Tamaskans are large, athletic dogs, and slightly taller than German Shepherds. With regard to build, they are substantially larger than typical sled dogs but smaller than the Alaskan Malamute. In October 2007, a Tamaskan named Genghis Khan featured as a wolf in a music video for the band Lucretia Choir.In September 2010, a TDR registered male Tamaskan named Wave became the official Live Mascot of North Carolina State University's football team: NC State Wolfpack. Luchta played the role of 'The Wolf' in Arthur Miller's The Crucible produced by Scott Rudin and directed by Ivo van Hove.On September 19, 2017, Kaoru, a four-year-old therapy dog, was accompanied by her owner, another handler, and 10 other dogs on a hiking trail in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.