
The Beginning - Mister and Shyla |
KalaMals is located in the stunningly beautiful
scenic Blue Ridge Mountains, just south of
Roanoke outside of Blacksburg Va . The Love
for Alaskan Malamutes started when we bought
our first in 1989. We enjoyed her so much
we soon found ourselves with four more malamute
pets through rescue. We were a AMAL foster
home for Alaskan Malamutes for 8 years fostering
, training and rehoming over 30 mals from
1990 - 1998. By 1998 we still had our four
pet alaskan malamutes when we purchased our
first " show " Alaskan Malamute
, " Shyla " from Suzanne Bedell
" Kumata's" in Ga . We finished
her completly novice handled and since then
showing has become a main interest . Then
came Mister. When I first saw young Mister
he was out and about with handlers finishing
his championship. It was love at first sight
for us ! I knew then and there he was the
boy for my Shyla. Two years later he came
to live with us as his forever home, co-owned
with his breeder Audrey Thomas. In 2002 we
bred our first litter , Mister X Shyla and
finished five of thier kids all ownered handled.
Pretty much having one to two litter a year
after that.
We have finished ten compleatly owner handled
champions, eight are home bred champions
from our 5 litters from the past 5 years.
More are pointed and on the way. Bloodlines
- T'Domar / Kodara
We are always looking to improve our line,
I believe that a breeder should
focus first
on the health, structure, and
temperament
of a dog and for this reason,
ONLY dogs that
are physically healthy and mentally
sound
will be bred at KalaMals. We
take pride in
each and every litter we produce.
It is unfair
for me to breed carelessly--without
regard
for health issues--and to have
the pet buyer
bear the burden of a dog with
a serious health
problem if it could have knowingly
been avoided.
I will only breed a dog that
I would want
to have as a pet under my own
roof. We love
and respect this breed as they
are part of
our family and we want our puppies
to go
to people that feel the same
way. Pups are
born in the house where we spend
a lot of
time socializing and preparing
them to go
onto live a wonderfully healthy
life with
their new owners. All our Alaskan
Malamutes
are equally cared for and loved
and this
has made for a particularly happy
and contented
pack of Malamutes. Most of our
day is devoted
to our dogs in one way or another
- whether
it be exercise , training or
just having
fun with them. We give our dogs
as much love,
attention and care as possible.
This involves
running ALL our dogs every single
day and
a different pair in the house
every night.
This site contains pictures of
our whole
pack, news on future litters
and lots of
Alaskan Malamute information.
As you continue
your journey through our website
you will
get the opportunity to meet each
of our special
pack members. If you are interested
in a
puppy OR if you are interested
in a young
adult please feel free to contact
me .
I also believe that dogs that
are being bred
should be evaluated by a neutral/objective
third party--and that means that
they should
be shown and judged. Dog shows
are the tool
that a breeder has to have a
knowledgeable
third party critique her breeding
stock.
I will not breed just to sell
puppies or
just because I have a waiting
list. I will
only breed if I believe that
the choice I
made will produce a puppy that
is better
than what I am starting with
. Not all dogs
who are bred will necessarily
have finished
their Championship, but if not,
they must
have other merits/virtues to
offer in order
to meet the criteria for being
"breeding
quality" ( pedigree etc.).
Not all dogs
who finish their Championships
will be bred.
Just because a dog finishes a
Championship
does not necessarily mean that
he/she is
a benefit to a breeding program.
If you are
interested in a puppy from a
future KalaMals
breeding or a oung adults if
available please
visit our puppy page to view
our terms and
policies, as well as any possibly
available
placements.
Thank you for stopping by, Eric
and Julie
Kalamaja
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