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Old 30-03-2007, 23:38   #44
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The wolf percentage is only matematic, not garantee about the genetic, you can have a 50% wolf hibrid and have in truth one "german sheepheard" at house, that's is very common to happen, ones born a lot wolf, and others dogs a lot, but all litter receive the 50% of wolf matematically even if the genetic show a dog for you. ( not only with wolfdogs but with all mix betwen 2 differents breeds)
I not think that the problem of the wolf percentage can cause only problems in Germany, but in all world, some people want to have a "wolf" at home, in some locals haven't wolf-hybrids but have Czechoslovakian wolfdogs and Saarloos breeders, that are the breed who these people will search first, and will give a lot of attention at the matematical wolf percentage that show in the breders site and too in these site, I think, no one breeders that like this breed want that this happen.
Remembering of one very common case, when the film " white fang" was show, some people have looked for have his own " white fang" quickly, the important was seems a wolf and have a wolf percentage, some of these people never have a dog, some not have experience, and more nor give attention for the particularity behaviour of these dogs/hybrids, one year after that we have some huskys and wolf hybrids abandonated, deaths at road, free in the florest and some cases of attacks.
Because this in my oppinion not show the wolf percentage for all people can save this breed of one fashion , can save the breed for some stupid people who only want have a wolf pet for show to a friends, without know about the behavior, but this not means that will be needed take out all things who talk about the wolf percentage or the percentage of all dogs, but, why not put it possible to see only for breeders?
So, I ever think that Czechoslovakian wolfdogs are a work dog breed, recognized like that by FCI, not one wolf hybrid for give all this importance for the wolf percentage.
The people who breed hybrids, give a lot of attention at that, someone because when more wolf more expensive the people who want will have to pay, more money the "breeder" win, others because want really have a wolf, but cannot have it at home, so, they make high content hybrids for have his "own wolf".
The Czechoslovakian wolfdog nor wolfdog is, if not deceif-me, the correct translation of the name is "wolf like" not "wolfdog", if the CzW is a wolfdog because of the percentage of wolf, others breeds will have to be too.

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Paula
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