What is a wolf dog?

A wolfdog is a canid hybrid resulting from the hybridization of a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) to one of five other Canis sub-species, the gray (Canis lupus), eastern timber (Canis lycaon), red (Canis rufus), ethiopian (Canis simensis) or arctic wolves (Canis arctos). Contents. [hide]. 1 Description; 2 Varieties; 3 History. read more

For example, a pup from a pure wolf and wolfdog (or dog) mating would be called an F1. If that animal was later bred to another F1 animal, the resulting pups would be F2, and so on. The number indicates how many generations away from a pure wolf an animal is. read more

It is important to note though that if a wolf dog bites someone, even if the biter is vaccinated with the off-label domestic dog rabies vaccine, the government will treat that wolf dog as though they are unvaccinated (often leading to euthanasia). read more

A wolfdog (also called a wolf–dog hybrid or wolf hybrid) is a canid hybrid resulting from the hybridization of a domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) to one of four other Canis sub-species, the gray (Canis lupus), eastern timber (Canis lycaon), red (Canis rufus), and Ethiopian wolves (Canis simensis). read more