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Alaskan Malamutes have a wide range of individual
colors, markings, coats, and body types within
the breed.
There is NO such thing as AKC " GIANT
ALASKAN MALAMUTES ", These are malamutes
that are just oversized and usually come
with oversize health problems. Woolies or Long coated malamutes are incorrect
coat gene, they make wonderful and
loving
family pets but they should not be
used for
breeding purposes just because they
are cute
as a puppy. Red malamutes and White
Malamutes
are not rare. These colour genes are
in our
breed standard.
Below are general examples of coat markings.
| CAP: a cap of color covers the top of the
head and ears usually coming to a point in
the center of the forehead
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| OPEN FACE: a cap covering the top of the
head and no other markings on
the face
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| BLAZE: a white mark extending from the center point
of the cap back up the forehead.
Width and
length can vary
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| STAR: a small white spot in the center of the
forehead
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| GOGGLES: dark areas under the eyes and extending sideways
to the cap
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| BAR: a dark area extending from the center point
of the cap down the nose
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| MASK: the combination of cap and goggles
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| FULL MASK the combination of cap, goggles and bar
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| CLOSED FACE: dark coloring covering the face with no
distinct markings on the face
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* Chest Markings * Neck Markings * Mismarking
| NECKLACE: a curving band of dark color across the chest
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| EAGLE: two bands of dark color protruding partially
across the chest, forming a pattern
resembling
the eagle emblem
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| WHITE CHEST: any necklace across the chest
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| COLLAR: a white band of color encircling the neck
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| WITHERS SPOT: a white mark varying in size but centered
on the withers or at the base
of the neck
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| UNEVEN SPLASHINGS
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Descriptive Color
Below are general examples of coat Colors.
Actual colors, hues, shadings, and
patterns
will vary by individual dog
| BLACK AND WHITE: black guard hair with black or dark grey
undercoat
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| SEAL AND WHITE: black or black tipped guard hairs with white
or cream undercoat. Dog appears
black at
a distance, but is not a true
black because
of the light undercoat.
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| GRAY AND WHITE: gray guard hairs with a light gray, cream,
or white undercoat. No red factor
is evident.
Dog definitely appears gray,
even though
there may be some black hairs
on the topline.
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| RED AND WHITE: a definite shade of red, either light or
dark; with light points (lip
line and nose),
and eye color. No black factor
evident.
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| SABLE AND WHITE: black or gray guard hairs with a reddish
undercoat and red trimmings.
Both black and
red factors evident.
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| SILVER AND WHITE: light gray guard hair with white undercoat
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| ALL WHITE: both guard hairs and undercoat are white.
Often evidence of a mask in cream
color.
Only solid color allowed
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| TRIMMINGS: Shadings of gold, cream, buff, brown or reddish
hues often found on legs, ears,
tail and
face between white areas of the
underbody
and the dark color above.
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