Huskamutes suitable as pets? Questions

just come across this x breed breed what are people thoughts as this xbreed as a suitable pet

Well I know hoards of people with them.

From what I can gather they mainly tend to be quite hyper and a bit scatty, similar to a Husky and some quite dominant, which can be either from the Mal or Husky !!

Its not a good mix, and most I know of, have temperament and health issues.

It's just my opinion of course, but there is absolutely no need whatsoever to cross these two. They are both northern dogs from working backgrounds, in similar jobs, with similar looks, so I don't see why there was a need to ever do it, apart from possibly getting a Malamute looking dog that could have blue eyes, although in reality the chances of that are slim anyway !

And yet again a ridiculous, unecessary cross has been actually given a 'breed name'................it just gets worse !

Totally and utterly pointless and website I have seen claim that they have the best from both breeds and not the negatives - what magical breeders they must be to do that!!!

I can't even see a stupid reason why to do the mix except they sell for more than pure breeds ....

There was an advert up this way a few months ago with Huskamute puppies, price? £800.

I don't think so.

meh.......

There is a very regular 'breeder' of them, who charges the same or thereabouts and always has litters available as she can 'guarantee' Blue eyes even though she can't guarantee blue eyes in her purebred huskies

Just about sums it up for me, except my "exclamation" had an extra letter......

I typed....I deleted....I retyped... Then deleted again..

I think I am going to keep my mouth shut..(or sit on my hands at least!! Cos I don't want Azz kicking my A**

I am of the same opinion as they others, its a cross that never should have come about, absolutely no need at all in crossing these two breeds, and in fact an insult to any decent breeder that is trying their best to breed good malamutes or siberian's, its a money making thing IMO brought about by people that think it would be cool to breed dogs that look like the dog in lost boys, I have yet to see one of these crosses look like the dog in the film.
dont waste your money, do research into malamutes or siberians at least then you know more or less what to expect in the breeds.

Mo

thanks for your replies will email my brother with your replies

I board one. As a pup it looke like a course Husky, now it looks like a very poor Malamute. Very sad, he has had health issues too, cant be specific, but the last time we had him in he was literally half the dog he was and not "himself" at all.

my cousin went out & bought what she was told an ALASKAN MALAMUTE but it had blue eyes . If she had come to me 1st i would of went with her & would of asked to see the dad as well as mum , but when she rang him & asked what the dad was the chap said a siiberian husky !!!!!! Some folks just don't wait for helpful advice from a person that has had huskies for a number of years .I haven't actually seen this pup but it would be an adult now . my aunt says when she saw it the dog which is a male was HUGE . In my oppinion not a good idea to cross these 2 breeds .

I have an adorable Huskamute. She's bigger than a husky and not as scatty. She's independent and headstrong and beautiful.
As a crossbreed she's perfect for me.
There are always risks when choosing any mixed or crossbreed. Do you know both parent types? Are you prepared to put up with the worst traits of both as well as the best traits you hope for. What are the health problems of both types in your mix. Have the parents been checked out for them?
There are good sides to the crossbreeds as well as all the bad listed on this thread. They are cheaper to insure and usually have fewer medical problems, the are special and unique, not even litter mates will be the same and if you want that special dog that no one else has then a mongrel is for you.
I know that showers and professional breeders will always disagree, but I have two adorable crossbreed dogs, though my lurcher does not engender anywhere near this level of controversy and he's a bizarre mix. Greyhound and pharaoh hound... Somehow he managed not to get the brains of either breed.

How can you say thats a good thing?? You won't ever know what you are getting.. They are bred from 2 dogs that have hereditary problems so you can't say they will be healthier..and they may be cheaper to insure but the unscrupulous idiots breeding them are charging pretty much what you would pay for a full pedigree health checked sibe or mal

Well I totally agree cross breeds are healthier and there is research to prove it I had 2 cross breads growing up a border colli x my parents had before I was born who died when I was 16 and she was.19 going on 20 with no health issues until the last year we also have a lab x don't even know what his dad was and he is now 13 and still like a pup with no health issues to date except a water infection a year ago he still lives with. My mam and when was checked by our vet he says he should live for many years to come. I got a huskamute puppy a. Few weeks back and I can tell already how nice he is and already got him house trained and trained to walk with me pushing a pram and I never have any pulling and he is only 16 weeks he is friendly. Don't bark at people at the door gentle and careful around my children and gets along fine with my bichon and except when we're holding them pays no attention to my rabbits. I beleve that a dogs temp depends how they are trained, treated and socialized . The only dog I've had that is snappy is my pure bread bichon as I had her from 10 months and don't think she was well socialised and is getting better slowly but if u introduce a pup to different people of different ages and other dogs and pets they will be much more friendly with everyone and everything they come accross all u need is the time to spend with them.

Partly. Not totally ..... also instinct, drive etc

Was your mixed breed from health tested parents? Breeders who wish to ensure that they are only breeding from the healthiest of dogs????????

Mals and huskies can suffer from many of the same conditions ... I know of a Husky X Mal who is crippled with HD and has a heart murmer - sadly others in the litter are dysplastic too - because the idiot breeder thought that blue eyes and ££££ were the only important outcome of her litter and never health checked the parents. I have never known anyone mix these two breeds with any other aims

i totally agree that alot of people these days are doing it for the money my dog,s parents wasnt health checked as it was an accident i know his mother was a lab and thats all and 13 years ago we had him free as the only name was mutts or mongrels not like today with designer breeds being soled for more than pure breds. i do still think though that 9 times out of 10 a cross breed is more healthy. i didnt pay for my huskmute as he was an accident and was shocked to see how much people are selling them for, mine is grey in colour with sky blue eyes and these are the ones being sold for £650 up. i think that in these cases be careful as then you no that money is the only reason for these people and more often than not its the sole purpose for the parents to bread and are not as well looked after. the only dog i paid for is my bichon and that was only £200 from some one who couldnt look after her due to lack of time and she was 10 months old. which is a bargain with 5 generation papers but then they are only worth any thing if you intend on breeding and these days with the amount of people doing this thinking of a get money quick scheme there are far too many dogs homeless and in shelters as people only want the puppy and not the hard work that gos with it in the first 1 to 3 years, i think it should be banned to sell mutts as then people would be mor responsible in breading their dogs if there wasnt any money for them at the end of it

Hey Hey Hey.... I happen to own both a purebred Sibe and a Purebred Mal... After mating my Husky gave birth to the best litter I've ever had... She had 4 pups in which all have the stamina of the husky as well as the strength of the Mal. Not to mention they all are beautiful dogs. If I can recall the husky was once originally a crossbred as well as the mal. This is not pointless... You are just merely putting the best of both animals together... I say go for it...

Were both your dogs health-tested prior to your mating them? If not then sorry, but that makes you utterly irresponsible.

And can we please be clear on one thing: nobody owns a "huskamute". They own a crossbreed: a Husky X Malamute.

Giving these crosses a name does not somehow magically turn them into a breed!

I meet owners of both Mals and Huskies regularly at our local park. Every single one of these owners is having a miserable time because they did not properly research the breeds and had no idea the sheer amount of work and dedication needed to ensure that these dogs are happy and fulfilled.

And of course ultimately it is the dogs that are suffering.

I know this thread stopped about 7 years ago but I have a Huskamute and not one of you is describing him whatsoever. If you’ve got a husky and it’s “hard work” then that’s your problem for being lazy. 2 walks a day and my boys fine, kick a ball around with him in the garden every now and again. I’m just saying that basically all your huska’s may be “nightmares” but that’s your tough luck, don’t smear every dog with the same brush you’re using to describe your dog. “They’re pointless” well so are you to billions of people out there. “There temperamental and aggressive!” They’re like most other damned puppies out there, no more, no less. Again, this is alleviated with looking after the dog correctly and the way it’s raised. “Stop saying huskamute, it’s not a real thing” an awful lot of animals we have on this planet have cross bred between species, do they not exist either? It’s a huskamute, that’s it really. Your name isn’t “Sandra”’or whatever, that’s just a name attached to you by someone else but you still reply
to it!

If your huska isn’t to your liking then I’m terribly sorry about that but some people have raised/trainee theirs well and they’re an absolute gem!