Snowdog

Hi, my name is Alison and I live in Warwickshire, with my husband Tony, two youngest children, and our three wolf like dogs.  Our house has been home to various shapes and sizes of pet dog, and I can't imagine family life without a dog.

I have always been interested in wolves, and think wolfdogs are stunning to look at. But I know that there is no way that I could ever have a wolf as a  pet. Unfair on the animal and totally impractical and irresponsible. 

We found these wolfy breeds quite by chance, and ever since we set eyes on our first wolf like dog; we have been fascinated with these beautiful dogs.      

       We have found the perfect dog for us, a dog that looks like a wolf.

Bred for the natural look of the original dog. 

 I think that wolves are naturally beautiful, everyone has there own opinion. As the saying goes 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder', and I wouldn't criticise anyones choice of dog breed, but I do think that some KC breeds have now been bred for such extremes in looks that the health of these poor dogs is not considered at all.

Visual communication, such as the position of ears, tail, and lips is important among wolves. Selective breeding of dogs has produced pedigree dog breeds with folds of loose skin, drooping ears, short stumpy tails, and long flowing coats that are less effective in performing traditional dominant / submissive wolf behaviors, for example, ears up or pinned back, tail straight behind or tucked between the legs, raised or lowered hackles. One dog breed that has retained  wolf like features is the German Shepherd, also previouslyknown in the UK as the Alsatian wolfdog, and it is believed that there was wolf bred back into the original lines.  Unfortunately the German Shepherd dog  has now been bred for showing, and now looks less like the original GSD.