What is the MAW factor and what does it mean?
The breed founder says she created a special mix of Malamute and White German Shepherd to infuse into her Shiloh lines. The dog in question was named Sampson Woo. His origins are controversial and no one will ever know for sure what he was (or was not). Dogs related to Sampson Woo are designated like outcrosses (in essence Sampson Woo was an outcross only he carried a special designation of MAW vs NB for reasons only the breed founder knows), 1st through X generation MAW and whether or not MAW appears (and how many times it appears) on both sides of the pedigree. Each of the registries has its own set of rules regarding the breeding of MAW dogs.
