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yes the can you should try it I am an experienced breeder. it is fun.

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Q: Can dogs and wolves interbreed to produce fertile offspring?
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What are wolf dogs?

Wolves and dogs are the same species, so they can produce fertile offspring together When a wolf and a dog mate (reproduce) together the offspring is usually called a wolf dog or a half bred because it has the blood (aka genes) of both a wolf and a dog. A wolfdog is an animal with a wolf recently in its lineage. After 5 generations from a pure wolf, the animal is then a domestic dog.


Why are the many kinds of dogs all considered the same species?

Yes, all domestic dogs belong to the same Species, which is Canines, Latin name being Canis familiaris. However dogs spread off into different breeds.All domestic dogs are canines, but not all canines are dogs: for example, wolves, dingo's, jackals. All of these animals are Canines, which means they all belong to the same genus Canisbut not all of them are considered domestic dogs.The subdivisions of dogs are called BREEDS again all pitbulls are dogs, but not all dogs are pitbulls. Think of it that way and you'll never go wrong with species!


Do alligators and crocodiles mate if so what are they called?

No, they cannot. When we talk about animal ancestry, there is a tree of decent: Kingdom: Superphylum: Phylum: Subphylum: Superclass: Class: Subclass: Superorder: Order: Suborder: Family: Subfamily: Tribe: Subtribe: Genus: Subgenus: Species: Subspecies In order for two animals to produce offspring that are capable of reproducing, the animals shoul both be of the same species. Closly related species can mate and produce infertile offspring in some situations, but usually only if those species share the same genus. When you think of interesting 'cross breeds' like the mule, liger, or wolf-dog, the animals are of difference species, but they share a common genus (i.e. horses and donkeys are both of the genus equus, lions and tigers are both of the genus panthera, wolves and domestic dogs are both of the genus canis, etc). Successful cross-genus mating is extremely rare... The few cross genus offspring that do exist are primarily in the bovidae family (cattle/buffalo/yak/etc). Cross family offspring are practically non-existant, having only been known to occur with a limited number of birds. Crocodiles and alligators don't share the same Family, and they cannot produce offspring together.


Do some dogs mate with cats?

Dogs and cats are different species, and thus cannot produce offspring. Because they are different species, their behaviors when they are ready to breed are different and more than likely would not be recognized by the other. If your dog is mounting (humping) your cat, it is more than like a display of dominance rather than anything sexual. Mounting is one of the many traits that domesticated dogs have retained from their wild fore-bearers and is a way that wolves especially, show dominance in the pack.


Dog phantom pregnancy?

Phantom pregnacys evolved from when dogs were wolves because in a pack of wolves the alpha female will want to hunt after she has given birth because that is one of the main jobs of the alpha female. Thing is, if she has just given birth, one of the females wolves will have to suckle the pups. So wolves evolved so that the females who don't have pups will still produce milk so they can look after the pups whilst the alpha female hunts with the pack.

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Can dog and a wolf produce fertile offspring?

Yes, they can and have in the past.


Why are all dogs considered members of the same species?

All dogs are of the same species because any one dog can mate with another dog to create fertile offspring (the definition of a species - an interbreeding population that can produce fertile offspring).


Can wolves be mated with dogs?

Dogs and wolves are now considered variations of the same species, the wolf Canis Lupus and the dog Canis Lupus Familiaris. Dogs and wolves produce fertile offspring, although the mating seasons for both do not necessarily coincide. Alao, there have been successful interbreeding among dogs, wolves and coyotes. There are wolf/dogs available at animal shelters.


Can wolves marry dogs?

Wolves do not marry in the human sense. However, wolves and domestic dogs are the same species of animal and can easily mate and produce offspring.


Could a bulldog mate with a sheepdog?

Yes. All domestic dogs and wolves are of the same species and genetically (and in most cases physically) can breed with all other dogs and wolves to produce fertile offspring. Due to selective breeding over at least ten thousand years the dog species is one of the most (if not the most) diverse species of any animal.


What are wolf dogs?

Wolves and dogs are the same species, so they can produce fertile offspring together When a wolf and a dog mate (reproduce) together the offspring is usually called a wolf dog or a half bred because it has the blood (aka genes) of both a wolf and a dog. A wolfdog is an animal with a wolf recently in its lineage. After 5 generations from a pure wolf, the animal is then a domestic dog.


What is a dog's closest kin?

Wolves. (actually they are the same species because by definition dogs and wolves are structurally similar and can produce offspring togther. That's right, a chihuahua and a wolf can have freaky looking babies together)


How much are husky dogs?

it can range from 150$ to 1000$ it just depends.


What do you call offspring of wolves?

Young wolves are called wolf pups.


Do grey wolves sometimes eat their offspring?

yes


How often do gray wolves reproduce an offspring?

every winter


Do wolves produce ultrasound?

no