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wolf hybrid!
It is a Wolf/EMastiff x Wolf. 75% Wolf from what I have heard.
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    • C
      has anyone seen this pic before? I forget where i read it but they said this is a wolf x mastiff! what is the point of creating such a cross?
      • I don't know what the point would be.... but bloody hell, how good does it look??

        • S
          No one has ever been able to give me a legitimate reason for creating a wolf hybrid. They're generally intractable, untrainable, and will challenge you for rank as they mature. They don't really fit anywhere. They're not fully wild, not fully domesticated. What's the point? Also, it could just be a large wolf hybrid, not necessarily a mastiff-wolf cross. Some wolves get in the 130lb range.
          • We have a member who I know owned wolfdogs for several years. He had great success with them and is probably have some insights on this topic. I will invite him to check it out. That is an interesting looking dog / wolf - I don't happen to see the mastiff influence though.
            • I have dealt with a few wolf hybrids and each one was pleasant, for a wild animal. Also extremely intelligent and health wise never had a lick of troubles. Here is a breed that has wolf influences http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lat751-G7Q And if you watch till the 2:10 mark...You can see one of the reasons why some breeders have.

              • K
                That thing looks like a Dire Wolf!
                • It is a Wolf/EMastiff x Wolf. 75% Wolf from what I have heard.

                  • S
                    Where have you heard about it?

                    • J
                      Looks like it has some Alaskan Malamute to me...
                      • [quote1295716332=JesseEGK] Looks like it has some Alaskan Malamute to me... [/quote1295716332] Why would you think that?
                        • The dog looks like it may be a malamute wolf cross of mid range percentage. That's just based on the photo and my experience. It's not the greatest photo for judging wolf content and dog breeds. I can show you a photo of one of my wolfdogs from about 20 yeara ago that is an F1 malamute to wolf cross that looks like a pure wolf but acts like a malamute and a picture of a wolfdog with slightly higher content 68.75% that looks like a GSD mal cross but acts like a pure wolf. That's part of the problem with wolfdogs, appearance and related behavior can be all over the place. I'd rather have a pure wolf because the behavior is predictable. Regardless, wolves and dogs should not be bred and there should be no private ownership in a pet home situation. I put my last one down about 4 years ago after a stroke at 16 years of age and I am relieved that I don't have to deal with that risk anymore. 30 years of keeping wolves and wolfdog rescues was long enough.
                          • Swetz, from members of another site. The original posters of the picture (...or at least one of the first.)
                            • [quote1295839816=Paco]~~ I am relieved that I don't have to deal with that risk anymore. 30 years of keeping wolves and wolfdog rescues was long enough. [/quote1295839816]Hi Paco, welcome to the topic. I was hoping you would spot it and chime in with your opinion. I think Wolves should remain the wild predatrs that they are and not be domesticated in the form of wolfdogs or any other wolf crossing.
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