Mally Foxhound

The Mally Foxhound hybrid is a mix of the Alaskan Malamute and the Foxhound and is a newer hybrid mix.  There isn't much information available on the hybrid itself, but there is information available about the parent breeds.  We must glean the history of this hybrid from the histories of the parent breeds.  The history of this noble and nomadic breed called the Alaskan Malamute is as vague as for the Mahlemut people from whom it may have gotten its name.  It seems the Malamutes were found in the Kotzebue Sound area of the Pacific Alaskan coast by Russian explorers and were also discovered to be highly prized by the Alaskan owners.  The breed is believed to be the oldest Arctic sled dog and perhaps  one of the oldest dog breeds known,  their ancestors having existed for thousands of years, traveling from Siberia to Alaska.  The breed was developed for "heavy hauling" and was invaluable to the early Alaskan natives in traveling and moving supplies and possessions in the severe weather of the winter Alaskan season.  They were bred to pull sleds containing possessions, supplies and people in the most frigid and deplorable weather conditions possible. They were also used to hunt seals and chase away polar bears in addition to their heavy hauling tasks.  Until the Gold Rush in 1896, the Malamute was so prized by the Eskimos that very few were ever sold to white settlers or travelers. The Alaskan Malamute was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1935.  The Foxhound is a name given to a grouping of foxhound types, of which two are recognized, the American Foxhound and the English Foxhound. The English Foxhound, originating in the United Kingdom, has been carefully and selectively bred for hundreds of years by the British, most likely from the 1500's.  Though it is more stockily built than its American counterpart, this breed is both loving and sweet as well as extremely active.  The Foxhound was bred to hunt and exterminate foxes, which in the 1500's were considered no better than rodents and other vermin, and somewhere in the 1700's, English hunters filled this need by breeding the hounds to specialize in tracking, hunting and killing the native English red fox.  This was accomplished while riders on horseback followed behind in traditional British fashion.  The English Foxhound was brought to America and become the ancestors of the American Foxhound as well as were found to have contributed to the development of other foxhounds, scent hounds and coon hounds.  The English Foxhound was recognized by the American Kennel Club in 1909.  The Mally Foxhound hybrid itself is recognized by the Dog Registry of America.