im suspicious that my dog might be part wolf?

Question

i have a shepherd husky mix that i got from an amish farm...it was kind of puppy mill ish...not quite but getting there. anyway the guy wasnt sure which of the 20 huskies was the father but the mother was def a pure shepherd. my dog is verrrrry stubborn and runs away every chance he gets hes a very weird dog always talking and by htat i mean howeling GROWLING or yipping but usally growling like an annoyed groany growl. i was watching show on animal planet called growing up wolf an as a puppy my dog acted Identically to the alfa pup in the wolf litter. he doesnt bite or anything hes just a really weird dog that does things normal dogs dont do and he has a very high prey drive. is it possible that his father was a wolf hybrid and the man didnt know i mean of those 20 huskies couldnt one of two of them been hybrids? i know hes not half because he has a blue eye...any opinions or people with wolf dog experiece with some insight?

Answer 1

He might have some malmute in him. Are you in an area where wolves might be around the dogs?

I don't know about the Amish there, but here, they would not allow a wolf around their livestock at all. They are very protective of their farms and animals.

Answer 2

There is constant talk from people about having wolf or wolf hybrids. The incidence of this is next to zero for a lot of reasons.

I had a friend who worked for a zoo in upstate NY. You have to be licensed in the state of NY to be able to have a wolf. None of these folks would intentionally breed a wolf to a dog, for a variety of reasons.

The only other chance is that a wolf would come across a dog in the wild and breed it. So how many wolves have been seen in your area in the last ten years? My guess is none.

Many mixed breed coloration is very similar to wolf coloring. It doesn't mean they're all wolf crosses.

Many of the true wolves that I have seen have yellow eyes that just about look through you. Nothing vicious they just have a look.

Everything else you're describing is simple dog behavior. High prey drive? Talk to anyone with a high drive herding dog. Malinois, various types of Shepherds.

Answer 3

This sounds like typical Siberian Husky behavior to me.

They will ignore you, unless they see the point in what you want.
They will take off and run, which is why anyone owning a Siberian MUST have a fenced-in yard.
They do talk -- very rarely barking, but often howling and "wooing". They are a very vocal breed.
They have a VERY high prey drive -- this includes killing cats, rabbits, and potentially even small dogs.

I'm not sure what they blue eye has to do with what you're asking, but what you have is a Siberian Husky mix. There is no wolf there.

Read up on the breed:
http://www.shca.org/shcahp2a.htm
http://www.shca.org/shcahp2b.htm
http://www.k9web.com/dog-faqs/breeds/huskies.html

Answer 4

Sounds highly unlikely he's a wolfdog. Everything you described seems like typical dog behavior. All the behaviors of dogs (especially northern breeds) can be seen in wolves. Dog behaviors usually are less intense, although in some breeds they can be even more intense, than a wolf.

And the reason you know he's not half [wolf] is entirely inaccurate. Wolfdogs can have blue eye(s) as long as both parents are part dog (husky) and both contain the recessive gene for blue eyes. High content wolfdogs (1st generation crosses) and pure wolves will not have blue eyes.

Answer 5

I have worked with wolf hybrids & wolves & many people feel that their dog is part wolf. There is a possibility but very doubtful.

I once had a German Shepherd X that ended up being half Coyote. All the other pups where full German Shepherd but this little girl was very small compared to the other pups. They lived in the mountains where there were many packs of coyotes. They had to get rid of her so that no one could see that the full litter was not German Shepherds. Her instinct was that of the sly coyote.

It is possible but doubtful.

Answer 6

i don't think wolf-hybrids are criminal specially aspects of the state, and whether you're in between the few states that could enable them, they are actually not the kinda dogs you would be wanting as a extra physically powerful half. they are very comparable to their wild a million/2, and hazardous different than to an expert, who could additionally help be attentive to an identical. I worked with a female at a organic international rehabilitation facility who as quickly as lived in Germany, she worked with somebody there that owned a wolf hybrid. not completely social, very %. oriented (extra so than your domesticated dogs), without notice aggressive and unfavourable. She advised me somebody have been given bitten as quickly as whilst they have been working in the time of the exterior, and the canines looking intuition kicked in and it attacked. and that i assure you, there isn't any instruction interior the international to take that from a hybrids blood. this is natures coding and that is not bumped off. All in all, i could reassess this. in case you may, get a dogs that resembles its wolfy ancestors. Malamutes (its like a thicker, not-as-bright Siberian Husky), a Husky, or some style of Shepherd. additionally, i've got met many someone who claims to have a wolf-blend to make particular you they are candy canines, yet exceedingly much everytime they have been lied to whilst they offered/found the pup. Its particularly problematic to truly discover one, and prefer I suggested, not continually criminal, so persons will bypass a puppy off as one for further funds. don't be fooled by utilizing it.

Answer 7

I have a 97% wolf hybrid..he is not yippy,he doesn't howl or growl all the time. Dogs usually behave that way for a reason. It's possible that one of his parents could have been a hybrid but that wouldn't necessarrily make him weird as you described him. Believe me, hybrids aren't weird..they are very intelligent animals! Your vet should be able to tell if he is hybrid by the shape of his canine teeth. Good luck to you

Answer 8

a lot of the behaviours you are describing are typical of the husky breeding and a lot of their behaviours mimic wolves more closely than other domestic dog breeds

it is possible if the farm he came from is that wild that there is a wolf hybrid in there which is the father regardless of that get him trained well find ways to motivate him and keep going with the training they are very stubborn but with lots of effort are very loyal maybe look at using a behaviourist to come up with ideas to motivate and reward him efficiently

Answer 9

Your dog sound like a typical Husky. They are very vocal and needs lots of activities, they were after all bred for pulling and running.

Answer 10

I had a shep/Collie/wolf mix - depending on the amount of wolf mix your dog has - they require special vaccinations than regular canines. If he has a very low amount of wolf in him, then you'll be fine.

As far as mannerisms go - they all vary - mine would down her head and walk back and forth in front of me and my daughters if a stranger she didn't like was approaching, otherwise, she was as friendly as could be :)