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If you are an animal shelter or an animal control officer and believe that you have an
Alaskan malamute or an Alaskan malamute mix, we want to help. Alaskan malamutes are difficult
dogs to place. They are attractive and friendly with people and therefore popular with someone
coming into a shelter looking for a dog. Unfortunately, they do not make a great pet for
most situations. As our rescue volunteers have experience with the breed, we always appreciate
it when a shelter will let us help. That way everyone wins.
Purebred malamutes
For an animal identified as purebred Alaskan malamute, we can usually place the dog
into one of our foster homes. While in the foster home we will provide any vet care,
update the dog’s vaccinations, test for heartworm, start a preventative, spay or
neuter the dog and evaluate the dog's temperament. Once the dog is ready to be placed,
we will match the dog to one of the adopters we have carefully screened to insure that
it is placed in a home that matches its needs.
If you are in New England and have an Alaskan malamute, you can contact our dog
intake coordinator at surrender@amrone.org.
If that person does not get back to you in 3 days, please contact Joanne Duval at
(413)258-4089 between the hours of 9am and 7pm.
If you are located outside of the New England area, please contact the
Alaskan Malamute Assistance League to
help you find the rescue closest to you.
Malamute mixes
If you have a malamute Mix we would be happy to list it for you on our website. We require
the following:
- The dog is spayed/neutered at the time of a listing or will only be adopted out
with a spay/neuter contract.
- The dog has no history of aggression towards people and that any aggression towards
other animals will be fully disclosed by you to the adopters.
- The dogs current health status and any health problems will be fully disclosed by you to the adopters.
If you are interested in listing a malamute mix with us, we will need a photo and a short
description along with your shelter person’s contact number and email sent to
shelterlisting@amrone.org. Once the dog is
adopted we would appreciate it if you let us know so that we can take them off of the website.
Identifying what you have
Alaskan malamutes, malamute mixes and Siberian huskies can be hard to tell apart, we would
be happy to help you with identification! Please contact our dog intake coordinator at
surrender@amrone.org for help.
The following website(s) might also be helpful:
Breed Identification
Comparison of the Malamute and
the Siberian husky
Alaskan Malamute Comparison
Breed Standard vs Pet Quality "Deviations"
If you find that you do have a Siberian husky, the link below should help you find
a rescue that can help.
Siberian Husky Rescue
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