Barnard Simi Valley. One of the many interesting features of the breed is the natural range in size, color, and markings. The average weight for males is 95 pounds, for females 75 pounds. Many malamutes, including show dogs, are larger or smaller than average, and bigger is not necessarily better. Most malamutes are gray with white trim or black and white, but coats of silver, sable, and red sometimes occur.
All malamutes have brown eyes.
The breed is blessed with a sunny disposition. Happiest when treated as an intelligent partner, the malamute is highly cooperative but never slavish or fawning. The Alaskan malamute works and lives with you, not for you. Sometimes aggressive toward other dogs, especially those of the same sex, the typical malamute is outrageously and almost universally friendly to human beings. These dogs develop deep, complex attachments to their owners, but are not one-person dogs.