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Alaskan Malamute Illustrated Standard



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Correct appearance of a dog (side-drawn)


Correct appearance of a dog (face)


Graceful light movements


Male type of Alaskan Malamute


Female type of Alaskan Malamute


Skeleton of Malamute, the correct body and articulations


Correct body proportions (height / length = 9 / 10)


The correct head and ears, correct eyes


Correct head with ears alerted


Too round and protruding eyes


Too small and squinted eyes


Incorrect ears


Incorrect ears and doomed skull


Correct head and muzzle


Incorrect head, stop, muzzle and flews


Too small stop


Incorrect muzzle and underjaw


Correct neck, top-line and body


Roached top-line


Sagging top-line and long loin


Correct front and legs


Incorrect elbows and front


Incorrect elbows and front


Correct forelegs


Incorrect pasterns and feet


Incorrect pasterns


Correct feet


Correct paws


Incorrect paws


Incorrect paws


Correct rear stances


Incorrect rear stances


Incorrect rear (too straight)


Incorrect rear (overangulated)


Incorrect hocks


Correct tail-set


Too short tail


Incorrect tail


Incorrect tail


Correct movements


Correct movements


Correct movements