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we have a wolf/husky mix. she's 3 different kinds of wolf. she's red timber, grey timber, and artic tundra and then 25 % husky. She's 8 months old now and pretty decent size. We were hoping she'd just get HUGE but now im starting to wonder. we have 2 german shepherds and she's about the size of the smaller shepherd (about 75 lbs). I dont know that much about the growth rate of wolves or wolf mixes. She has huge feet, they cover my palm so i expected her to get bigger than she is now. i know shepherds dont stop growing until they're 3 years. is it the same for wolves since theyre "closely related".
anyway heres my questions:
1) whats an average size for wolves? 80 lbs? 120? 300? (kidding)
2) when do they stop growing?
3) mine has one brown eye and the other is 1/2 brown on top and 1/2 blue on bottom. is that normal?
4) is the blue eye from the husky or from the wolf (im assuming husky)
5) does anyone else have any pics of thier wolfies that are adults or show about how big they are? if they're in a pic with a person, how tall is the person, etc...)

thank you
Beth

>>4) is the blue eye from the husky or from the wolf (im assuming husky) My Alaskan Mal had the same thing with his eye.

>>5) does anyone else have any pics of thier wolfies that are adults or show about how big they are? if they're in a pic with a person, how tall is the person, etc...)
Try this link to find the some answers to the rest of your questions.
Wolf Dog Rescue

Drako is almost 3 years old. Weighs 82 lbs and stands just short of 3 feet tall. He's a low content wolfie, his dad was 50% grey wolf (pure?) & 50% pure husky. His mom was a mutt. His daddy had blue eyes, although Drako has yellow eyes now, he had blue eyes as a puppy.

Red wolves are not timbers, timbers are gray wolves, red wolves are between a coyote and graywolf, and real reds were almost extinct. Arctic wolves are canis lupus arctos, a subspecies of timber or gray wolf.
Most who sell wolfdogs are selling husky or malamute mixes they are just trying to sell of give away faster. Its impossible to tell with genetics because wolves and dogs are 99% the same genetically with not test to tell them apart or content. Most low content wolfdogs (real wolfdogs) look like wolves, most claim high percentage to sell them faster. Its easy to tell by behavior, wolfdogs are destructive, horrible housepets, very very high prey drive, and have yellowish or amber eyes. Dogs will have blue, brown, green, etc.
Wolves have smaller flatter eyes, dogs larger more rounded.
Wolves have close set shoulders and legs, a wolf or most wolfdogs you can pinch both front elbows together with one hand never with a dog, too wide.
You can tell a wolfdog or wolf by appearance by looking at them. Also any husky or malmute or most mixes have the big "snow shoes" of wolves.
The only way to know for sure is to find one registered with the wolfdog registry. Of course they have a proven breed history.
If the breeder or whoever claimed to get the dog from the breeder cannot show you a wolf parent I wouldnt belive it.
If so, be prepared they are not good pets at all, they can be a family member but never a pet.
Post some pictures, I know of wolfdogs that males can reach 34 inches at the shoulder and 165lbs at 1 year and 7 months old. In captivity wolves get big.
I personally keep a husky, great dogs.
People ask me if he has wolf mixed in, but no, hes all husky. This was 6 months old, when he got fixed.

A newer pic, 10 months old, and 57lbs already.

Your response that wolf/wolf dogs are destuctive and make horrible house pets is a pretty bold statement considering you don't own one. i have a 73% timber malmute that has free run of the house sleeps on the floor beside our bed. my one year old german shepard sleeps in his crate beside the bed. the wolf did eat 1 couch cushion and a couple pair of shoes. the shepard has chewed the end off the coffee table and broken a few things. we only let the shepard out twice for more than a half hour when we weren't home. The reason any dog is destructive is that they are bored. i am not saying they are for everyone but niether are huskies and lots of other breeds. if you spend time training your dog then show them affection you can have a wonderful pet. if you show them affection then training you will end up with a dog that is not nearly as much fun as they should be. it doesn't matter what breed the biggest problem is people don't do anything other than feed there dog and think that is all it takes. i work at a kennel and deal with many types of breeds, temperments you name it. we have many trained shutzhund dogs there and they are the easiest to deal with. sorry this was so long.

How do you come about 73%??
50% is a dog and a wolf, 75% is a dog crossed with a wolf, then wolf crossed back to the offspring.
I know people who deal with wolfdogs in a rescue, also a few who have USFWS permits for real wolves. I also know that dishonest breeders, local breeders always sell "high content wolfdogs" all the time. Yet whats funny is there is no wolf on their property, nor do they have access to any, so where does this "high wolf content" come from? Their want to make money from the right customer, or to unload puppies faster.
There are many wolfdogs out there, there are some high content wolfdogs, but there is no doubting it when you see them. They look much more wolfish and their behavior shows it. In fact the reputable wolfdog breeders will show you real live wolves, also they dont lie about content, they admit that low content is what their dogs are, and that they are far better pets.
In fact many wolfdogs in rescues have no wolf in them, most are malamute, husky, GSD, samoyed, etc mixed or even purebreds. But when they are turned into a shelter as a wolfdog they are sent out or put down, the shelters are not permitted to keep them, and most states have laws against having them, or the need for permits.