The Dire Wolf Project strives to deliver the “look” of the wild animal, but provide in this animal an easy-to-keep personality that won’t be a financial or ethical hardship on its people. They lived during the Pleistocene era, 125,000 to 10,000 years ago.”Asked about the project itself, Davies explains, “The Project was launched in 1987 by Schwarz.“Many wolf-hybrids intended as pets, wind up relinquished to rescues or sanctuaries.”. Physically, they are larger, more solid, heavier coated, larger/wider head, smaller ears and tail, and thicker bones. And I too, like many other humans, desire to bring ‘nature’ into my home.Once that was decided Schwarz, says Davies wanted a ‘companion’ temperament and over the past 30 years she has chosen particular dogs from breeds such as Irish Wolfhound, Alaskan Malamute, Great Pyrenees, Anatolian Shepherd to obtain the bone structure, while choosing the pups with temperaments opposite to what they were bred for.“Consistent selection for low prey drive, little desire to roam away from home, and a calm demeanour for 30 years has produced what we call a ‘companion’ temperament,” China Wholesale Wheel lighter adds Davies.

However, since the extinct dire wolf left behind no DNA, there is no way to know the exact colouring or ear/tail set of the breed.“Each breeder will have their own ideal of colouring and markings.”While at a cursory glance, some might mistake it for a GSD, Davies says that there are basic morphological differences. The dogs themselves are very attractive to me, but I was enthralled with the possibility of a healthy dog with a companion temperament. The American Alsatian is my perfect solution.The Dire Wolf Project by Schwarz predates the series by a good three decades.“She developed the Project as a way to begin to resolve these issues; putting forth a broad long range project that, hopefully, people who produce other breeds will adopt and follow. It is also the year that Schwarz has finally expanded to grant internships to other breeders who wish to follow her standards of breeding.”According to Davies, the Dire Wolf Project has been able to successfully recreate the bone structure in the generations being born this year.“And it starts with the bone structure. According to her Schwarz found that the solid, balanced bones of the dire wolf would more than likely stand up to many more years of wear and tear than any breed she could see at the time and theorised that the particular structure would be less likely to develop a degenerative congenital condition.”According to Davies, the underlying goal of the project is every procedure, by-law or practice, is set up to protect each and every little puppy-life they produce.Davies says that one other thing that the Project aims at achieving is to resolve the very human desire to connect with their natural surroundings. Schwarz kennels is moving toward the “reverse black” seen in some Grey Wolves, while others would use a brindle or lighter sable.“The main differences (for me here in the US) between the American Alsatian and the German Shepherd Dog are temperament.