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At the same time, wolfdogs are also often bred in captivity for various purposes. AdmixtureA mixture of dogs and two other North American wolf species have also occurred historically in the wild, although it is often difficult for biologists to discriminate the dog genes in the eastern timber and red wolves from the gray wolf genes also present in these wolf species due to their historical overlaps with North American gray wolves as well as with coyotes, both of which have introgressed into the eastern timber and red wolf gene pools.<ref>{{cite web

In 1932, [[Netherlands|Dutch]] breeder [[Leendert Saarloos]] crossed a male [[German Shepherd]] dog with a female [[European wolf]]. He then bred the female offspring back with the male German Shepherd Dog, creating the [[Saarloos wolfdog]]. The breed was created to be a hardy, self -reliant companion and house dog.<ref>

In the 1950s, the [[Czechoslovakian Wolfdog]] was also created to work on border patrol in the countries now known as [[Slovakia]] and the [[Czech Republic]]. It was originally bred from lines of [[German Shepherd|German Shepherd Dog]]sShepherds with [[Eurasian wolf|Carpathian grey wolves]]. It was officially recognized as a national breed in [[Czechoslovakia]] in 1982, and later was recognized by the [[Fédération Cynologique Internationale]], the [[American Kennel Club]]'s [[Foundation Stock Service]] and the [[United Kennel Club]], and today is used in agility, obedience, search and rescue, police work, therapy work, and herding in Europe and the United States.

The Volkosob ({{Lang-Langx|ru|Волкособ}}, plural: {{Lang-Langx|ru|Волкособы|translit=Volkosoby|label=none}}) was initially developed in the 1990s after the [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|fall of the Soviet Union]]. Russian [[border guard]]s wanted a dog that would possess the trainability and pack mentality of the German Shepherd, combined with the strength, superior senses and cold-resistance of a wild wolf, able to cope in the harsh conditions of the vast Russian borders. In 2000, a [[Steppe wolf|Caspian Steppe Wolf]], noted for being unusually friendly and cooperative towards humans, was bred with German Shepherds of an [[East European Shepherd]] line, until an F3 generation was standardised. Unlike the previous hybrids, the Volkosob was the only breed that was an effective border guardian as they are renowned for not being too shy.

In Canada, the provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Prince Edward Island prohibit wolfdogs as pets.<ref name=Bruch-2007-Almanac/>