ALASKAN MALAMUTE 
—This is the native Alaskan 
Arctic breed, and is the old' 
est native dog of Alaska. He 
is related to the Samoyede, 
the Siberian Husky and the 
Eskimo. The Malamute is a 
sledge dog and has no su¬ 
perior in that work. He is a 
large-sized dog with a strong, 
compact body, being from 
22 to 25 inches in height and 
weighing from 65 to 85 pounds. His coat is thick and dense with a 
thick oily undercoat. The usual colors are wolfish grey or black and 
white. 
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG — One of the four varieties of Swiss 
mountain dogs, the Bernese was brought into Switzerland over two 
thousand years ago by invading Roman soldiers. He was used as a draft 
dog by the weavers of Berne, 
drawing a small wagon loaded 
with baskets to market. The 
Bernese has a long, soft and silky 
coat, wavy but not curly. He is 
jet black with deep tan markings 
on all four legs, on each side of 
the white chest markings, a spot 
just over the forelegs, and spots 
over the eyes, and usually has 
white on the feet, tip of tail and 
on the chest and face. He varies 
from 23 to TlYi inches in height. 
