This is Anuka, our Alaskan Malamute. She passed away just a year and a half ago, but I figured I would post her picture anyway.
We got her from an Alaskan Malamute breeder just outside of Toronto. The breeder let the 14 puppies out, all of them about 1 month old, and let me (I was 8 at the time) run around and put them back in their cage. She was the only one who ran up to me instead of scattering like all the other 13 puppies, and she bit me in my foot. Sure it didn't hurt, but it was so adorable.
We took her home when she was 3 months old. The first pic was her at about 4-5 months.
The 2nd pic was taken in the Spring of 2007. We found out she had Arthritis in her legs, and could barely get up by herself. She passed away January 3rd, 2008.
I miss her. <3
PS. Yes, that's me in both pics.