Frosty the ORIGINAL Snow Dog (born 12-10-98)
a.k.a. O'Mal's Frosty the Snowdog (his real akc name) says:
Can we talk?
The new Disney movie "Snow Dogs" premiers January 18th in theatres all over the US and looks to be a fun and entertaining movie. It's bad enough they stole my name, but all of us northern breed dogs are concerned about the danger to our wonderful breeds and the likelihood that later in the year rescue organizations will be flooded with hundreds of unwanted dogs bought because they looked cute in the movie. Mindful of what happened with 101 Dalmations and Beethoven, other Disney movies featuring a particular breed, dog organizations are gearing up to educate movie goers about northern dogs in the hope of slowing the demand and encouraging those that still want a Siberian or Malamute to educate themselves and consider a rescue dog. Ads are already becoming popular in newspapers placed by opportunistic breeders for "snow dog" puppies. We are concerned, though the movie is about Siberians, a certain number of people will decide Malamutes are "almost the same" and buy them without thought.
Take it from me, Frosty, the ORIGINAL snow dog, unless you are prepared for one of us, we can make your life miserable. Without proper socialization I would have eaten my cats instead of played with them. I don't particularly like other males, but since I'm a cool dude, I tolerate them without grumbling or growling. Not all of us will. And we have to DO something. Mark takes me everywhere so I'm a pretty sociable guy, but I wouldn't have been without great owners and careful breeders that put a lot of time and effort into my socialization and training. Help other Malamutes everywhere and tell your friends and neighbors we are not dogs that just sit around sipping pina coladas to look cool. If you'd like some educational material to give them, I would recommend this website (www.omalmalamutes.com) or some flyers that can be copied and printed by the Siberspace Rescue Fund. Don't forget to tell them Malamutes may be a calmer dog but we ARE more dog aggressive and therefore not a good choice for everyone. Enjoy the movie - I give it a paws' up. 
Frosty has since gone to the rainbow bridge, we will miss his incredible observations...but following in his footsteps, Riggs will be reviewing the remaining movies...
Riggs says: This is a very accurate movie about us sled dogs - one of the best I've seen. This movie is based on a true story and while only 2 dogs died in the movie, in the real story many more did (that's because they WEREN'T malamutes in the real tale). The film is based on the true story of a group of explorers who are forced to leave behind their team of dogs for six months in the wilderness until a rescue mission is dispatched. I know us mals would have been just fine if we found a whale to eat like they did in the movie - but hey, they need a story don't they? I also think there were more than just 2 mals in the movie. They say most of the dogs were siberians, but Maya sure looks like a pretty mal girl to me! I give it a paw's up...
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