At Polarhike we have a keen interest in preserving the Alaskan Malamutes original function as a working haulage dog, whilst maintaining a suitable temperament and the structure to correctly meet our breed standard.
We are deeply committed to our dogs - not just breeding practices, but also their upbringing, training, and basic lifestyle. Our world revolves around them, they are a cherished and vital part of our family who actively compete in sports, daily recreation and conformation showing around the country.

It is of our highest importance to strive to produce healthy dogs that will grow up to be a positive influence to the breeds reputation in Australia, both as family pets as well as on the working field. We work hard to keep our dogs active in the working field appropriate to the breeds function. We honor this by offering the dogs of our kennel a good balance of biological fulfillment through opportunities to work and a calm, family living lifestyle. Our decisions are based heavily on our own experience with our dogs, their health, their willingness to work, their ability to self settle and ultimately their baseline temperament.

To aid us in ensuring we are making the most calculated decisions we can be, we conduct an extensive health testing panel on all our breeding dogs prior to using them within our program.
This includes Hips and Elbows submitted to CHED (the Canine Hip and Elbows Dysplasia scheme), Full DNA Breed Profile through Orivet + DM, Eyes through a certified eye specialist submitted to ACES (Australian Canine Eye Scheme) and Thyroid tested in lab via T4.
We are forever expanding our health clearances in what is available to us. We consider these test to be of highest importance, they are necessary tools and invaluable information to us as breeders.
You will find our dogs health clearances listed on each dogs profile. Alternatevely, most of our current dogs results can be searched through the public ORCHID database.