).

Heat cycles · females

Stock data

First heat

8–12 mo

typical

Interval

180 d

typical

Bleeding

~9 d

typical

Proestrus 9d

Estrus 9d

Diestrus 52d

Anestrus 110d

General figures for dogs, not for this breed — individual cycles vary widely.

Questions people ask

Adult males usually weigh 34.7–42.4 kg and females 30.6–37.4 kg. Most are close to their full size by around 16 months, though the last little bit of filling out takes longer. Growth reference: Salt et al. 2017, WALTHAM (30–40 kg band).

No Alaskan Malamute cycle figures are published here yet, so this is general guidance rather than a breed number: most females have a first season somewhere between six and fifteen months, and cycles then settle to roughly every 180 days. Smaller breeds tend to start earlier and larger ones later.

The median is 11.3 y. Median survival across 2,822 UK dogs (VetCompass, McMillan 2024) · half live 8–13 y. How the later years go comes down to weight, teeth, exercise and regular check-ups far more than to the breed.