Can dogs mate with wolves?

The physical characteristics of an animal created by breeding a wolf to a dog are not predictable, similar to that of mixed-breed dogs. The researchers therefore concluded that domestic dogs and wolves are the same species. read more

The physical characteristics of an animal created by breeding a wolf to a dog are not predictable, similar to that of mixed-breed dogs. Genetic research shows that wolf and dog populations initially diverged approximately 14,000 years ago and have interbred only occasionally since, accounting for the dissimilarity between dogs and wolves in behavior and appearance. read more

Dogs and wolves are inter-fertile, which means they can mate freely with each other and their pups can be more like a wolf or dog in character, depending on the dog breed. To aid in the definition, wolf-dogs are seen to have high, mid, or low content in relation to the characteristics and traits of a wolf. read more

A wolf/dog hybrid is fertile and is in fact not a hybrid at all because wolves and dogs are exactly the same species. The dog is now known scientifically as Canis Lupus Familiaris and not just Canis Familiaris (as it is in older textbooks) in recognition of this fact. read more