Our Story
Nuna Malamutes, a Long-Term Project
When we started our adventure, we spent a great deal of time questioning what type of dog we wanted to select within our kennel. We asked ourselves which characteristics were the most important to seek out and preserve at all costs, and which ones we wanted to eliminate over time.
After much reflection and some strokes of luck, we came across some splendid "working lines." These lines and individuals, in our opinion, almost perfectly embodied everything that was important to us. It is no coincidence that these characteristics were so predominant in dogs accustomed to work.
Because the Alaskan Malamute is, above all else, a working dog. A dog selected over the centuries to help humans perform specific tasks. It might seem almost superfluous today, a dusty legacy of an ancient world that is no longer necessary to us, but it is not so. Every single element that makes an Alaskan Malamute what it is has been built over centuries to meet precise needs. Its physical and psychological makeup had to meet specific requirements necessary for survival in the harsh environments where these dogs lived. Forgetting this means denaturing the breed and disrespecting the history of these incredible dogs.
And that is why we chose to begin our story with working lines: to select and preserve traits such as calmness, willingness to collaborate with their human companion, and especially the ability to interact peacefully and constructively with other dogs. These skills, which a well-selected dog should always develop over the course of its life, are, in our opinion, essential for the families that will welcome our puppies to enjoy the most balanced and reliable companion possible, allowing them to fully enjoy their Alaskan Malamute's company. We strive to demonstrate all of this every day by having our dogs compete on tracks across Europe with many other teams, as athletic performance is never an end in itself, but is built by investing in the characteristics that make a working dog truly exceptional.
Over the years, we have achieved a fair number of successes, but our greatest satisfaction comes from seeing the great character of our dogs recognized by other mushers (sled dog team handlers). Our dogs have become known for their extraordinary calmness on race or training tracks. It always makes us smile (and fills us with pride) to hear the stories of older mushers, who, amazed by our dogs, tell us how in the past this wonderful breed was almost feared during races due to the grumpy nature of some individuals.
Fully satisfied with the results achieved so far, the goal of Nuna Malamutes is to reintroduce into our breeding program the morphological characteristics typical of the breed, which are sometimes given less importance when discussing working lines. But most importantly, we aim to restore and preserve the ancient genetics of this breed by importing some individuals from ancestral lines whose genetic heritage must not be lost.
To ensure the success of our project and provide future owners with the best possible puppy, all our dogs are regularly tested for breed-specific diseases, conducting thorough genetic investigations whenever possible. If one of our dogs presents issues that, in our opinion, are not compatible with our goals, it is excluded from breeding but remains a part of our large family.