Tamaskan Wolf Dog

[Chicagocanine]

Yeah that one looks more wolfy, although it still looks a lot like the northern sled dogs too...especially the native breeds.
I was only looking at the dogs in the site the OP posted.

[kendrrat]

Hi, i know this topic is really old, but i do know a bit about the tamaskan dog and figured id spill it here in case anyone was still curious.
the tamaskan dog is a DOG, not a wolfdog. unfortunately due to the rising popularity of this breed there have been attempts to duplicate this- primarily by one kennel that claims to be the only breeder of the "tamaskan wolfdog" or "american tamaskan". thee however are not registered tamaskans and the real breed actually contains no wolf content.
the point of the breed is to look as wolfy as possible while having the temperament of a dog.

[Mrs.K]

Well, they said that the founding dogs were Siberian type Husky origin unknown. Who says that there isn't wolf in there? How do they know that those dogs, imported from the US hadn't wolf?

[carmspack]

there are so many hybrid versions of the GSD capitalizing on a wolfy look which these tamaskan lack , they look like poorly bred sled dogs Shawlein Fine Art & Purebred German Shepherd Dogs

[msvette2u]

Originally Posted by Chicagocanine

Most of those dogs don't look that wolfish to me. They look pretty similar to an Alasakan Husky or the various northern breed crosses used as sled dogs.

They look like coyotes to me.

[von Bolen]

I would love to have one, but would fear some crazy redneck shooting it thinking its a real wolf. People ask me enough if my white and black GSD's are wolves.

[GSDkid]

I was actually just searching through these guys the other day. They say the Tamaskan goes by other names like the Northern Inuit and Utonagan. They definitely do look wolf-ish but they still seem more like experimental dogs. I'd still settle for a GSD.

[matthewm11]

Originally Posted by Samba

They really have a wild wolf look!! I think it would appeal to those wanting the look.

I was looking at this video today and noticed how wolfish this old german sheepdog looked. Wonder if they were utilized too?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYbJ2XMx5...rom=PL&index=13

If you read the description for the video it says its half saarloos wolf-dog mixed with a fuchs type old german shepherd. Beautiful dog though, looks like The Little Hobo dog.

[Dragonwyke]

wonderful looking dog. they've done some nice work here. looks like the origin of the breed is the Northern Inuit and it's worked it's way 'round to Tamaska. it's so very new and still got some real quality there. i hope they make it work so people quit wanting the wolfdog mixes. that would solve such a terrible issue.

dw~

[Draugr]

There's too much secrecy in the clubs themselves and too much infighting.

I love dogs, but not politics (other than reasonable debate), and I'd rather not get myself mixed up in the middle. If the two clubs/registries stop the infighting and agree to make things public instead of hiding them behind closed doors, I'd definitely consider owning one in the future.