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Calupoh.

FCM and ARBA utilization: 'a versatile dog and great companion', ideal as a companion dog, classed in FCI-style Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle dogs. Temperament per the standard: very agile and dynamic yet stable and easy to handle, loyal and noble with the family, coexists with other dogs, willing to please, but can appear aloof before strangers. History per the standard: the Mexican Wolfdog descends from dog and gray wolf hybridism in pre-Hispanic Mexico, and the Calupoh is the breed project begun in the mid-1990s to resume it. Wikipedia (English): developed in the 1990s as a cultural heritage project; recognized by the Federación Canófila Mexicana in September 1999; initially a mix of Mexican wolf with German Shepherd, and modern lines are purebred dogs bred to a standard, not actively crossed with wolves. Wikipedia (Spanish): utilization listed as companion dog; temperament stable, noble, needs much socialization, intelligent, shy, playful..

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightdogs null, bitches null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.
66–110LBWeight, all linesbreed dogs 70 to 110 lb; breed bitches 66 to 100 lb.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

dogs 24 to 29 in · bitches 22 to 27 in

Breed clubFederación Canófila Mexicana

Standard prints a range; center blank.

Weight

dogs 70 to 110 lb · bitches 66 to 100 lb

Breed clubAKC

Low and high span the Spanish Wikipedia female figure (30 to 45 kg = 66 to 99 lb) and the AKC range (70 to 100 lb, not split by sex). Center blank.

Coat

FCM and ARBA standards: double layered, medium length, rough texture outside and soft inside, weather resistant; preferred color black or smoky black, some adults turn silver; white/sable or fully sable puppies can be accepted but are not desirable; white spots on chest and feet and brown socks permitted. AKC breed page grooming score: Coat Grooming Frequency 1 of 5; Shedding Level 3 of 5.

Breed clubFederación Canófila Mexicana

Shedding

Shedding 3 of 5 (AKC breed page trait score)

Breed clubAKC

AKC breed page trait score, 1 to 5: a breed-club tendency, never a measurement.

Heat tolerance

3 of 5 · FCM standard: coat is double layered, medium length, weather resistant.

DerivedFederación Canófila Mexicana

Derived from a medium-length double coat (3 on the library scale). No source states a heat finding.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Energy

AKC breed page trait scores (1 to 5): Energy Level 3; Trainability Level 3; Playfulness Level 3; Barking Level 3; Watchdog/Protective Nature 3; Openness To Strangers 1; Good With Other Dogs 5; Good With Young Children 5.

Breed clubAKC

AKC's own bands, not measured behavior.

Grooming load

1 of 5

Breed clubAKC

AKC breed page trait score, 1 to 5: a breed-club tendency, never a measurement.

The work

What it was built to do in the field, and what a test or trial asks of it.

Role

FCM and ARBA utilization: 'a versatile dog and great companion', ideal as a companion dog, classed in FCI-style Group 1 Sheepdogs and Cattle dogs. Temperament per the standard: very agile and dynamic yet stable and easy to handle, loyal and noble with the family, coexists with other dogs, willing to please, but can appear aloof before strangers. History per the standard: the Mexican Wolfdog descends from dog and gray wolf hybridism in pre-Hispanic Mexico, and the Calupoh is the breed project begun in the mid-1990s to resume it. Wikipedia (English): developed in the 1990s as a cultural heritage project; recognized by the Federación Canófila Mexicana in September 1999; initially a mix of Mexican wolf with German Shepherd, and modern lines are purebred dogs bred to a standard, not actively crossed with wolves. Wikipedia (Spanish): utilization listed as companion dog; temperament stable, noble, needs much socialization, intelligent, shy, playful.

Breed clubFederación Canófila Mexicana

The registry sources agree on companion use. No source read describes hunting or field work.

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akc bands

AKC breed page trait scores (1-5): Energy Level 3; Mental Stimulation Needs 1; Trainability Level 3; Barking Level 3; Watchdog/Protective Nature 3; Good With Young Children 5; Openness To Strangers 1; Good With Other Dogs 5; Shedding Level 3; Coat Grooming Frequency 1; Drooling Level 1; Affectionate With Family 5; Playfulness Level 3; Adaptability Level 3.

Breed clubAKC

Fourteen AKC bands in one row; the selector reads each by name. Breed-club ratings: a tendency, never a measurement.

How to read this page

Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.

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Also called
Mexican Wolfdog, Perro lobo mexicano, Mexican Black Wolfdog, Lupo negro

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