Utonagan

[utelover]

Hi There, Wolves, wolf dogs, wolf hybrids are obviously banned in the UK, but that doesn't stop UK residents wishing they could own something similar. The UKKC is so uptight that apart from the Czwd and the Saarloos which are having problems in the UK (I'm gutted about this as I wanted one) the Utonagan is the closest wolf alike that I've met through Utonagan owners and breeders from www.utonagan.co.uk. If anyone can please advise of any other wolf alikes I would be really grateful. The breeders from the site above state that the orignal breeder crossed these three breeds (with something else, ehmm!!) to develop a breed that resembles the wolf' (appearance only) as closely as possible. As alot of people in the UK (me included, sorry) and other parts of the world think the Husky and the Mal are similar to the wolf, I don't think they went far wrong with the Utonagan, really. Those I've met are definately wolf like and get hundreds of admirers at shows, etc. They definately haven't used Saarloos or Czwd on this site (I think they enquired but due to restrictions couldn't import them at the time) but I think Margo was right on her other suggestion!!!. They haven't used Husky, Mal or GSD for years either, it is purely Utonagan to Utonagan. They didn't breed them for work merely for appearance but they are very versatile and used in various disciplines including helping the disabled.

Selected GSD' were apparently used, for a short period only, to elongate the snout (more like the wolf), so I'm told, but this then increased ear size also, this has been bred out in the main. I do have a picture of a Czwd and a Utonagan somewhere, where they both look identical and I personally can definately see a similarity hence why I love both breeds, but as I've said if anyone can advise of another breed that is more wolf like (and permissable in the UK), please do tell me as I've been looking for ages now..lol
Thanks