Insurance payouts on dog bites are rising across U.S. - Des Moines Register
21 May 2012, 6:25 pm
Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers and chow chows. “If you own that dog or have it on your property, they’re probably not going to write your coverage at all,” Alger said. State Farm and Allstate, however, don’t ask policyholders what ...

Family holiday in France: Le day-trip proves a family winner - Daily Telegraph
18 May 2012, 7:08 am
The journey includes a trip to the malamutes' kennels, where our children were allowed to play with the newborn puppies. Great outdoor fun (although it won't suit under fives). Our young children were quite happy with a half-hour's gentle plodding on their ...

Dogs trained to sniff out cell phones - Corrections.com
15 May 2012, 7:41 am
On this day, Vance is teaching obedience. German shepherds, hound dogs, Belgium malamutes walk in formation with their trainers, falling into line. An unlikely pair, a Springer spaniel and a pit bull, just two of the prison system's nine canines ...

It’s the owner, not the breed - star.com.my
13 May 2012, 7:39 pm
“And there’s always one or two deaths attributable to malamutes or huskies, although you never hear people clamouring for a ban on those breeds.” Gladwell also quoted a study that found dogs that bite humans were 2.8 times as likely to be chained as unchained.

Poisoning claims two dogs related to NCSU team mascot Tuffy - The News & Observer
12 May 2012, 1:35 pm
It was the second Tamaskan poisoning at the residence. John and Christina Bannow breed the dogs, which look wolf-like but were developed in Finland from malamutes and Alaskan huskies. They had nursed the dogs since someone left antifreeze-laced ...