Yes I made arrangements with the breeder/musher to see her dogs. She also does sled dog tours with mals, its something I want to do. She was happy about talking to be because I do have malamute experience. I grew up with working dogs, my husband did too (mine was herding and his was hunting). I know it's a lot of work. We go on runs with maggie 3-4 times a week, (4-6 miles) I hope we know what we are getting our selves into. The whole idea is to get one that gets along with Maggie. Maggie like most female malamutes is iffy with other females. We most likely will get a male.