*blackrose
"I'm kupo for kupo nuts!"
Kootenay - did you purchase your pup from the breeder listed at the beginning of this thread? If not, could you post the kennel name that you got him from? I'm very interested. 

And yet several breeders ended up with her dogs? And are crossing them with wolf hybrids?
Kootenay - did you purchase your pup from the breeder listed at the beginning of this thread? If not, could you post the kennel name that you got him from? I'm very interested.![]()
Aesthetics might not be the main thing that draws people to a breed or makes them get one but it sure is there for a lot of people. I was attracted to Koolies just by their description, but I'm not gonna lie and say that them being really pretty in my opinion didn't make me fall that much harder.
I really don't get why people get so upset when new breeds are created. Personally I think it's fascinating and pretty darn cool. If there is a niche and someone wants to fill it and is going about it responsibly (arguably more responsibly than a lot of breeders breeding established breeds) I really don't get the issue.
One of the big arguments against rescues is the unknown health and temperament. It's one of the big reasons I am not jumping up to get a shelter dog.
So, what's so wrong with creating a breed that fills the desire for a cool looking black wolf looking dog without taking and twisting other breeds, with health and temperament testing and high standards.
Totally agree with this. Also, completely off topic, but you have Koolies! Cool! My good friend/roommate has a lovely 10 month old Koolie/Coolie (her breeder spelled it Coolie) pup, who is my Yarrow's best friend! One of very very few in Canada. He's a super dog!
I got way behind on this but basically I agree with Lyzelle. I don't understand breeding for looks, really... In fact I find my favorite breed to be rather unappealing as far as aesthetics are concerned. But whatever floats your boat, I mean arguing on this forum isn't going to change anything.
I don't know where "several breeders" have her dogs. There's the noble paws people, and I don't know the story behind them. Then there's the aatu tamaskan people who have one dog (that I know of) to use as a POSSIBLE outcross. The aatus are operating out of a very small genepool and are bringing in additional foundation stock to try and correct some issues (idiopathic epilepsy) and widen the gene pool a bit. I'm not sure where it's a problem for a breed club to explore the possibility of utilizing a health tested temperament tested dog from ANCD lines and it's okay with the ANCD breeder that her dog is POSSIBLY used. Because he hasn't been used yet. You make it sound like these people are churning out half a dozen litters a year and peddling them through puppyfind, and really that's not the case. At all.
I just sent away for a doggy DNA test, so I will have the results one day.
I have been trying to figure out what breeds are in my dog. I assumed she was a pure bred MUTT, with an unknown history. For a while I was convinced she was a Belgian sheepdog/Border Collie, but she looks nearly identical to Yarrow! And after reading the base breeds for the Alaskan Noble Companion dog, I am pretty convinced.
She looks like a black wolf, I get comments all the time on how beautiful she is, and people have been taken aback on the trail when she is off leash, unsure if she is bear, wolf or dog! Didn't know people were seeking out this dog specifically, I kind of ended up with her on accident! I really wasn't looking for a shepherd mix. But I couldn't giver her up now, we're best buds.
I just sent away for a doggy DNA test, so I will have the results one day.
You wasted your money, those tests are a scam.
Remember, from my understanding this is a breed still being developed and all the off spring pretty monitored, so the likelihood that your girl is one is pretty slim.
It's amazing how much you can get lookalikes for some of the breeds out there! But you have to take into account not just the look but overall chance that the breed is common enough to end up in the shelter.
But regardless your dog from the your little avatar picture looks gorgeous and you should post some more pictures of her!
Remember, from my understanding this is a breed still being developed and all the off spring pretty monitored, so the likelihood that your girl is one is pretty slim.
It's amazing how much you can get lookalikes for some of the breeds out there! But you have to take into account not just the look but overall chance that the breed is common enough to end up in the shelter.
But regardless your dog from the your little avatar picture looks gorgeous and you should post some more pictures of her!
You wasted your money, those tests are a scam.