Dog profile for Turmeric, a male Alaskan Malamute

Alaskan Malamute

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Home:Scotland, United Kingdom

Age: 2 Years Sex: Male Weight: 100+ lbs

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Nicknames:
My three year old son calls him Icy....

Doggie Dynamics:

Energy

sleepy		energetic

Intelligence

silly		genius

Friendliness

aggressive		affectionate

Playfulness

not playful		very playful

Disposition

anxious		calm

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Quick Bio:

-dog rescue

Likes:
Cuddles

Pet-Peeves:
He is not fond of small dogs. Through training he has learned to ignore them for the most part. He also hates being blown on.

Favorite Toy:
A farting armadillo

Favorite Food:
He has a sweet tooth. I have to keep an eye on him at all times.

Favorite Walk:
West End Park

Best Tricks:
His Malamute talking woo woooOOOoo's. Any of you other Malamute Owners will understand. He does it on request.

Arrival Story:
Turmeric came to live with me on December 8th, 2008. We had just a week before lost our white German Shepherd Kavik to Degenerative Myleopathy (DM or CDRM in the UK). Kavik's grieving widow, German Shepherd X Ookie, needed another friend. I was then in touch with a few people through-out the UK who work in Alaskan Malamute Rescue. My first dog Cora was a Malamute X that was cherished. So I decided it was time for another lost soul. Within days I was offered Turmeric. He then lived in Carlisle with a very mentally sick woman who could not care for him. My mother in law and I drove down to get him. He was in a sorry state. Due to stress he was nearly bald with "stress shedding". His fur was as short as a Labrador's and for those of you who know Malamutes, that isn't right! Because of this state he was not accepted into the regular Malamute Rescue channels because he was believed to be a possible X. From the moment we met we meshed. He couldn't take his eyes off of me the whole time we were at his prior owner's home. He happily jumped into our car and never looked back. We are his 4th home.

Bio:
Turmeric came to us with a severe aggression problem with other dogs. When he met Ookie he wanted to kill her. I had this impulse reversed with some quick training and within 20 minutes they were the best of friends. Now they are inseperable. They often lie together on top of each other much like puppies. I have had to work with Turmeric a lot to be able to walk him without problems. He is very smart and he has the sweetest temperament. That has helped. 8 months later I can say that we have cracked his problem and now he ignores other dogs for the most part. Training is on-going. As an aside, Turmeric's fur has nearly all grown back in. I'm so proud of him!!!!

Forums Motto:
Soap Surfer

I've Been On Dogster Since:

October 24th 2009

Dogster Id:
1058205

Meet my family

Ookie

Turkish Poof

Meet my Pup Pals

Monty	♥ Missy ♥
♥ Tyler ♥	Teddy, CGC
Cinnabar	Sebastian
Missy	Sheeba
Khuma	Nova



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