The coat of the Alaskan Malamute is a double coat. Wyoming Mountain Dogs are a mix of German shepherd, Norwegian elkhound, and Alaskan malamute. Stomatocytosis is also found as a hereditary disease in Alaskan malamute and miniature schnauzer dogs. The crest is an Alaskan Malamute dog standing on a mound of snow. His dogs were a mix of husky, Alaskan Malamute, and Samoyed breeds. In 2010 the Alaskan Malamute was named the official state dog of Alaska. He is an Alaskan Malamute from Burlington, Washington and was born in November 2008. An adult male Alaskan Malamute can pull around of weight, depending on build and training. The dog cast as King was not a husky, however, but a large Alaskan Malamute.