Our Kennel                   Click on image for enlargement

The Windchill Alaskan Malamute Kennel is situated on a 20 acre property at St Andrews, a rural area approximately 30 km to the north east of Melbourne, Australia.  Our yards are up to half an acre in size and on quite a slope, so our dogs keep well exercised and tend to maintain a reasonable level of fitness all year round.

We currently own ten Alaskan Malamutes, our oldest boy Dugan, Oska from Helen Greaves in NZ, Ellie, Maddie, Bronte, Gus, Buffy, Bosco (from Qannik Alaskan Malamutes thanks to Linda Hewat & Stewart Cumming) and rescue dogs Angel and Jasper.  Our Malamutes are or have been involved in harness work activities and Buffy and Bosco are also currently exhibited in the show ring.

We try to be involved in as many mutually enjoyable activities with our Malamutes as possible, the emphasis being on enjoyment, teamwork and consistent good, injury-free performance rather than on being out there just to win - let's face it, our dogs don't care if they win or lose!

We believe that attention to diet, health care and training, combined with teaching good Malamute manners, lays the foundation for a kennel of healthy, happy Malamutes that will achieve their optimal performance over a range of activities.

Windchill Kennels is not primarily a "breeding" establishment as such, our main activities being harness work, backpacking and showing. We are strongly opposed to breeding just to sell puppies as a money making exercise, and know from experience that good homes for active, intelligent and independent-minded dogs such as the Alaskan Malamute can be very hard to come by.

We do, however, breed from time to time to keep puppies for ourselves for showing and harness work, and for this reason bred our first litter in 1997, followed by litters in 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007. Our aim is to produce quality rather than quantity - Malamutes that will not only work but also conform to the breed standard and are capable of performing well in the show ring as well as in harness work and backpacking.