Lupo Italiano

The Lupo Italiano is a dog breed which is claimed to have been developed through the crossing of a German Shepherd and an Apennine wolf in the 1960s, with the breed being closely managed and maintained by the Italian government. A genetic study conducted in 2018 found that it had a strong relationship with the German Shepherd but no DNA shared with the Apennine wolf.[1]

Lupo Italiano
Lupo Italiano
OriginItaly
Breed statusNot recognised as a breed by any major kennel club.
Dog (domestic dog)

Temperament

"For the last 15 years the Italian State Forestry Corps have worked mainly with this dog, in Italy and abroad. The Lupo Italiano, when working with the forest patrol, is always competent and reliable. Its attitude to tasks such as avalanche and earthquake resque [sic] is formidable and it is extremely well suited for searching people or other animals lost in the mountains and woods. The Lupo Italiano was chosen to serve in Turin 2006 Olympic Games."[2]

References
  1. Talenti, Andrea; Dreger, Dayna L; Frattini, Stefano; Polli, Michele; Marelli, Stefano; Harris, Alexander C; Liotta, Luigi; Cocco, Raffaella; Hogan, Andrew N; Bigi, Daniele; Caniglia, Romolo; Parker, Heidi G; Pagnacco, Giulio; Ostrander, Elaine A; Crepaldi, Paola (2018). "Studies of modern Italian dog populations reveal multiple patterns for domestic breed evolution". Ecology and Evolution. 8: 2911–2925. doi:10.1002/ece3.3842. PMC 5838073. PMID 29531705.
  2. "Lupo italiano". Archived from the original on 2013-12-16.
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