Chewbacca, my Alaskan Malamute. Malamutes are very social dogs who are very intelligent and incredibly strong. You use Huskies for racing; Malamutes to move the household or pull cars out of the ditch. The average male malamute weighs 85-95 pounds. My furry monster is an attention sponge who weighs 112-114 pounds in the summer, 118-120 pounds in the winter, and he knows how to open the slider door, the dishwasher, and has opened the refrigerator on at least one occasion. And yes, he knows how to be cute.