![]() Their height ranges from 25 – 27 inches (64 – 68 cm). The Kunming is taller, yet a bit smaller than the German Shepherd. A comb and brush with a firm bristle will be the best tools to use. Once he begins shedding, it’s important to do it more often to avoid any matting. When he’s double coated, you’ll want to brush him twice a week. Black should be evident on its back, face, and muzzle.ĭuring the winter, the Kunming Wolfdog carries a double layered coat to keep him warm.Īnd to stay cool during the summer months, he’ll shed the outer layer.ĭespite this, grooming is quite easy. Colors range from a light tan, almost white, to a deep rust shade. The color of the Kunming coat is very thick like that of the German Shepherd, but the fur is a bit shorter. Watch these video-slides to see how beautiful the Kunming Wolfdog is.Ĭoat Type, Color, and Grooming Requirements Their feet are funny because they are surprisingly tiny like a cat’s. Otherwise, it’ll be low behind his back like wolf ancestors. ![]() When this dog is excited or on alert he’ll carry it curled high. The Kunming Wolfdog’s athletic body is rectangular, and longer than it is tall. Big triangular ears set high on the head. They have round eyes with long black muzzles. Their large, wedge-shaped head, similar to the German Shepherd’s, sits on their thick neck. So how do you recognize one of these dogs?īreeders of the Kunming Wolfdog have worked hard to establish specific standards for the appearance of this dog. ![]() (DRA), or the Continental Kennel Club (CKC). You can always register your Chinese Wolfdog in the U.S. This is likely due to the simple fact that they’re still very rare. In the United States, the Kunming Dog hasn’t been acknowledged by the AKC or UKC. It’s now recognized as an official breed. In 1988, The Chinese Public Security Bureau accepted the Kunming Dog. Sometimes they’re found serving as watchdogs or estate guardians. Today, the Kunming is still used in military and police services. They were all evaluated, and only the 20 best specimens were kept to continue breeding. Once the program had ninety mixed dogs, each one was intensively trained. The Kunming may just have more German Shepherd in him than it does wolf.Įither way, Chinese soldiers, and policemen needed a dog that they could rely on to do things such as detecting mines, and assisting in search and rescue missions, so they set out to make a new breed. However, the appearance of this dog has me wondering if this is true at all. The little documentation that we do have says that breeders crossed the German Shepherd with several kinds of wolfdogs. Very poor records were kept while designing this dog. ![]() It’s still a fairly new breed which is hard to find outside of its country of origin.īy looking at the photo above, you can see that the Kunming Wolfdog looks just like a German Shepherd, yet it has “wolf” in the name. The Kunming Wolfdog was created in the 1950s in Yunnan, a province in China. ![]()
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