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Originally Posted by Wolfsirius
Thank you , Pavle. But, still mystery, Margo says:" ancestors are Canadian or American Wolves. The most famous is here Saarloos Wolfhound" but breed standard says other. Which we should believe, Margo, or standard?  |
Standard is sometimes text of good wishes.
But the truth is visible: Saarloos W. look different than European Wolves, they have different colours (there are no red, black or white European Wolves but this colous is typical for American Wolves). European Wolves have only brown, light amber or yellow eyes. CanadianW. can have also blue eyes. Also as said the ears are different. Simply said: typical Saarloos (and not CzW-Saarloos crosses) look exactly like Canadian or American Wolves.
And for the end text written by NEDERLANDSE VERENIGING VAN SAARLOOSWOLFHONDEN:
"Although trainability was not improved, this breed was recognized in 1975, six years after Leendert Saarloos's death. This rare Dutch breed is easier to train, more amenable to urban life, and more responsive than the Czech Wolfdog. This is probably due, in part, to its longer history of selective breeding, but also because the pack-oriented Canadian Timber Wolf, rather than the lone-hunting Carpathian Wolf, has been included in its genetic background. The Saarlooswolfhond can be used as a small game hunter. It is rarely seen outside the Netherlands. The Saarlooswolfhond club is almost completely unavailable outside of Holland. This is because the the club wants to better control the breeds breeding and limits the breed to a single 500 mile radius."
Sure nobody believes them that Saarloos is "amenable to urban life" that CzW
But the part about Canadian Timber Wolf is true for sure.
And next text (by saarlooswolfhund.de):
"Saarloos'
conception was a brown Europese Wolfhond!"
but later there is written:
"A neighbour of L. Saarloos had owned a black male Timberwolf, so that there is the supposition that this wolf also came to the breeding insert. Actually the current Saarloos wolfdogs see much more similar to American Timberwolf than the European wolf, that originated both "Fleurs" from . Also the good social behavior speaks in favour for the Timberwolf. But the NVSWH sais no incross of a Timberwolf..."
I'm sure NVSWH hides the true because even layman can see the Timber Wolves (Canadian WoOlves) are the true ancestors of Saarloos Wolfhound...