Mary Allen
#4 Therefore, in 1955, in what was then Czechoslovakia, an attempt was made to breed a very special breed: they wanted a strong, watchful dog to secure the borders.
The breeding program was led by various scientists. The crossing of the Carpathian wolf and the German shepherd dog resulted in the forerunners of today's dog breed.
#5 The performance of a few hybrid breeds was promising, but the hoped-for success of this breed failed to materialize.
The result, called the Czechoslovak Wolfhound (Ceskoslovensky Vlciak), remained relatively shy, the stimulation threshold was too low.
#6 In fact, this low stimulus threshold often quickly led to aggression.
Therefore, the breeding program was discontinued in 1971. These bred wolfhounds were then either abandoned or killed.