Sarah Wolf Dog: What is the most wolf-like dog breed or a dog breed that resembles a wolf?
I know the Utonogan is one, can someone give me a list of breeds?
I'm not planning to find a breeder to adopt one, but I just wanna know. Besides, I'm more of the rescue a dog from the pound that needs a home and help kind of person.
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Answer by Rachel
Alaskan malamutes or Siberian huskies
Answer by BIKER DUDE
husky... Alaskan malamute... german shepherd
Answer by chippylippylippylooh
There is the Alaskan Malamute and Siberian Husky. However, the Tamaskan is best when it comes to that.
Answer by cassie
my cousin works at a wolf/coyote rescue.
she said that the main dog is a german shepherd (b/c of the tail. wolves tails don't curl...they are straight)
but coat wise...I would say a husky or a malamute
but- NEVER get a wolfdog/wolf hybrid. very few people can actually handle them. I really advise you not to.
Answer by Lewys
depending on where you live you can actually get a wolf hybrid. but Huskies are actually the most wolf-like. they are actually what is used in most movies as wolves because they come in all colors. a Greenland is close and actually descends from the wolf, unlike the husky and malamute. A malamute is also close.
but the husky is the most used to portray a wolf most people are just used to the black-white or red and white and don't realize that they come in so many colors. these are the ones that most resemble them that are AKC registrable however if you are just looking for a dog to resemble them that is not AKC recognized there are Tamaskans, Northern Inuit, Utonagan, or the Alaskan Husky which is what I raise and really which is what most are but they are giving them fancy names to make their own breed. There are some others but this is a good list.
Answer by Lilly T
I say huskies look like them the most but I think German Shepards are most like them.
Answer by Lori Chapek-Carleton
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, or Czechoslovakian Vlcak (AKC):
Answer by wolf.freedom
The closest dogs that resemble a wolf are the Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and the Saarlos Wolfhound. The Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute. If you want a smaller dog than its an Alaskan Klee Kai. Also a few mixed breeds, like part German Shepherd Dogs or part Husky or anything like that. Irish Wolfhound is the biggest dog and hunted wolves and it kind of looks like a wolf in some way. A mix of Husky and German Shepherd might look like a wolf….
Here is the list:
-Czechoslovakian Wolfhound
-Saarlos Wolfhound
-Siberian Husky
-Alaskan Malamute
-Alaskan Klee Kai
-mixed breeds
-Irish Wolfhound
Hope I helped!
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Answer by Phyllidia Featherbottom
Saarloos Wolfhound
Czechoslovakian Wolfdog
Lupo Italiano
American Tundra Shepherd
Tamaskan
Swedish Jämthund
Norwegian Elkhound
West Siberian Laika
East Siberian Laika
Karelo-Finnish Laika
Russo-European Laika
Shikoku Inu
Kai inu
Kunming Wolfdog
Berger Blanc Suisse
Native American Indian Dog
Malamute
Husky
Northern Inuit
Swedish Vallhund
Keeshond
American Eskimo Dog
Alaskan Klee-Kai
Greenland Dog
Akita
Irish Wolfhound
^ Most of these look like wolves or have traces of wolves in their ancestry
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pro says
saarloos wolf dog or czecholovakian wolfhound
Crypto Caribou says
Huskies!
Nicki S says
Dogs with the fewest genetic differences from wolves are:
Afghan hound
chow chow
lhasa apso
pekingese
shar pei
shih tzu
tibetan terrier
saluki
basenji
akita inu
shiba inu
samoyed
siberian husky
alaskan malamute
Little Miss Alpha Delta Pi says
Go with a Siberian Husky or an Alaskan Malmute.
PLS says
I’m not sure. Why do you want a dog that looks like a wolf? Because it’s cool?