Tamaskan Wolf Dog

[SouthernThistle]

We were talking about Beaucerons, and I ran across this breed today. It never fails that at least once a day I read somewhere on a Georgia forum about someone wanting a "wolf dog" because they "look cool." Inevitably someone suggests getting a Siberian Husky or Husky mix (since wolves and wolf "hybrids" are illegal in Georgia to keep as pets,) and the follow-up is always, "I have owned a Husky before, and it didn't look as cool as a wolf dog."

So I found these today: Tamaskan Wolf Dogs.
"The Wolf-Dog without the wolf."

http://www.tamaskan-dog.com/Gallerie...to-gallery.htm

Does anyone know anything about them? Other than what you can read online? lol I think I read somewhere that they were considered an "arctic breed."

I thought it would be a good suggestion for someone who has owned Huskies/Arctic breeds but like think "wolf dogs look cool."

[AbbyK9]

I've never heard about them before, but they look (to me) a whole lot like the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakian_Wolfdog and Sarlooswolfhond - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarloos_Wolfhound

[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

[Liesje]

I thought that the Tamaskan and Utonagon looked like wolves but have no wolf content, where as the Saarloos and The Czech are both part wolf.

[SouthernThistle]

Czech and Sarloos had SOME wolf mixed in with them in the beginning. I think with the Sarloos is started with GSD/Wolf to create a better herder?

[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.

[SouthernThistle]

Some of them look like Alaskan Huskies, but some of them are more "wolfy" looking (not on those websites though )

[Raziel]

Well they are quite stunning!!!!

[Anja1Blue]

The original Saarloos wolfhound (named after the Dutch breeder) was the result of crossing a GSD male with a female Eurasian wolf. The purpose was to try and create a dog which was more resistant to distemper.(It didn't work.)

I had never heard of the Tamaskan, or that it really got going in the UK. Beautiful looking though.....

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[SouthernThistle]

Here is one that looks more "wolfy" - from the wolfdogtrust - "wolf look alikes."