as i said before bjorkis are the best, its a well padded semi slip. so if you have the correct size it will only get so small on the neck, so it restricts but doesnt fully choke.
iv got a malamute and to be honest if she was on a normal chain choker she'd probably have killed herself by now.
http://www.bjorkis.com/default.aspx?PageNr=77
pheebs on mal's though they are a good dog, but probably the worst of the sled type dogs for training and having there own will
gotten my little bundle of fur to learn a few commands but id never let her off outside as she'd be off having a good run around looking for something to play with.
shedding wise its a mess but only lasts a few weeks as oposed to some dogs which seem to shed for months.
harneses are great but make sure you have it fitted correctly as they can back out of them sometimes, and if you have a strong willed dog get a belt to hook your lead on to, and make sure your leads at least 6ft long or you'l end up with a very tired arm
still love our mutt even if she can be a pain when she's in a mood, just be prepaired for things to get chewed now and again, ours seems to have a thing for cable tie downs (the little plastic things with a nail on them that hold wires down) but dosnt go for the cable.
and one last thing for anyone looking at a sledtype dog, there working dogs so need to be walked and walked hard, hence a belts a good idea so they can drag you around and burn off all there energy. and there very social so if there going to be left in the house 8+ hours a day alone get a cat not a husky/mal or your home will be detroyed.
