Dogs have lost something in the formula to me. Everyone has a preference for a breed type and to them, that breed is the most beautiful, most magnificent and most intelligent animal around. For the true wolfdog enthusiast, it happens to be the breed for them. There was a picture on the other BB, can't remember the pups name but he was a gray (I would call it a sable), that was truly magnificent. Probably because I have one here that looks like that (an Iowa pup), this is the perfect picture to me of what a wolfdog looks like. They have a beauty and grace you can't find in another breed. Very fluid in their movements but intelligent enough that you can banter with them over the rules since they try to reason you out. People are struck by the beauty of the wolfdog whether they prefer the breed or not. I've looked at lots of pictures of wolfdogs developed in Europe and none of them could hold a candle to a real American wolfdog. Properly developed and promoted, even the Europeans couldn't resist an American wolfdog.