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ABOUT US
My name is Tracy Judnick and I am very passionate about the Alaskan malamute breed. This is a dog that crept into my heart when I was 14 years old and had the privilege to meet my first Alaskan malamute who entered the country through Onderstepoort as part of a military breeding programme and was living with Dr Dave Freeman. She lived in the back of his veterinary practice and was a very misunderstood dog.
A lot of people classified her as very unfriendly, offish and stubborn. I looked into her eyes and decided to take the time to make friends with her. Soon I saw what would make me fall in love with this breed. Everytime I would go there she would remember me and when you gave her your time she responded with total love. She needed to know you saw her not as another dog, but understood that she needed to get to know you.
As a mother of three children, I can tell you these dogs created a incredible environment for my children to grow up in. They are a breed who enjoy children and bond with them, my kids have super memories of their times growing up with malamutes. Taking them on holiday, long car trips and swimming in the sea, lying in bed and sharing it with a malamute who knows the pillow is for the head. Crying because losing a malamute felt like you had lost a family member.
It is a 14 year relationship between you an this animal of mutual respect and love and time, and as you near the end you can look back and remember that this was an animal that became an integral part of your life. So I say if you do not have the time or quality time to give to this breed do not make a dog unhappy, rather let someone who wants to experience a close relationship have the opportunity. There is the right owner out their for every malamute and it is up to the individual breeder to find it for them.
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