Owners share adorable snaps of their VERY playful Alaskan Malamutes

Gentle giants! Owners share snaps of their VERY playful Alaskan Malamutes that prove their personalities are as big as their fluffy paws

  • Alaskan Malamutes are large and playful domestic dog that love to cuddle
  • From all over the world, owner of this peculiar breed shared adorable pictures 
  • They showed off their pets’s good natures and scale in the fun series of snaps

Dog lovers are sure to swoon over these adorable snaps of Alaskan Malamutes, whose hearts are as big as their paws. 

Proud owners from around the world have shared photos of their gentle giants, who were bred to be sled dogs and are known for their strength and endurance, in a bid to highlight their playfulness and size.

Among the images, which have been collated by Bored Panda, is one owner who can be seen struggling to hold the weight of her beloved pooch in her arms, and another whose hound has taken up all of the room on the sofa.

Elsewhere, a typically playful Malamute sticks his head through the gap of a car trunk, while another stands on its hind legs to peer through the window. 

Owners of Alaska Malamutes from across the globe have shared adorable snaps of their hounds. In Indonesia, this ball of fur will soon turn into a gentle giant

Bounding around! These two playful Malamutes seemed delighted to be running around in the park on a sunny day (pictured)

Bounding around! These two playful Malamutes seemed delighted to be running around in the park on a sunny day (pictured)

This big boy from California soon grew up to be much bigger than his owner - even when sitting down (pictured)

This big boy from California soon grew up to be much bigger than his owner – even when sitting down (pictured)

Best friends: This little girl, from Cincinnati, doesn't care that her 'puppy' is five times her size - because it's all the more to cuddle! (pictured)

Best friends: This little girl, from Cincinnati, doesn’t care that her ‘puppy’ is five times her size – because it’s all the more to cuddle! (pictured) 

This adorable pooch, believed to be from the US, grew up to be very big - but his owner still managed to carry him

This adorable pooch, believed to be from the US, grew up to be very big – but his owner still managed to carry him 

Hello, don't forget about me! In the US, this playful Malamute stuck his head through from the trunk to check up on his owners

Hello, don’t forget about me! In the US, this playful Malamute stuck his head through from the trunk to check up on his owners

In Indonesia, this gorgeous Alaskan Malmute stood tall and proud, showing off his shaggy fur (pictured)

In Indonesia, this gorgeous Alaskan Malmute stood tall and proud, showing off his shaggy fur (pictured)

Another owner, believed to be from the US, shared a photo showing the transformation from tiny puppy to giant (pictured). Some adult male Alaskan Malamutes can weigh up to 900lbs

Another owner, believed to be from the US, shared a photo showing the transformation from tiny puppy to giant (pictured). Some adult male Alaskan Malamutes can weigh up to 900lbs

His size did not stop this gentle giant from jumping up on his owner's lap - and stealing the majority of the sofa (pictured)

His size did not stop this gentle giant from jumping up on his owner’s lap – and stealing the majority of the sofa (pictured) 

Another amusing snap shows the moment this Malamute pup, from Tasmania, stuck its head against a window

Another amusing snap shows the moment this Malamute pup, from Tasmania, stuck its head against a window 

This Alaskan Malamute, from Denmark, decided to dress up as a Siberian husky for Halloween

This Alaskan Malamute, from Denmark, decided to dress up as a Siberian husky for Halloween

In Colorado, this owner kitted his puppy out with a hike pack...and it won't be long until he grows into it (pictured)

In Colorado, this owner kitted his puppy out with a hike pack…and it won’t be long until he grows into it (pictured)

In South Africa, this pup walked to his owner's car window to greet him as he arrived home (pictured)

In South Africa, this pup walked to his owner’s car window to greet him as he arrived home (pictured) 

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