Recently, dogs of such breeds as Alaskan Malamute and Siberian Husky are gaining more and more popularity. Prices for these puppies remain quite high - this is how breeders try to preserve the breeding fund for further breeding, as well as find owners for puppies who can provide them with proper conditions.
What is the cost
The cost of an Alaskan Malamute puppy is determined by a number of factors. The most significant are such as:
- exterior data, - pedigree of parents and their achievements - both at exhibitions and working trials, - the number of puppies in the litter, - "promotion" of a private breeder and nursery (depends on the number of champions participating in breeding or born from matings).
The cheapest are puppies with disqualifying defects, for example, cryptorchidism or non-standard coloration. In such cases, the dogs are given documents with appropriate marks.
The value of a pedigree is determined by how many champions there are among the puppy's ancestors, as well as in what connection they are. For example, dogs born as a result of inbreeding or related crossing may cost a little more. Sometimes a similar technique is used in breeding to consolidate any important or useful properties - both exterior and working qualities, that is, the psyche.
How much does a puppy cost
The cost of Alaskan Malamute puppies in Russia is about the same. For people who do not want to go to exhibitions in the future, we can recommend puppies that are not intended for breeding use. A dog of this level can be purchased for 15-40 thousand rubles.
For a puppy, which the breeder considers as promising for participation in dog shows, you will have to pay from 50 to 90 thousand rubles. The cost can increase due to a number of reasons: small litter, good pedigree, titled parents, etc. At the same time, recently some nurseries and breeders offer to become so-called "co-owners". In this case, those who wish can only partially pay for the dog, but in the future they will also dispose of the offspring together with the breeder or seller of the puppy.
Malamute and husky
It should be noted that in addition to some external similarities between these dogs, Siberian Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes are completely different breeds, the standard of which has significant differences. If the first years were bred in order to transport relatively light loads over long distances, developing good speed, then the second can be called real heavyweights among sled dogs of the North - in the process of breeding malamutes, animals were selected that were most capable of transporting heavy loads over long distances. These dogs were not required to develop high speed.
Malamutes, despite all their "companionable" character traits and intelligence, are working dogs and need loads. Therefore, before purchasing a puppy, it is important to evaluate not only the exterior, but also performance.
Therefore, puppies from Malamute and Husky are only mestizos, not suitable for further breeding, as well as participation in exhibitions. And the breeders who claim that as a result of such a "mixing of blood" expensive puppies were born, to put it mildly, are cunning.
