I've heard that the Utonagan came from breeding Northern Inuit dogs (another wolf lookalike breed) with GSDs, Akitas, Greenland dogs and Collies

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I've heard that the Utonagan came from breeding Northern Inuit dogs (another wolf lookalike breed) with GSDs, Akitas, Greenland dogs and Collies. Is this true?
Ok, now I'm confused ... the Utonagan started off as the Northern Inuit and then turned into the Utonagan???

I've heard that the Utonagan came from breeding Northern Inuit dogs (another wolf lookalike breed) with GSDs, Akitas, Greenland dogs and Collies - is this true?

In a word, no! This myth seems to have cropped up due to misinformation being passed on as the "gospel truth". The Utonagan did start off as the Northern Inuit - there are several dogs around today who began life as Northern Inuit, but are now registered Utonagan! However, there have not been any registered crossbreeds. Accidents do happen, but the progeny from them have been sold to pet homes as Utonagan crossbreeds, and therefore not listed on the Utonagan Society register as they are NOT Utonagan!