Stormy Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Well we are debating on perhaps getting a third dog..... we are looking into Alaskan Malamutes maybe?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valkyries Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 ya might as well be as crazy as the rest of us lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskyGuerl Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 It wouldn't hurt lol. I have four huskies. Thought I would stop after the first one but nope : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 It will take alot of convincing ... i am more towards no at the moment so good luck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osinn11 Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Wouldn't mind having a Mal myself. To bad your not in the states.....lots of Mals needing homes around here right now. Story here: http://www.moonsongmals.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Unless you know the dog you're getting, it can be pot luck really. As we found out with Malaki, we thought he would settle in but after 6 months we had absolute mayhem. However there are many stories of bringing another in and they slot in seamlessly and they all get on and the new dog is well behaved and becaomes an awesome pack member. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Thanks Andy! My only concern may be Skye ... she bullys shadow to no end but any other dogs she generally submits to the floor... every time we go to robs parents their female intact english pointer ALWAYS dominates skye and she submits straight away.. Skye trys to dominate the puppy lol. Shadow is used to other dogs being in and out and around etc he has been used to that most his life so i dont think i have to much to worry with him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon&Sophia Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Do it I reeeeeally want another too Im also thinking about having a Mal. They (on average?) tend to be more domineering dogs than huskies for example, so perhaps a Mal isnt the best choice if you're concerned about integration? Although if you have them from a pup, then I dont see that it would be any more difficult than any other pup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 Well im not to concerned i reckon Skye would just submit to it if its quite dominant? I do not know lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleLuka Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 i want another very badly. my two love everybody so with another laid back dog we would have no issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 I'd love to have another Mal, but at the mo it's just not possible with the adoption. Plus, we've still no idea how big Kodi is going to get!!!! I love Malamutes. Kodiak is the best pal anyone could ask for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Povodny Posted February 4, 2013 Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 We looked into getting a Mal that needed rehoming at 14 mths before getting Peppa. We took them all for a walk together the first time, then brought him to our house the second. He spent four hours with us. He was totally domineering, Togo spent the entire time trying to instill a semblance of authority. It ended with Loki an Safi cowering behind our legs as the Mal just bulldozed his way past Togo at every opportunity. He was young and excitable and most certainly used to being his own boss. So we had to decline. Togo was a wreck lol bless 'im Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Awww bless!! See at the moment my two are a great pair no fights no issues nothing....so this is why im going to spend alot of time thinking about it .. i know my two are great with most dogs and being in a group etc Shadow seems to have grown up before his time he is only 2 but acts like he is about 5 or 6 he is so calm and laid back where as Skye is quite active and needs a friend that is also very active i think then again he does get up and play sometimes just not constantly like she would like lol I really dont know tbh!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 It sounds like you're happy with things the way they are. You've got things how you want them to be and are quite content. If it were me I would wait until i felt i desperately wanted to add to my pack before seriously contemplating another. (in my case that's years down the line! Lol). Whatever you decide, good luck! X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormy Posted February 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 It sounds like you're happy with things the way they are. You've got things how you want them to be and are quite content. If it were me I would wait until i felt i desperately wanted to add to my pack before seriously contemplating another. (in my case that's years down the line! Lol). Whatever you decide, good luck! X Yeah i think tbh i am still a no for now I think i will stick to my decision of having a third dog when we have somewhere with land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 Well im not to concerned i reckon Skye would just submit to it if its quite dominant? I do not know lol skye was the one i was thinking about when you mentioned getting possibly a mal as they can be quite dominant, didn't want you experiencing any problems, you may be best to go visit a good malamute breeder, i know barbara stanier breeds good temprement mals, (affix is Arctictrek), shes in norfolk. xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devildust76 Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 As my OH has said already Kodiak is a great dog but he is very head-strong. And the only things that are stopping us getting another right now are the adoption and the fact Kodiak is a giant Like all fur-kids he has his moments and chases his tail and gets cases of the zoomies but in general he is very laid back and adores other dogs. I couldn't be without him now. He has grown so much since we picked him up at 8wks but he is still our 'little' baby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bee Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 GO FOR IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I have also been thinking about getting a third. A few months after I got Nikko I knew I wanted a second one, and I did! LOL. I had no issues with introducing Yukon, and they get along great. I was very afraid that A) Nikko's training would go out the window, and THey would not get along and I would have to separate them. Fortunately that never happened, and Nikko got even better with training once Yukon arrived. It kept them busy and out of trouble (sometimes!). Now I have been looking for my 3rd! I want to wait until I get a bigger place with some land. Plus, I have 2 that are near the same age, so I would not want to go through 3 deaths in 12-15 years, I just don't think I could handle that. So I would either wait about 5 years until I get a pup, or look into adopting one that is 4-6 years old now. I first thought I just wanted a red husky, but now I think I want a red malamute! A big teddy bear to curl up with me Who knows, if the right one came along I don't think I could pass him up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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