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In 1932, Dutch breeder Leendert Saarloos crossed a male German Shepherd dog with a female European wolf. He then bred the female offspring back with the male German Shepherd, creating the Saarloos wolfdog. The breed was created to be a hardy, self-reliant companion and house dog. [20] The Dutch Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1975. To honor ...
Leendert Saarloos (1884–1969) was a Dutch zoologist and dog breeder who believed that the German Shepherd had become too domesticated and wanted to breed back the more natural properties in order to derive a better working dog. In 1935, he bred a male German Shepherd (German: Deutscher Schäferhund, Dutch: Duitse herdershond) to a female ...
Mating of the wolf Brita with the German Shepherd Kurt then created the basis of a second line. A third line was made by joining the wolf Argo with the female German Shepherd Astra from the SNB. In 1977, a third-generation hybrid female named Xela of the border guards was covered by the wolf Sarika; he also mated with the female Orta of the ...
The East-European Shepherd is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in the former Soviet Union with the purpose of creating a larger, more cold-resistant version of the German Shepherd. It lacks the physical deformities bred into western show lines of German Shepherds and has become one of Russia's most popular dog types.
Wolfdogs like Rio can be misunderstood because of their wolf-like appearance, but they can also be underestimated. These dogs are stronger and more instinctual than a full-blooded domestic dog ...
In 1982, Mario Messi described the Lupo Italiano as 62.5% German Shepherd and 37.5% Italian wolf. [5] In a 2002 interview, he declared that the breed was "more wolf than dog: 60% wolf and 40% dog". [2] The AAALI gives an average percentage of wolf content at around 30-35%. [31]
This dog breed remains popular because of the pups' intelligence, loyalty, and eagerness to please. They can be easily trainable when consistent practice begins at a young age, so you can be sure ...
In 1974 when the gray wolf was officially listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act, there were only about 750 wolves in the Great Lakes region.Today, it is estimated that there are ...