What is the difference between a wolf, a wild dog and a dog?

By wild dogs, do you mean dogs like African wild dogs? Wolves are larger than most dogs, more territorial than most dogs, and unable to be domesticated (you may be able to tame them somewhat, but they are still wolves). read more

A wolf is a wild animal that has not been domesticated and has no ancestors that were while a dog is a domestic animal. A wild dog on the other hand can refer to ether a feral dog such as the dingo who's ancestors were domesticated or non domesticated canids (generic term for any species of wolf, fox dog etc). read more

Dr. Jeremy Smith is a DVM from the Oak Knoll Animal Hospital in St. Louis Park, Minnestota with 15 years of experience as a practicing veterinarian. read more

Wolves and dogs belong in the same tree canis lupis, for wolves, the main difference would be the difficulty to fully domesticate a wolf, unlike a dog a wolf cannot be fully domesticated neither can dingoes, dholes, coyotes, and other species of wild dog. read more