Luna the wolf Hybrid!

Our little puppy Luna was born on the 3rd of December 2010.

The father is Corvus a 50% czech wolf dog hybrid, the mother is Storm a 50% Saarloos wolfhound hybrid.

I have never owned a Wolf Hybrid before and thought it would be interesting to start this blog on my (Ash) and my girlfriends (Antonella) journey on raising this gorgeous breed of dog? if that is what you can call it. 

We have not picked up the puppy yet.....! she will be 7 weeks old on Friday 21st of January and this is when we will be embarking cross country from South Wales to Boston Lincolnshire, to pick her up. 

Here is a little info on the breed for anybody interested in the wolf Hybrid. 

Czechoslovakin wolf dog

 In 1955 an experiment took place in the CSSR, the crossing of a German shepherd dog with a Carpathian Wolf. The experiment established that the offspring from the mating of a male dog to a female wolf as well as that of male wolf to a female dog, could be reared. The overwhelming majority of the products of these matings possessed the genetic requirements for continuation of breeding. In 1965, after the end of the experiment, a plan for the breeding of this new breed was worked out. This was to combinr the usabelqualities of the wolf with the favourable qualities of the dog. In 1982 the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, through the general commitee of the breeder's associations of the CSSR of that time, was recognized as a national breed.
saarloos wolf dog
In 1921, Leendert Saarloos started a program of crossbreeding a German Shepherd dog male to a female Eurasian Wolf. His aim was to produce a healthier version of the German Shepherd dog which was immune to distemper, the saarloos Wolfdog we know is a strong imposing dog, but they kept their wolflike characteristics; they are cautious, reserved and lack the ferocity to attack. Until he died in 1969 Lendert Saarloos was in full control over the breeding of hi "European wolfdog". After his death his death his wife and daughter took over and caried on his work. The dutch Kennel Club recognized the breed in !975. o honour its creator they changed the name to "sarloos wolfdog". In 1981 the breed was recognised by the Federation cynologique Internationale (FCI). In the past, Some saarloos wolfdogs were trained as guide dogs for the blind and as rescue dogs

Northern inuit

 In the 1980's several Inuit/Husky type dogs were imported into the UK and a small number of these progeny were selectively bred for type and size with other northern breeds, such as Malamute, Husky and the german shepherd dog (for trainability). Ultimately, a bred with a wolfish appearance and passive temperment was created by selectively breeding over several generations which has culminated in the Northern Inuit dog of today. In the early years a handful of other dogs (from these same core breeds) were brought into the breeding programme to improve the breed by expanding the gene pool and setting certain characteristics. For many generations now the Northern Inuit dog has been bred pure, Inuit dog to Inuit dog, and a definite type has been established. A breeding programme has been developed to improve the health and expand the gene pool of these dogs in order to ensure the vitality of the breed in the future.