About Kaviak Malamutes

My first malamute was born in 1995 and since then, I've never looked back! I purchased my second malamute Jilly just a few months after the first. On the advice of an obedience instructor (who is still a friend today), I began showing her in obedience and was immediately hooked! I've put multiple titles in both obedience and conformation on my dogs and friends’ dogs, and consider it a labor of love. Today, I concentrate on showing in conformation events.

One of my first show dogs was Flash. What an incredible beginning he was! I learned how to groom and show this breed with him and I am proud to say that he is not only my first champion, but my first group placer and group winner, owner handled. He is a born show dog and I fully recognize that I am only along for the ride! I consider myself blessed to have been given the opportunity to share my life with Flash, and I owe his breeders Gary & Ronda Allen a great debt for entrusting him to me.

I spent ten years studying pedigrees and the many wonderful aspects of this breed before taking the plunge and breeding my first litter in 2005. My hard work paid off as that litter produced multiple champions, several Best of Breed winners over specials, a multi-group placer, a three-time Grand Sweeps winner and a Bred-by Group winner, as well as satisfying companions who provide much love to their families. The credit belongs to all of the breeders behind my dogs, without whom I would never have had the opportunity to work with such wonderful animals and pedigrees.

All ethical breeders of malamutes breed not for money but from a sincere desire to produce malamutes that are a credit to their breed, and they do so with the entire dog in mind. By this I mean not only good looks, but solid health and loving temperament, as well. If you are looking to add a malamute to your family, please do your research and learn the right questions to ask to ensure that you're purchasing a puppy from a responsible breeder (see the bottom of my “puppies” page for more information).

I firmly believe that the malamute is not a dog for everyone. It takes a special personality and strength of character to provide leadership to this hard-headed, primitive breed...but if you are suited to the task, your malamute will reward you many times over with loving companionship (and a daily source of comedy!).

My breeding goal: To produce healthy, good-tempered dogs who meet the AKC breed standard as closely as possible; who are built to do the job for which they were originally intended (freight work); and who provide many years of love and satisfying companionship to those who own them. To meet this goal, I screen all of my breeding stock for healthy hips, eyes and hearts; breed only those dogs with a temperament that can succeed as a family pet; and plan my breedings using the AKC breed standard as my blueprint. I strive to place each puppy in a home that will love the dog for the duration of its life and give it the best opportunity to realize its individual potential. I breed only when I want a puppy for myself and my breeding program, and I keep a waiting list for my puppies.

If you have questions about my dogs or malamutes in general, please contact me at kaviakmals@yahoo.com.

Our Champions:

Ch. Kaviak's Big Bang Theory

Ch. Kaviak's Starlight Starbright

Ch. Kaviak's Whoa Black Betty

Ch. Kaviak Winward Double Platinum

Ch. Kaviak's The Colonel at Wolfmountain

Ch. Kaviak N Spectre Start a Riot

Ch. Kaviak's Pardon Me Boys

Ch. Kaviak's Lord of the Dance

Champions bred by others, owned/shown by Kaviak:

Ch. GRA-Wind's Kaviak Freeze Frame

Ch. Kaviak 'n Totem's Sapphire Sky

Ch. Totem's Fur-Nando d'Azul

Ch. Totem's Black Hills Hotshot

Ch. Sno Klassic Frozen in Time