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To: hinckley buzzard
They are all genus Canis and theoretically could breed with dogs if they were so inclined.

Coydogs are quite common and have been known to domesticate fairly well but not to the point a pure dog does.

24 posted on 11/30/2012 1:17:18 AM PST by calex59
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To: calex59

Coydogs are a myth that seems plausible on first glance. Various people have studied this and all the coydogs turned out to be regular wild canines or their crosses (genetic studies). Although the two species can cross, the studies concluded that the problem was that dogs and their crosses don’t provide for pups in a way that ensures survival in the wild.

Here in Pennsylvania, the first eastern coyotes were thought to be coydogs but they turned out to be wolf/coyote hybrids.

In the south,Red wolves are also hybrids. There is no evidence that they ever were anything else.


27 posted on 11/30/2012 4:23:58 AM PST by Varda
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