I am the happy owner of three dogs. The first one being a Malamute Shepard mix; her name is Kaya. I've had her for 7 years and been bestowed two litters of 9 puppies from her. All of her puppies were delivered by me. I kept one from her last litter, me and my family named him Bear. He is 3/4 German Shepard and 1/4 Malamute. Bear is a hundred and twenty pound big boy who has severe anxiety and seizure issues; i love him the same as i love kaya, none the less. Finally the new edition to the dog family is Cookie, she is my neices dog who is a Boxer Malamute mix. She is just 6 months old! I've learned that dogs require patience and lots of love along with many hours of play time.