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Malemutes are usually very good with people and kids, even though they look intimidating.  The timber wolves are strongly pack animals, too, and very protective but a bit stand-off-ish like they don't trust you.  Newfies are usually big (sometimes VERY big) cuddly creatures but all the ones I've met are really rugged (once you get below their three layers of fur).  I have a photo, somewhere, of me riding on a Newfoundland when I was two or so.  Having a Newfie/Malemute mix must be a real treat.

Our dog loved the snow and the deeper the better.  I can't remember her ever being leashed and she would sit on a snowmobile just waiting for a ride (usually my Dad's machine, as it was a workhorse sled with a wider seat).   She was always first in line for a ride when we took out the trail groomer, balancing on the seat and watching for wildlife to yip at.  Come springtime and she would shed another dog's worth of fur everywhere she went until down to her summer coats - something my Mom never looked forward to.

We've become a bit old for any more dogs, our beloved Jacks being our last, but the word has gotten out that we're willing to take in neighbor dogs from time to time so we get our fill that way.  Doing that, we never have to get up at 5am to let them out or have to pay $$$$$ Vet bills!!

Last edited by Gordon Nichols
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