What is the difference between a "wolf" and a "wolfdog"? Is a wolfdog just a domesticated wolf? or has the wolf been bread with another breed?
2007-03-10 09:44:28 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
I am not looking to buy one, i'm just curious.
2007-03-10 09:44:50 · update #1
If a wolfdog is part wolf part domesticated dog, what breed domesticated dog is most common? GSD or the like?
2007-03-10 09:51:08 · update #2
What is usually called a wolf is the Grey Wolf--Canis lupus (there are also several other species of wolves like the red wolf and the Ethiopian wolf which do not relate to your query). Dogs are a subspecies of the Grey wolf-Canis lupus familiaris. What is referred to as a "wolfdog" is a dog that is not 100% Canis lupus familiaris...a percentage of its DNA is Canis lupus.
2007-03-10 09:58:50 · answer #1 · answered by dee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wolf is a true wolf, and can be considered purebred wolf. Some people and zoos keep wolves, they are still considered wolves as long as they are purebred, so it doesn't necesarily mean wild.
A wolfdog is a pup that has been born from one parent being a wolf and the other a dog, and they are suppossed to be more tame than a wolf, but that is not always the case. Some still have the wild instinct. Some wolfdogs are bred to other wolfdogs, also considered wolfdogs.... or wolfdog bred to dog, also a wolfdog.... I think is the 5th generation of being bred to dogs that is not considered wolfdog anymore and just a dog, and that also depends in the state.
Breeds used more commonly to hybridize are huskies and GSDs bc they already look like wolves, but I've also seen chows, samoyeds, pitbulls, and rotts. Just about any breed is used.
2007-03-10 09:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by kitty98 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wolfdog usually refers to a wolf hybrid. Generally one parent is full wolf (usually the dam) and the other is husky, malamute, or GSD (I've also seen mastiffs or rotties used for sheer bulk). Many breeders use hybrids to produce more hybrids, breeding 1/2 wolf to full wolf, 3/4 wolf to full wolf etc..producing a much purer hybrid.
2007-03-10 09:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by Shalvia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A wolf is a wid animal. A wolfdog is half wolf and half domesticated dog.
2007-03-10 09:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by ♥Golden gal♥ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are canines so I would assume that a "wolf-dog" is part wolf and part domesticated dog. They are considered a hybrid. I once had a neighbor who had a German Shepard that was part wolf.
2007-03-10 09:54:54 · answer #5 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the praper term Wolfhye breed a wolf husky/malamute/germansherpperd/mosty but some times they breed with any kind of dog a really one wolf pit bull mix a good one
2007-03-10 09:53:01 · answer #6 · answered by BONEs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See below link
http://www.freewebs.com/bringing-pet/
2007-03-10 09:47:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mostly breed with husky
2007-03-15 10:40:32 · answer #8 · answered by Shaun M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.wayeh.com/aboutsleddogs/wolves.htm#wolfdog
go to that site
2007-03-10 09:49:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋