I have answered before and could add

by Donna

 

more.
Actual Content (not neccessarily percentage) does have a lot to do with what is inherited from the
wolf and the dog. The more wolf content inherited in temperament, the more knowledgeable owner
it needs to be about wolf behavior--- Also physical needs as well (diet) and sensitivity to foods (such as soy). The more generations away from the pure wolf tends to be important determining these factors too.

There is a misperception that content = percentage. This is not necessarily true. There are many who misrepresent percentage and there are poorly bred higher percenters that look doggy. I do not base what I perceive an animal to be on percentage but actual inherited content so percentage does not mean much at all to me. I, like Wolfie, I find the look and temperament more important than calculated mathamatical equations that many times does not represent actual content.

Why I have told people of my animals content (I do not say percentage anymore)have been basically to prove anti-wolfdog people wrong who say they can't be trained, housebroken, or trained to do obedience work, etc. There are many others who say "percentage" for other reasons, and they are numerous.



Posted on Mar 27, 1999, 6:14 AM

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