What type of dog are these?

[dogwolf]

NC as it’s been local to me but I’m curious!
they’ve been picked up by the police

I read about this somewhere the other day, but I can't think where.

if would been online

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Not coyotes. I have coyotes on my property and they have a much more fox-like face despite not being related to foxes.

Oh, and wolf-dogs are definitely a thing but I’m not in the UK.

Definitely not full wolf, they're too small. Wolves are enormous - image of wolf vs husky.

They’re too small to be wolves really - I’d say wolfdogs of some kind, they’re becoming increasingly popular. I used to walk a Sarloos Wolfdog who was something like 12% grey wolf.

I’d agree solves but also wonder if they’re some kind of husky crosses

People saying wolves - do you realise how absolutely massive wolves are?!

Wolfdogs are perfectly legal in the UK as long as they’re a certain number of generations away from pure wolf and only contain a certain percentage of wolf DNA.

I used to walk a Sarloos Wolfdog who was a genetic mix between German Shepherd and grey wolf - she was absolutely stunning - very wolf like in appearance but dog like in her behaviour. Her paws were absolutely humongous and when she went on her back legs, she was taller than me and I’m 5’8”, so not tiny.

She was only about 12% grey wolf and her owners didn’t need any specific license to keep her, and I could just walk her as a domestic dog under business insurance.

Whoever had them before, I sincerely hope they were treated well an had enough space to run around. I wonder what happens with them next.

There’s been an update that they belong to someone and they’re hybrids

Czechslovakian wolfdog perhaps

Totally agree, they are to small.

I'm with the Wolf dog/ hybrid crowd if this isn't some sort of Halloween/ full moon prank.

Definitely not a prank, there was videos etc and police responded to them

Thanks for the update. I was worried someone was attempting an odd idea of rewilding there!

I immediately thought wolves.

Definitely looks more like a coyote type hybrid than a wolf. Were they an accidental escape OP?

I also think they look really nervous - not the cocky 'dog got out of the yard' look, more like animals bred away from human contact, which might make me think 'illegal wolves'.

Poor souls. I hope they're being looked after according to their needs.

It seems so, apparently he is going collecting them today

In fairness, a lot of escaped dogs are nervous - there are stories everyday of dogs who have escaped or bolted and are absolutely terrified, so I don’t think that says much on its’ own.

I also think people are forgetting how huge wolves are - while these dogs do have that “look” they are clearly way too small to be wolves.

For reference - this is a wolf (this was at the Predator Experience in Cumbria) - they are absolutely massive!

They definitely have wolf in them.

Very likely - wolfdogs are legal here - or they could be one of the many “wolfdog” mixes that are basically husky, malamute, shepherd and various other Inuit breeds mixed to look like wolves.

Wolfiepoos perhaps?
Hypoallergenic I understand?

Don’t give people ideas 😂

I suspect the idiots who have to move on from XL's are now getting wolf hybrids.

Wolfiepoo though 😂. Dare I look on pets4homes.....