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Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn
Living with European wolves and knowing quite a few F1-crosses, I honestly can say you don't really want these animals as pets once they're adult...
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This was exactly Hanka's and my point! Lack of
tough selection in the "exeperiment" would ruin the breed character development. CSV are manageable
dogs due to the fact that so many of their kins were exterminated. We owe the breed, as it is today, to enormous sufferings of dogs and people! When planning litters every decent breeder should bear in mind he/she is in the first place a 'breed warden'; not only a "producer of nice puppies" or a pup trader!
I sometimes feel it's a pity there is no selection for good, ethical breeders
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Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn
Rona, there is already fresh wolf blood added into the CSV breed in recent years.(...)
They have normal FCI pedigrees though false parents or at least fathers named.
Have a look in the database or litters.
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I know, but this is just cheating! Owners, who happen to buy hybrid instead of CSVs pups would probably have problems if they wanted to keep them indoors, but this only means they were careless or naive when choosing a kennel and litter.
What I meant was an
official, but badly prepared, carelessly organized and irresponsibly carried out "wolfblood insertion" into the breed.
Which would probably be the case without
very solid funding, broad international coorperation, scientific and veterinary support, contingency plans if something went wrong, shelters for hybrids excluded from breeding and ... masses of trust and goodwill from all interested. The last aspect being probably most difficult of them all.
