Teddy — Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade

DSC_0913_1[1].jpg — Winecup of the Ebon Blade “Teddy”

Teddy was born on June 27, 2018 and was bred by us, Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade, here in Texas, USA. He is from our very first litter, which had 9 puppies (six males and three females). The litter theme was Texas Flowers, so each puppy was given the common name of a flower species native to Texas. Teddy’s parents are Anubis and Tarheel Queen of Hearts (“Talia”).
Teddy is a very goofy, playful, and talkative dog who always has a dopey smile on his face. All he wants is to be right by your side, participating in whatever you’re doing. He inherited his mother’s talkative nature, and will gleefully “woo-woo” at us anytime he thinks he isn’t getting enough attention. He is extremely affectionate, and is happiest when he’s the center of attention and getting belly rubs or leaning on your legs. Teddy is highly food motivated, which makes it very easy to teach him new things. He is eager to learn, and is very attentive, although his enthusiasm sometimes makes him a bit awkward. He is learning better impulse control, just like his mother, Talia, had to learn as a youngster.
Teddy does not display any same-sex aggression at all, and has been housed with several of his intact brothers throughout his life. He has also been very excited and polite with every new dog or puppy that he has met. Teddy is a wonderful dog to include in play groups for this reason. Teddy does not display any resource guarding tendencies at all towards humans or other dogs. He does have a moderate prey drive, but with sufficient motivation, he is able to be redirected.
Teddy will be participating in our wolfdog breeding program, but has also been proposed as a new Foundation Dog for the Tamaskan Dog breed, which will give other lines an outcross option. Teddy has been granted pre-approval as a potential new FD by both the Tamaskan Dog Register (TDR) and the International Tamaskan Register (ITR). Once Teddy’s evaluations are complete and these two registries give us their final decision on Teddy’s status, we will be sure to post an update!
Teddy has not yet sired any litters, but we greatly look forward to seeing how he will contribute to our program in the coming years.
Teddy is about 26 inches tall and weighs about 75 lbs. He is seal in color, which is a black dog who shows agouti undertones in their black coat. Like his sire, Anubis, Teddy will not phase to white with age, as this trait does not run in his line. According to his Embark Vet DNA results, Teddy’s total wolf content is approximately 31% total Gray Wolf. A link to his Embark results is listed below.

Winecup Flower.jpg — Teddy is named after…

The Winecup flower, also known as the Purple Poppy Mallow. Its scientific name is Callirhoe involucrata. Click the image at the left to link to the University of Texas at Austin’s plant database and learn more about this beautiful native Texan flower.

Health Testing

Hips X-Ray

Taken June 11, 2021, two weeks prior to turning 3 years old, intact.
OFA Hips Fair

OFA Certificate Hips Fair
Elbows X-Rays

Taken June 11, 2021, two weeks prior to turning 3 years old, intact.
OFA Elbows Normal

OFA Certificate Elbows Normal
OFA Patellas Normal

OFA Certificate Patellas Normal
OFA CAER + Gonioscopy Normal

Teddy had his first OFA CAER eye exam on May 24, 2021. He also had a Gonioscopy exam performed as a requirement for the Tamaskan Dog breed’s health testing requirements for proposed outcrosses. Results: OFA Certificate CAER + Gonioscopy Normal.
OFA Cardiac Auscultation 2021

Teddy had his first OFA Cardiac Auscultation performed on June 11, 2021 (OFA published results on 6/18/2021). Results: OFA Cardiac Normal/Clear.
OFA Full Dentition

OFA Certificate Full Dentition

Embark

Teddy is a Carrier of Degenerative Myelopathy (DM). DM is a recessive disorder, which means a dog is typically not affected unless they have two copies of that gene. Breeding Carrier to Clear avoids producing any homozygous/affected puppies. Teddy is clear for all other testable genetic disorders on Embark’s panel.
Teddy’s Embark genetic COI is 2%, and he has High Diversity on both his MHC Class II - DLA DRB1 and MHC Class II - DLA DQA1 and DQB1 autoimmune loci.
Click below to view the public results for Teddy’s Embark Vet genetic testing and learn more about his genetic health, coat colors, body type, haplotypes, and more.
Embark Vet is not affiliated with Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade or Tamaskans of the Ebon Blade.

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Teddy's Pedigree

Link to the Wolflookalike.com online database to view information about Teddy, his pedigree, and relatives.
Wolflookalike.com is a privately run website that is not affiliated with Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade or Tamaskans of the Ebon Blade.

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OFA Profile

Link to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals database to view Teddy’s profile and see his OFA health testing scores.
OFA is not affiliated with Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade or Tamaskans of the Ebon Blade.

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Teddy’s Embark Breed Results

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