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| Name: |
Kyzack Mawdsley
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Age: |
Three years old
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| Gender: |
Male |
Breed: |
Alaskan Malamute
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| Home: |
England, UK |
Kyzack
alerted me that my next door neighbour had fallen in her yard. She is
86. Eventually alerted the paramedic and fire rescue to gain access. I was in
my study and he kept coming in and barking. I eventually went outside to the
fence, and heard her calling out very faintly. She was hurt quite badly, but
I am glad to say she is safe now. Kyzack now pops in now and then to visit
her on his walks. I am so proud of him, and he loves her to bits.
Ky is very much a Malamute, he's very strong willed, 'talks' more than most
dogs, and is very routine orientated. For example, when I wake him in the
morning and put on the morning coffee, the first thing he does is shoot
upstairs to go say 'good-morning' to Alison. He then simply crashes out on
the bed until she goes to work. I work from home so I have him lying next to my desk.
He usually has three to five walks a day. It is strange, on the dot at 11 he gets up
and starts nudging me for his 11am walk. He is exceptionally tactile, for
example, when we come home from being out we have this ridiculous
routine/ritual. When we get home, we open the kitchen door, one of us sits on
the stairs to love his ears (he loves a good scrunch), whilst the other
person will give him a quick 'massage' on his chest. He has become to expect
this - maybe I have made a 'rod for my own back,' but it is really nice to
get a warm welcome home.
Kyzack has his own vocabulary. If I say 'sit' he responds by standing on his
back legs. He says the word "water" when he wants a drink and knows where the
leads, jackets and gloves are when it's walk time. He goes and stares at them!
Like many dogs ... he has a toy box. Often, while we are watching TV, he will
bring one of his toys to play with (usually a soft toy). I normally say, "No,
I am watching TV now," which he interprets as "let me go and get another toy,
maybe he will play with me then" and off he goes to get something else.
I am a photographer, and like most we have bags, cameras, and studio
equipment all over the place. Over the years, as a puppy Ky has has done the
normal puppy things, like being 'inquisitively destructive' and 'eating'
things he should not have. But even though he has access to everywhere in the
house, he has never even thought of going near my stuff - he just simply
respects it!!!! Hmmm ... maybe I am inviting trouble by saying this? He knows
what a camera is, and gives you that 'stare-down-the-barrel' look when you
point a lens at him.
Ky's just a loveable hunk. He knows his place in the pack, though he
sometimes 'tries' to take over as Mals do. He is very sociable with other
dogs, but then also a bit protective as well. His tail is always "wagging to
the right" and generally happy, but he goes into 'wolf' mode (when his ears
point and he puts his chest out) when threatened.
I included one photo of his training day ... in other words ... "You see
those ducks? Don't eat them". We love him!
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