We would like to thank you for your interest in our kennel. We hope to be able to make you enjoy, would it be only for a moment, our passion, which became our way of life and this, since the beginning of the years 1990. 

The orientation of our kennel is mainly focussed on the sledding side. We deeply believe that the Malamute is, before all, a working dog that really fulfils itself in the conditions it was built for. 

Our breeding philosophy aims especially toward a step back to bring back old types of dogs that are now almost disappeared. In fact, during the last decades, the Malamute lost, in good part, the working abilities that it must possess. This is the reason why our breeding program is intensive and that we do several litters yearly to keep many puppies for ourselves. We study their conformation and we test them at work, having the goal to keep only the best ones for our breeding program. We believe that it is impossible to really progress with the lines currently existing that are too focussed on show. This means that a lot of selections have to be done to keep the best dogs for our kennel. This is the only way to improve our line, because a kennel must be in a constant evolution. We are the kind of people that give us goals and work strong to achieve them. Every breeder has a different vision of what must be the Malamute, but we should never forget his first function. 

For us, the only way to test the results of our work and to study our dogs is to do some sledding excursions of a few days or a longer expedition in an isolated area, all in a full autonomy. This is the only way to judge our forces and weaknesses and to orient our futures breeding in this way. 

In the past, we worked to remove some mass on the dogs. For example, to reduce the bone that gives useless weight and put too much pressure on the joints. This brings a higher risk of injuries. This weight decrease allows having more resistant dogs that recover more quickly. As you can see, we do not like too heavy dogs. About the weight, our dogs are generally very close to the standard or a little lighter all this while preserving very good power and endurance. 

We also worked to reduce a little coat density to avoid overheating at work. As well, we work to improve many details that do the whole difference when the dogs are working in intensive conditions. 

There are a lot of important qualities that a dog have to possess to perform well in his work, but the main qualities that we are looking for are these: good front and rear; good length of legs all in having a proportioned structure to avoid the pacers; good front and rear angulation; good pads; excellent temperament and attitude; excellent eater and drinker and possessing a very good intelligence. Naturally we know that the perfect dog will never exist… 

It is always harder for us to introduce new bloodline since very few breeders possess dogs that can help us to progress in the type and in the conformation we want; it is why we look more and more in Europe.

The next years will be devoted to always improve our line and to set up a type according to our "own standard", that is closer to the breed standard than of the typical "fashion" dog who is a lot bigger and also more popular. Why be similar when we can be different!!! 

Naturally, we always do the health certifications on our breeding stock for hips/elbows at the OFA and at the CERF for the eyes. We only use dogs with excellent temperament and tested on the sled. In addition, we now do the DNA test for the long coat gene on our dogs, for a working dog, this is an unacceptable fault and we don't want to produce it. We were really happy to learn that most of our dogs were non-carriers. 

For the people that are looking for a Malamute, an advice we could give yourself is that it is very important to check that the sire and the dam of your future puppy have the health certifications at the OFA and at the CERF. Also, always ask to see these certifications. That does not assure you of a perfect dog but the most important is to have a healthy dog. By experience, if a breeder tells you that it does not need to do these certifications because it has no health problem in his line, or if it says that several certifications were done in the past but that none of the parents are certified, seriously think about looking for another breeder!!! A breeder that has ethics and who likes his breed will certify its breeding stocks. 

For us, the temperament is also a very important thing. All our dogs have an exceptional temperament, with people or with other dogs of the same sex or not. You will be able to see several pictures in our photo album section and even some short videos of all our dogs playing together. 

The Malamute is an active dog who needs a minimum of physical activity every day; this is the reason why we are extremely selective when we choose the future families for our puppies. We select people that like to be outdoor and who do a lot of physical activities. The people that want a companion to play ball at home with the children and to listen at television with them do not correspond to the needs of our dogs, which need a lot more. Naturally, the Malamute is a very versatile dog and maybe very happy as a pet with active people who practice a lot of outdoor activities. Several of our clients do sledding, kicksled, skijoring, agility, obedience, back packing and also Rally Obedience with their Malamute. 

Our first goal is that our dogs be happy in their new family, the people who are interested in our dogs always have to answer many questions and correspond to the need of our dogs. We always have to approve the futures owners of our dogs before all. To do so, with each request of information about our puppies, please tell us about you, your family, your work, your installations, your activities. Then we will be able to talk longer. 

We hope that you will have a good time on our website in our dog's company. Good visit!! 

Nathalie & Pierre