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by DesertRangers on 20 February 2007 - 18:02
http://www.wolfdog.org/eng/44.html
Here is an intersting website since people are asking.
Feel free to post other info if you have it...
by amysue on 20 February 2007 - 19:02
Interestingly, the AKC has the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog in its Foundation Stock Service, which means that if they get enough registered someday it could potentially become an official AKC breed... but chances are that won't happen because wolf-crosses are illegal in many states. If you are interested in this type of dog... do a LOT of research... they are nothing like a GSD!
Also of interest is the Saarloos Wolfdog. Here is more info:
http://www.thebreedsofdogs.com/SAARLOOSWOLFHOND.htm
by DesertRangers on 21 February 2007 - 01:02
I have actually seen one of them. While looking at buying a horse some people had one. It was very shy. Not scared so much as just shy.
by Shelley Strohl on 21 February 2007 - 15:02
Waitaminute.
I thought we had been breeding GSD's for over 100 yrs. to get AWAY from breeding wolves.
Did I miss something here? LOL
Back in the 80's I used to get at least one call a month from someone wanting to breed their wolf to one of my females. Happily, I haven't had to explain "why not" for years.
Maybe its better they have their own breed in the works... but then again... don't we have ENOUGH shy dogs in the world?
;)
SS
by malinoid on 21 February 2007 - 18:02
The Czech Wolfdog was started by a breeding experiment started by the z Pohranicni straze breeding station (and the other Czech breeding stations) as a way to create a more suspicious dog for police/Military/Border Patrol work. I think the first breedinfgs were done in the 60's with the last GSD x Wolf breeding done in the late 70's/early 80's between Bojar v Schotterhof & a Carpathian She-Wolf.
What was created were dogs that were basically too spooky to do any real work with and the gov't abandoned the program. To me, it's telling when the people that started the program abandoned it because of failure to accomplish the stated goals. Yet, people continued to perpetuate them....
by Birdy on 21 February 2007 - 18:02
My dad was a veterinarian and we delt with a lot of wolves and crosses. He practice in Montana and mostly flew into ranches all over the state including Idaho and as far West as Spokane.
I helped him out and I must say that most of the wolves and crosses I ever met weren't shy. Very aloof and hard to train according to those who owned them but never considered shy.
Just my observations.
Birdy...
by DesertRangers on 22 February 2007 - 01:02
Shelley
Just the opposite. I have never said nor condoned breeding with wolves or any other out-crossing?
Purpose of post is that several people have asked about Czech lines having been crossed with wolves. That is all we are talking about.
My original post eluded to that saying "since people are asking. And asking from any input. Myself I have heard that the czech lines did have some wolf but had never actually did any research.
Not sure where you are coming from unless your post was meant for someone else?
by sueincc on 22 February 2007 - 02:02
I have a friend who lives in the Southern California desert running a wolfdog rescue. Anyone considering one of these crosses needs to spend some time at one of the sanctuaries. Pretty sad places. People have romantic ideas of owning a wolf and think putting some "dog" in it somehow turns a wild animal into a domesticated dog. The overwhelming majority of these mixes end up destroyed or in a rescue like my friends. Yes, every now and then one turns into the perfect pet. When I was a groomer I had a Malamute/Wolf client that was a great pet. He was breathtakingly gorgeous, a real talker, funny, smart and very social. He was my all time favorite client, but he was the exception, not the rule!
by ProudShepherdPoppa on 22 February 2007 - 14:02
Had a wolf X GSD X Malamute cross a long time ago. This dog would not bond with me in the least. Very independent and never really took to training. Gorgeous dog but I would not have another.
by PJDogs on 22 February 2007 - 15:02
Wolves can not utilize a rabies vaccine--- (not effective), this fact alone can create an "illegal" to possess situation in some areas and require more "zoo" like containment---
Understand the "CALL OF THE WILD" but where is the FUN?
Morgan
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