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Hi, my name is Alison and I live in Warwickshire, with my husband Tony, two youngest children, and  our Northern Inuit 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, or wolf hybrid as a family pet. Unfair on the animal and totally impractical and irresponsible. 

We found the Northern Inuit breed quite by chance, and ever since we set eyes on our first Northern Inuit dog, we have been fascinated with this beautiful breed.      

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

The Northern Inuit dog has been 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 known as the Alsatian wolfdog, and it is believed that there was wolf bred back into the original lines.  Unfortunately the German Shepherd dog that we have today, has been bred for showing with a sloping back, and now looks less like the original GSD.

The Northern Inuit dog has been selectively bred from Northern and Inuit type breeds, to resemble the original dog - The wolf.

The NI is a wolf look a like dog which has wolfish qualities.

The Northern Inuit dog is not a wolf hybrid.  It is a relatively new breed of dog, that has been selectively bred to capture the beauty of the wolf

 Talli, Northern Inuit Dog