Yes, there are apparently wolves in any given litter that have more "tame" characteristics... I have a subscription to that "Wolfdog" Magazine, and there are wolf breeders who "selectively" breed wolves to produce animals suitable for "educational" purposes... obviously you don't want a shy nutball in a classroom... I am curious to know how often they have to infuse new "wild" blood, though, as like the Balyeav Fox experiment, selecting just for tameness produces "infantile" and "domestic" traits - in foxes, curled spitz-like tails, floppy ears and patchwork coats....
So I would think if one bred wild wolves long enough selecting just tameness, obviously a DOG would emerge! And if one IS breeding wild wolves, at some point DO THEY BECOME DOGS?
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