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Hi everybody! need some help!

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filafan:
There are companies now that offer doggie DNA tests for mixed breeds, that you do at home with a cheek swab and mail in. Though I do not know much about them, you might want to look into that and see if it might be of interest to you.

vmimom2006:

--- Quote from: MastiffOverload on March 09, 2009, 03:51:31 pm ---Could be some kind of Leonberger mix too. Whatever you do, DON'T cause yourself problems by labeling him a wolf-hybrid when you have zero proof that he's anything of the kind. Call him a GSD mix, or a Leo mix if he gets HUGE.

Whatever he is, he's a cutie.

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I agree he does look more like a sheppard or Leo mix and get a different vet and do not mention wolf to anyone because if he barks at people he will be labeled even if he is doing nothing wrong. He IS a cutie!

jesday:
On the agreement page with everyone. If possible, you may want to change vets. You've already given her the seed of possible wolfness. Maybe there are stiff legal fines for vets treating or not reporting wolf/wolf hybrids in states where it is illegal to own one and she doesn't want the hassle.

I think you can go to a new vet and not mention the possibility of wolf and be perfectly honest about it. You really don't know anything about his breeding. You basically got him from a friend of a friend of a friend type of thing.

Good luck with that cutie and glad he has found a forever home.

ZooCrew:

--- Quote ---Rabies vaccination for wolf hybrids is yet another difficult issue. Although it is likely that current rabies vaccines are as efficacious in the hybrid as they are in the dog, Federal regulations require that any vaccine be tested in a species before it can be approved for use in that species. Due to the expense, no such testing has ever been done on either wolves or hybrids. Regardless, many hybrids have been vaccinated with canine rabies vaccine. Such vaccinations are not officially recommended or recognized, and in some States may even be illegal. Consequently, hybrids that have bitten someone are often treated differently than a dog would be. In many cases the hybrid must be destroyed and the brain examined, regardless of whether or not it was vaccinated for rabies.

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Huh this is really strange (the having to be approved for a species) the wolves at the zoo I worked for were rabies vaccinated.... ....and I'm pretty sure they are everywhere (zoos).  I suppose just a precaution.  I know the cats were rabies vaccinated b/c that issue came up when some people snuck behind the cages and a child got bit by a caracal (after she stuck her arm into their exhibit).  It was put down for rabies testing.

FXgirl:
Very hard to tell at this age what your pup is.

Were his rear dewclaws removed or was he born without them?  I believe wolves do not have rear dewclaws.  But since you say he only has one front dewclaw maybe he has a "birth defect" and since that one is missing that could explain why the rear are missing.

If you're positive he has webbed toes then he might be a mix of one of the following: Akita, Newfoundland, Leonberger.  I can't see him being a mix of any of the other web footed breeds.  Wolves also have webbed toes.

As he matures you'll be able to see his personality and make a better guess at what he might be if you research breed temperaments.  I don't think he has any wolf in him.  I've seen pyr mixes that look like your guy.  Keep Leonberger in the back of your mind cuz you never know and you're not gonna know at this age.  Leonberger puppies look MUCH different than adults.

Does he have a black spot on his tail?

Some other pictures would be helpful.

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