Lupo Italiano

About the Lupo Italiano

The Lupo Italiano is a dog breed from Italy. According to its creator, the breed's foundation was a wolf hybrid produced from crossing a German Shepherd and an Italian wolf, though a number of genetic studies put this in doubt. As it is not recognised by the ENCI, selection and rearing of the Lupo Italiano is carried out by the Associazione degli Affidatari Allevatori del Lupo Italiano, a state-funded nonprofit organisation which prohibits its sale and only allows specimens to be leased to volunteers, police and search and rescue organisations.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Lupo Italiano” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.