Comparison: Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Saarloos Wolfhond

Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Saarloos Wolfhond are marked as similar in our database. The table compares only the data we have on the breeds.

	Czechoslovakian Wolfdog	Saarloos Wolfhond
FCI group	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)	1. Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
Country of origin	Czechia	Netherlands
Category	Large	Large
Height at withers	–	60–75 cm
Life span	12–14 years	–
Recognition features	Wolf-like appearance with a pale mask and amber eyes Yellow-grey to silver-grey coat Ground-covering trot and short erect ears	Strongly built dog with a wolf-like frame and long limbs Winter and summer coats differ greatly; heavy ruff in winter Reserved with strangers, independent, with a wolf-like avoidance of unknown situations
Coat	Straight, harsh coat with dense undercoat, thicker in winter; yellow-grey to silver-grey.	Dense coat forming a distinct ruff; summer and winter coats differ greatly; wolf-grey (light to dark black-tipped game colours) or brown-tipped game colour; typical wolf markings are light creamy white to white.
Purpose	Created from the 1950s in Czechoslovakia by crossing German Shepherds with Carpathian wolves for border-guard service; FCI-recognised in 1999.	A Dutch companion with a wolf-like look and manner, created by crossing a German Shepherd with a she-wolf.

Breed page: Czechoslovakian Wolfdog · Breed page: Saarloos Wolfhond

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