ANCD puppy Yarrow

arianwenarie · Post by **arianwenarie** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 6:57 pm

Gorgeous pics of a very handsome boy.

Love the B&W pic, btw.

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 7:04 pm

He is just gorgeous

can't pick a photo of him that I like more.

Post by **TerriHolt** » Sun Dec 16, 2012 9:41 pm

He seem's older than 10 month... He's so grown up :')

Yep, love me the black and white's too...

caninesrock · Post by **caninesrock** » Tue Dec 18, 2012 10:27 pm

Amazing new photos. I like the one of him with the collie.

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:26 pm

Moooore....

He loves sticking his face in the snow

Howling

Sleepy boy on the couch

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:47 pm

He is looking amazing

Post by **TerriHolt** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 2:02 am

More? Oh you torment me since i know of puppies (~deep breath~ i must make car payments, i must make car payments...)

Gorgeous pics as always... Great contrast in the snow (black, white)...

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 8:44 pm

Oh I know! Even I am tempted....Yarrow's little siblings are so cute!

Tiantai · Post by **Tiantai** » Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:37 pm

The howling photo surprisingly looks less wolf like as his short fangs don't give that wolf-like feeling but he is still a handsome dog nonetheless

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 12:15 am

Tiantai wrote:The howling photo surprisingly looks less wolf like as his short fangs don't give that wolf-like feeling but he is still a handsome dog nonetheless

His upper canines are hidden in his lips in that one, it is a funny angle. He definitely doesn't have short fangs. That's the first/only howling picture I've got, but I will try to take some better ones when the chance arrives.

nine00 · Post by **nine00** » Thu Dec 27, 2012 8:59 pm

Very handsome dog!

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Fri Jan 04, 2013 10:00 am

Already contacted you on facebook about the ANCD, and talked about your gorgeous Yarrow, but since I've joined this forum, I felt the need to comment something about him again. God he is handsome!
Probably one of the most beautiful dogs I've seen in my life. He looked like a silver fox kit/black wolf cub when he was small, hehe

(by the way, I'm Anda)

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:44 pm

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 9:18 pm

I LOVE these two pictures... so artistic.. and that first one really shows his wolfy side, I find

He's one beautiful guy. You're lucky to have him. I look forward into owning and ANCD one day too, just not at this very moment. Do you know if the breeder will still breed these guys in, let's say, 5 years?

Also, are there any other breeders, or is she the only one?

PS: Finally, I'm getting a New Guinea dingo between January 1 and January 10, 2013. At this moment, it's the best animal I could welcome in my family. I also look forward on seeing MORE pictures of beautiful Yarrow, as I am very fond of photography too (you will see this as soon as the NGS dingo enters my home

) and you have a really great model to work with!

akaye531 · Post by **akaye531** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 10:23 pm

He's beautiful! And such a big boy. Makes me question whether we should get another tamaskan next, or an ancd. Maybe both!

My boy is just 12 weeks, so I guess we have some time to decide.

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Sun Jan 06, 2013 11:42 pm

Congratulations on the new puppy akaye! What breed is he?

Cornelia1986 · Post by **Cornelia1986** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 4:19 pm

I really LOVE your jacket!!!!

Tatzel · Post by **Tatzel** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 1:46 am

Aww man these photos are lovely! You look so cute together

I really love Yarrow's eyes, they're so stunning!

Tiantai · Post by **Tiantai** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:52 am

I wanna travel to British Columbia and meet your dog!!!!!

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:17 am

Thanks everyone!

Here's a selection from the past while...

Ridiculous face!!

He towers over Jasper now

Not sure if the ice will hold him!

It's slippery stuff

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 3:47 am

He is just stunning!

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:22 pm

aaand some more! Hahah. Had a few nice weather days so I have been taking advantage of photography opportunities.

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 1:49 am

Last one is one of my favorites

Taz · Post by **Taz** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 11:26 am

Gorgeous dog, shouldn't look, it's making me want one.

Post by **TerriHolt** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:15 pm

Taz wrote:Gorgeous dog, shouldn't look, it's making me want one.

me too ... But i also look forward to the next dose of yarrow

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 12:48 am

Ahh!! Me too! Just so gorgeous.

Tatzel · Post by **Tatzel** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:58 pm

He is so incredibly stunning!
How is he character wise now that he grew up more?

Wolfheart2112 · Post by **Wolfheart2112** » Thu Jan 17, 2013 9:25 pm

Beautiful pictures, looking forward to more!

ChenB · Post by **ChenB** » Fri Jan 18, 2013 9:54 pm

What a delightful journey I have just been on!!!! Took me almost 20 minutes to watch your boy grow from a fuzzy black pup to an incredibly stunning beastie! I loove the name Yarrow.... I actually have a dog name diary (I know geekie) I have to say.... The name Yarrow has been in there for years!! Looove looove loove that boy.

PS.... Just to give you fair warming....I am moving in, in approximately one week.... I won't need much space... Promise!!
J/K Hahaha

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:01 pm

Tatzel wrote:He is so incredibly stunning!
How is he character wise now that he grew up more?

Someone asked me a whole bunch of specific questions on the ANCD thread, so I thought I'd just copy and paste them and my answers into here! If you have any other specific ones, I'm happy to answer...

1. How is Yarrow's temperament? On the whole, really nice. He's mellow, affectionate, incredibly smart, and generally easy to live with. He is however very stranger shy.

2. Does he need alot of exercise and space or is he/can he be a mostly inside dog that just gets taken out on walks a few times a week? Well, for my lifestyle I find that he is generally an inside dog who chills out most of the time. But I do have 5 acres that he can play on and we go on one very long walk/horseback ride every day, and we do training sessions most days as well. So he gets quite a bit of mental and physical stimulation, which I'm sure contributes to his mellowness. Still compared to a lot of other breeds his exercise requirements aren't off the chart. On days if I'm not feeling well or something and we don't go out, he'll get a bit restless but some play with another dog or person can usually suffice. I can't think of very many large breed dogs who could be happy with only getting out on walks a few times a week. You will run into way more problem behaviors with limited exercise....

3.It doesn't look like you live in the city. Do you think an ANCD is good for someone who lives in the city and works alot of hours and can only take the dog walking once a day at most? Yeah, I live way out in the country. I think that an ANCD could be fine in the city, but they would need sufficient exercise. One walk a day would be minimum. And for me this means offleash for at least an hour or two so the dog can really get out and run.

4.Can they be kept as primarily indoor dogs with free range of the house even when the owner isn't home? Yarrow is primarily an indoor dog. I crate him when I leave now, but eventually I would like to be able to leave him uncrated. At the moment (he's almost 9 months) he would get into stuff still.

5.How's their prey drive? Yarrow's is not too strong. He is around my two cats all the time, and has been around chickens, baby goats, horses etc. I wouldn't trust him unsupervised with the chickens or baby goats, but he is generally pretty good with small animals. The other day he saw a herd of deer when we were out in the woods and he just sat and watched them, which I was really pleased about.

6.Are they good with strangers? Some are, some aren't. Like I said, Yarrow is very stranger shy. However he is the only one from his litter that is. I socialized him extensively when he was young and he still just doesn't like people he doesn't know. It's slowly getting better. Once he warms up to someone, he totally loves them.

7.How friendly are they/ how much human attention do they like(i.e. Are they an independent breed or one that needs their humans to be around alot and enjoy human attention)? Yarrow is a nice mix of affectionate and independent. He is not needy or clingy, he's quite content hanging out by himself, but he really enjoys cuddle sessions and he's a really sweet, affectionate dog.

8. Should you have more than one at a time(i.e. Would they get lonely if they were the only dog in the house while the owner's out at work)? Yarrow loves other dogs so it's really helpful having two, they can play with each other and wear each other out. I don't think it would be a necessity, though.

9.Do they get along with other dogs? Yes, so far Yarrow is wonderful with other dogs. He's extremely submissive, sometimes to the point of being annoying to the other dog.

10.Do they get along with other animals? I've had Yarrow around my cats and horses every day and he does very well with them.

11.How is their recall when off leash? Good, as long as you train them properly! Yarrow walks offleash every day, and has since I got him. I am never worried about him running off, he is always close by.

12. Are there any health problems to look out for in the breed? Not any in particular that I know of. They seem to be a very healthy breed in general and obviously all breeding dogs are rigorously health tested.

13. What is their average life span? I'm not sure, but I know that Yarrow's grandmother lived to 18, and Xena is 13 I believe and looks and acts much younger, so I'm hopeful that Yarrow will live a long life!

14. Do they howl like either a wolf type howl or a husky type howl, malamute type howl, or their own unique howl type? I would say Yarrow's howl is more wolf like than husky like.

15. How noisy are they? Not very noisy. Yarrow does bark but rarely, and only at things he thinks might be evil intruders (bears etc). I've been working on getting him to howl on command but he doesn't howl often otherwise. He had a variety of whines and rooos that mean different things. He was actually quite vocal/whiney as a puppy but he has mostly outgrown that.

16. Do they have any wolf-like behaviors? Hmm. Hard to say exactly since wolf behaviors are mostly just dog behaviors that are intensified. He likes to steal things and proudly runs away with them, he's timid around strangers like I said, but I can't really think of any purely wolfy behaviors.

17. How easy are they to train? Extremely easy as long as you have good motivation. Yarrow is the smartest dog I have ever worked with, hands down. He learns new behaviors and tricks incredibly fast. He is more independent though than say, your average herding breed, so sometimes he is doing his own thing and he's not always just watching you, waiting for you to tell him what to do. So it's important to have good motivation. He is food and toy motivated.

18. How easy are they to groom? Very easy. No grooming needed most of the time except during shedding, then I was grooming almost daily just to limit the hair floating around the house. Baths only needed if he rolls in something smelly (which he does like to do).

19. How easy to care for are they in general? Pretty easy. But, I do have a lifestyle very conducive to dog ownership. I work from home and spend a great deal of my time with my dogs, training, going out walking, etc, so I feel he has a very fulfilling life. I'm not sure what he would be like if he had to spend the majority of his time alone. I've found with many dogs, they are much more high energy, intense, and much more likely to display unwanted behavior when they are left alone many hours a day. But that is just a personal opinion/observation! So Yarrow is an easy dog for me, but he may not be for someone else...I'm not sure.

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Mon Jan 21, 2013 7:03 pm

ChenB wrote:What a delightful journey I have just been on!!!! Took me almost 20 minutes to watch your boy grow from a fuzzy black pup to an incredibly stunning beastie! I loove the name Yarrow.... I actually have a dog name diary (I know geekie) I have to say.... The name Yarrow has been in there for years!! Looove looove loove that boy.

PS.... Just to give you fair warming....I am moving in, in approximately one week.... I won't need much space... Promise!!
J/K Hahaha

I'm glad you liked the thread! There are a heck of a lot of photos in here, for sure. I also keep lists of dog names, so I guess I am a geek too

That's cool that Yarrow is on yours! Not many Yarrows out there.

Ok, good thing we have a huge house!

Tigerlily · Post by **Tigerlily** » Thu Jan 24, 2013 12:53 pm

Yarrow is absolutely one of my favorites

He resembles a lot my low-content female wolfdog puppy Tara, she's black also. Picture: http://tiikerililja.nettisivu.org/files ... ra65kk.jpg

I found this ANCD breed very interesting!

Tiantai · Post by **Tiantai** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 12:52 am

In my opinion Yarrow actually looks less wolf-like in some photos depending on the angle where it was taken. Although he does look more like a wolf than the black Tamaskans.

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:42 am

Tiantai wrote:In my opinion Yarrow actually looks less wolf-like in some photos depending on the angle where it was taken. Although he does look more like a wolf than the black Tamaskans.

....yes, well, he is not a wolf so it's not that surprising that he doesn't look exactly like one.

Post by **Katlin** » Sat Jan 26, 2013 4:45 am

Kootenaywolf wrote:
Tiantai wrote:In my opinion Yarrow actually looks less wolf-like in some photos depending on the angle where it was taken. Although he does look more like a wolf than the black Tamaskans.
....yes, well, he is not a wolf so it's not that surprising that he doesn't look exactly like one.

I think he looks super wolfie!

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:22 pm

Some more photos from the past little while...

Here he is with me a while ago, when he turned 11 months

And being picked up by my roommate...not a good picture at all but pretty funny!

Being a silly submissive boy...as usual

His scary picture! He was telling one of the other dogs to stay away from his deer leg that he found out on our walk. He wouldn't do this to a person - we're allowed to take anything away from him...

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 8:57 pm

love the one of him running in the water, great shot! Scary looking in the last one

Post by **TerriHolt** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:51 pm

Great pics... Love the last one

Sam warns the cats to stay away from his piggy foot, but he's ok with humans too.

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:07 am

Love the deer leg pic! Gorgeous boy

Post by **Nino** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:02 am

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:52 pm

These are a few shots taken by my photographer friend, she snapped a few of Yarrow on our walk the other day.

Post by **Katlin** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:59 pm

Interesting finish on the pictures. Great photos

HiTenshi16 · Post by **HiTenshi16** » Fri Feb 08, 2013 7:29 pm

Great shots

But not enough photos! (getting too used to you spoiling us with so many).

traceria · Post by **traceria** » Mon Feb 11, 2013 10:39 pm

What a cutie!!

kcyin1569 · Post by **kcyin1569** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 3:52 pm

Such a gorgeous boy! How big is he now? Is he still growing?

Kootenaywolf · Post by **Kootenaywolf** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 6:56 pm

kcyin1569 wrote:Such a gorgeous boy! How big is he now? Is he still growing?

Thank you! I started a new thread for him, it has his most recent photos. He is about 90 lbs and 29'' at the shoulder, though I haven't measured him in a while. He hasn't grown much in the past few months, but I wouldn't be surprised if he grew a bit more before he was totally done.

Luccistar · Post by **Luccistar** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 11:50 pm

Yarrow has become such an internet canine star!

kcyin1569 · Post by **kcyin1569** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 12:57 am

Kootenaywolf wrote:
kcyin1569 wrote:Such a gorgeous boy! How big is he now? Is he still growing?
Thank you! I started a new thread for him, it has his most recent photos. He is about 90 lbs and 29'' at the shoulder, though I haven't measured him in a while. He hasn't grown much in the past few months, but I wouldn't be surprised if he grew a bit more before he was totally done.

Wow! He's a big boy! Are his littermates around the same size as him?

I've been doing a lot of research on this breed, and I'm very keen on getting one in the near future (if finances permit). I have a standard poodle and a schnoodle, so I'm not very familiar with what big-dog-needs are, and more specifically ANCD needs. How much food does he eat a day? How big is his crate? What kind of toys would you recommend, and how long do you think they will last? Would you recommend an ANCD for an electric fence (I don't have an electric fence, but I might get one soon for my other two dogs)?

I asked Ann, but she hasn't gotten to me yet. She's a busy woman, as far as I can tell.

AZDehlin · Post by **AZDehlin** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:33 am

When I was doing screening for my ANCD Anne wanted to make sure I had a six foot fence with a anti dig parameter... An electric fence wouldn't work with my tamaskan for sure he is too strong headed and determined, not so sure it would work with my ANCD either.

kcyin1569 · Post by **kcyin1569** » Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:12 am

AZDehlin wrote:When I was doing screening for my ANCD Anne wanted to make sure I had a six foot fence with a anti dig parameter... An electric fence wouldn't work with my tamaskan for sure he is too strong headed and determined, not so sure it would work with my ANCD either.

Okay, that makes sense. Though both of my dogs are smart, they're also not as head-strong or willful, and very submissive. With them I never really had to correct them more than once or twice, because they want to please me. Teaching them on an electric fence would be easy. I can see how that wouldn't work for a Tam or an ANCD. They're very smart, and as I have observed, can think for themselves just fine. I think that if I tried with a Tam or an ANCD, the dog would outsmart the fence...

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