Just less than 2 weeks ago, I picked up my 9 week old CzW puppy from the company that shipped him to the US. He is wonderful and we're happy to have him, and because there are so many questions (seems like about once per week or so!) about how to get a Czech Wolfdog to the US, I decided to post about my full experience.
I stumbled upon this breed on the internet, and ended up at Wolfdog.org. I had owned a lot of Northern Breed Dogs in the past, including an Eastern Timberwolf "Hybrid", a German Sheperd, and a Siberian Husky (2 years old at the time, I still have her). We had recently been looking for another puppy, and I became intrigued with this breed. I started emailing several people who actively posted on this site, including Mirka, who was very helpful giving me all kinds of information. Eventually, once I became convinced that this was the perfect breed for my family, I started to get in touch with breeders, and my search led me to Hana Kaufman (Hanka) from the Czech Republic. We began emailing, and after talking to her quite a bit I decided to purchase one of the puppies from the Albert z Vlci chaloupky x Ko-Ko z Molu Es litter. I fell in love with Hanka's dogs from all the pictures she sent me (and from videos of her dogs sledding and spending time with her family, I could tell the dogs were really loved and not just part of a puppy mill). From when I first reached this site, it took me probably a little over a year's worth of researcdh and negotiation (and lots of help by many people on this site) to get everything worked out to get a puppy.
As soon as Polo (my pup) was over 8 weeks old (actually 9 by the time he got on a flight), we shipped him from the Czech Republic to Portland (Oregon) on Lufthansa Airlines. He spent one night in Frankfurt at a Kennel where I am told that they take the dogs out and walk them, and clean out their box (I had no way to verify this, but I hope they were very kind to Polo). We drove from Seattle (Washington) to Portland to pick him up, everyone from the airline and from customs that we dealt with was very kind. We paid $700 for the puppy, around $600 for shipping (if I remember correctly), and just a bit under $200 for a crate to ship him in (which we ordered thru Hanka).
Amazingly, Polo was in great spirits when we picked him up after two days of mostly flying. He was excited to see us and was very social. We took him directly to a pet store where he got a bath (he had soiled his crate in flight), and he was excited about meeting and playing with other dogs there.
Since we got home Polo has been wonderful, although very trying. He gets along great with our Husky, often wanting to wrestle with her. He loves being around the family, and cries when we leave the room. I try to keep him separate from our Husky as much as possible during the day so that he remains interested in bonding with people. His tempermant reminds me a lot of my Timberwolf Toby in terms of his intelligence, but unlike a high content wolf he is confident around strangers and doesn't shy away. This breed is not for the faint of heart or for people who just want to feel "macho" by having a pet who looks like a wolf, I can already tell that they take lots of attention and a confident handler who can assert their alpha status and raise the pup lovingly. During the course of writing this email Polo ate a letter of mine, and tried to pee on the carpet! Constant attention.
I hope that detailing this might help out someone who wants to know about the breed and whether it is possible to get them in the US. I can't say enough about Hanka and how great it was to talk with her and get this puppy from her, she is a great person and I would recommend her to anyone looking for a puppy. I'd also love to know of any other US owners (I wonder how many true CzW there are in the US?). I'm happy to answer any questions posted in this thread, and I plan to post pictures of Polo in the near future.