Well socialised Malamutes will usually be fine around other dogs. Malamutes have a very strong prey drive so you need to be careful with them around smaller animals. While they will tolerate other pets if well-socialised at an early age, we don't advise leaving them alone with smaller pets.
Are Alaskan malamutes aggressive towards other dogs?
Animal Aggression Many Malamutes are so aggressive with a canine companion that you can't house him with another dog of the same sex. Some won't put up with the opposite gender either. They are often best suited to an only-dog household to prevent dangerous fighting.
Why shouldn't you buy a Malamute?
Animal Aggression. Alaskan Malamutes have a very high prey drive. Animals big and small can easily become their focus of aggression. They've been known to go after cats and livestock.
Are Malamutes jealous?
"The Malamute is affectionate and faithful and likes to be made a pet of, but he is very jealous and an incorrigible fighter. He has little of the fawning submissiveness of pet dogs "outside," but is independent and self-willed and apt to make a troublesome pet.
Can Malamutes be trusted off leash?
If your efforts at obedience training have been very successful, there is a chance that you may be able to trust your Mal off leash in secluded areas. Such dogs are the exception, though, and you should count on having to keep your Malamute safely under control at all times. Malamutes do not make good guard dogs.
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