my suki dog

eponafan · 11-24-2007, 09:37 AM

I wanted to share some pictures of my dog and see if anyone out there has this breed. Her name is Suki and she's a 6 yr old Saarloos Wolfhound. It's a german shepherd and wolf cross, not akc recognized (yet!) but it is a purebred. She's commonly mistaken for a husky or malamute, which if you know breeds is obvious that nothing about her is like either of those. So..here she is!

And I had to throw this one in, it cracks me up - you can just tell she's thinking '..stupid cat..'

calicocalgirl · 11-24-2007, 09:40 AM

Very pretty..

scrapchick · 11-24-2007, 09:44 AM

this is xena. she is husky/shepherd but your dog reminded me of xena so i thought id share this pic.

eponafan · 11-24-2007, 09:52 AM

I love Xena, she's beautiful! But see how she's missing the points under the eyes? I know my picture doesn't show it too well but Suki's are very defined and she doesn't have that rounded german shepherd head.

scrapchick · 11-24-2007, 09:57 AM

I see the points under the eyes. Suki is a beauty, how big is she? Xena is a big girl, close to 100 lbs. all legs and she has gigantic GS ears, ill have to get a pic of her with ears up, but when it comes to taking pictures, both dog and horse put ears at crazy angles when they see the camera out.

eponafan · 11-24-2007, 10:13 AM

She's actually tiny! Lol. About 40 lbs; but I adopted her from a human society near me that had picked her up from the pound who found her running around a rich neighborhood. She was 6 months old, emaciated and had scabies, I got her at 8 months..it wasn't fun getting the scabies to heal up, lol.

Jadesmygirl · 11-24-2007, 11:26 AM

Beautiful dog! I had never heard of the breed before. I agree, she does not look like a malamute at all, but I can see where someone would think she is a husky. Alaskan huskies are not a pure breed, so their look can really vary and they are usually on the smaller side as well.

When I read Wolfhound, I was expecting a breed similar to an Irish Wolfhound-not a dog that is part wolf.

How did you find out her breeding when she was found loose and you got her from the pound-just curious??

eponafan · 11-24-2007, 11:58 AM

It was sheer luck that my mom happened to pick up a dog breeds book at a small store when she was in El Paso, Tx and saw a picture of what was exactly Suki. Lol. From there I looked it up online..but I quickly found out a lot of people mistakenly call wolf hybrids a saarloos too; the saarloos breed years ago came from wolf and german shepherd, which would be a hybrid, but once the original breeder got what he wanted he bred saarloos to saarloos and that lessened the heavy wolf like looks.

TanyaV28 · 11-24-2007, 12:13 PM

beautiful dog!! I have 3 gsds. I love her markings. I have never seen a dog like yours!! WOW

alliebath · 11-26-2007, 02:04 PM

We have a guy here in the Kansas City area that breeds what he has named American Tundra Shepherds - they are wolf/GSD crosses. I think he claims now that they are breeding American Tundras to American Tundras and getting whatever he was looking for in the cross. He was in the service I beleive (he is in a wheelchair) and decided when he got out that he wanted to breed the ultimate service dog and in his mind a GSD crossed with a wolf would get him what he was looking for. His now look more GSD than wolf cross - but his first crosses clearly had the wolf look.

HorseLovinLady · 11-26-2007, 06:08 PM

Very pretty!!!

I've only seen that breed of dog in books.

11-24-2007, 09:37 AM
eponafan Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the woodlands, tx Posts: 184	my suki dog I wanted to share some pictures of my dog and see if anyone out there has this breed. Her name is Suki and she's a 6 yr old Saarloos Wolfhound. It's a german shepherd and wolf cross, not akc recognized (yet!) but it is a purebred. She's commonly mistaken for a husky or malamute, which if you know breeds is obvious that nothing about her is like either of those. So..here she is! And I had to throw this one in, it cracks me up - you can just tell she's thinking '..stupid cat..'

11-24-2007, 09:40 AM
calicocalgirl Greenbroke Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Belleville, Pa Posts: 3,134	Very pretty..

11-24-2007, 09:44 AM
scrapchick Kid Safe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 5,067	this is xena. she is husky/shepherd but your dog reminded me of xena so i thought id share this pic.

11-24-2007, 09:52 AM
eponafan Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the woodlands, tx Posts: 184	I love Xena, she's beautiful! But see how she's missing the points under the eyes? I know my picture doesn't show it too well but Suki's are very defined and she doesn't have that rounded german shepherd head.

11-24-2007, 09:57 AM
scrapchick Kid Safe Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Festus, Missouri Posts: 5,067	I see the points under the eyes. Suki is a beauty, how big is she? Xena is a big girl, close to 100 lbs. all legs and she has gigantic GS ears, ill have to get a pic of her with ears up, but when it comes to taking pictures, both dog and horse put ears at crazy angles when they see the camera out.

11-24-2007, 10:13 AM
eponafan Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the woodlands, tx Posts: 184	She's actually tiny! Lol. About 40 lbs; but I adopted her from a human society near me that had picked her up from the pound who found her running around a rich neighborhood. She was 6 months old, emaciated and had scabies, I got her at 8 months..it wasn't fun getting the scabies to heal up, lol.

11-24-2007, 11:26 AM
Jadesmygirl Started Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,543	Beautiful dog! I had never heard of the breed before. I agree, she does not look like a malamute at all, but I can see where someone would think she is a husky. Alaskan huskies are not a pure breed, so their look can really vary and they are usually on the smaller side as well. When I read Wolfhound, I was expecting a breed similar to an Irish Wolfhound-not a dog that is part wolf. How did you find out her breeding when she was found loose and you got her from the pound-just curious?? __________________ Be kinder than necessary, for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

11-24-2007, 11:58 AM
eponafan Halter broke Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: the woodlands, tx Posts: 184	It was sheer luck that my mom happened to pick up a dog breeds book at a small store when she was in El Paso, Tx and saw a picture of what was exactly Suki. Lol. From there I looked it up online..but I quickly found out a lot of people mistakenly call wolf hybrids a saarloos too; the saarloos breed years ago came from wolf and german shepherd, which would be a hybrid, but once the original breeder got what he wanted he bred saarloos to saarloos and that lessened the heavy wolf like looks.

11-24-2007, 12:13 PM
TanyaV28 Started Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,119	beautiful dog!! I have 3 gsds. I love her markings. I have never seen a dog like yours!! WOW __________________ Im movin on like a sinners prayer

11-26-2007, 02:04 PM
alliebath Yearling Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Leavenworth, Kansas Posts: 593	We have a guy here in the Kansas City area that breeds what he has named American Tundra Shepherds - they are wolf/GSD crosses. I think he claims now that they are breeding American Tundras to American Tundras and getting whatever he was looking for in the cross. He was in the service I beleive (he is in a wheelchair) and decided when he got out that he wanted to breed the ultimate service dog and in his mind a GSD crossed with a wolf would get him what he was looking for. His now look more GSD than wolf cross - but his first crosses clearly had the wolf look.

11-26-2007, 06:08 PM
HorseLovinLady Greenbroke Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,713	Very pretty!!! I've only seen that breed of dog in books. __________________ 2008 Foal pics: http://pets.webshots.com/album/569199962cPhBZd