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Wolves USA Cassiopeia “Cassie”

Cassie was born on April 21, 2018 and was bred by Bobby Burress at Wolves USA kennel in Texas, USA. Cassie was born into a litter of four puppies (two girls, two boys). She came home with us when she was about 4.5 weeks old. Her parents are Sundance and Wica. Like her parents, Cassie is a high content wolfdog.

From the first day we picked her up, Cassie has been a very playful, affectionate, and bold girl. She loves to explore new places and meet new people. She is very enthusiastic and loves to roughhouse, but can also be very sweet. Her favorite way to cuddle is asking for belly rubs, and she will close her eyes and smile. Cassie is very intelligent and learns quickly. She has moderate food drive - she can be picky about certain treats. Once you figure out what interests her, though, she is willing to work and gives her full attention. Cassie regularly comes out in public with me to pet-friendly stores, so that we can continue to socialize and expose her to new environments and people. She is quite curious and loves to investigate her surroundings. If she ever becomes uncomfortable or startled, she recovers very quickly and gets back to investigating and exploring her surroundings in a short amount of time. She has a lot of energy, and always wants to be on the go. She doesn’t just chill out and relax very often, so we always find ways to keep her mind engaged both at home and during our public outings.

Cassie is same-sex selective, and typically does not like it when other mature females are around. She tends to get excited around puppies, and likes most males. Her pen-mate is our low content male, Teddy, whom she loves to play with. Cassie doesn’t tend to guard her kibble, and will leave her kibble to come over for pets and attention. However, she does not like sharing raw meals or toys that she feels are high value. Trading her a very high value treat works very well if we ever need to take something from her, though. Cassie has a high prey drive. We do not allow her to be off leash around small animals or livestock.

As is typical for a high content wolfdog, Cassie only has one heat per year during late winter. She experiences some hormonal mood shifts during this time, and can sometimes be a little grouchy or more easily overstimulated. However, she does not display any actual aggression, and even on her grouchy days, Cassie has very clear body language that makes it easy to understand her emotions and interact with her in the way she needs at that moment. Finding ways to avoid confrontation, keep interactions positive, and focusing on reinforcing our bond of mutual respect and trust, have worked wonderfully with Cassie. Her seasonal shift in hormones and mood changes typically begin around January and end around May-June.

Cassie has not whelped any litters yet, although we look forward to seeing her contribute her wonderful qualities to our program in the coming years.

Cassie is about 27.5-28 inches tall and weighs about 68 pounds. She is an average size for a high content female wolfdog.

Health Testing

  • Hips X-Ray

    Taken November 14, 2020 at 2.5 years of age, intact.

  • OFA Hips Good

    OFA Certificate Hips Good

  • Elbows X-Rays

    Taken November 14, 2020 at 2.5 years of age, intact.

  • OFA Elbows Normal

    OFA Certificate Elbows Normal

  • OFA Patellas Normal

    OFA Certificate Patellas Normal

  • OFA CAER 2020 Normal

    Cassie had her first OFA CAER eye exam on July 27, 2020 at 2 years and 3 months of age. Results: OFA CAER Normal.

    Fun fact: Cassie was the very first high content wolfdog in North America to ever get an OFA eye exam! The exam was done with zero sedation, and Cassie did very well! We have a video of her exam posted on our Facebook kennel page.

  • OFA Cardiac Auscultation 2020

    Cassie had her first OFA Cardiac Auscultation performed on November 14, 2020 (OFA published results on 12/4/2020). Results: OFA Cardiac Normal/Clear.

  • Embark

    Cassie is Clear for all testable disorders on Embark’s panel.

    Cassie’s Embark genetic COI is 17%. She has High Diversity on both her MHC Class II - DLA DRB1 and MHC Class II - DLA DQA1 and DQB1 autoimmune loci.

    View the results for Cassie’s Embark Vet genetic testing and learn more about her 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.

    View Embark Profile

  • Cassie's Pedigree

    Link to the Wolflookalike.com online database to view information about Cassie, her 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.

    View Pedigree Profile

  • OFA Profile

    Link to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals database to view Cassie’s profile and see her OFA health testing scores.

    OFA is not affiliated with Wolfdogs of the Ebon Blade or Tamaskans of the Ebon Blade.

    View OFA Profile

Cassie’s Embark Breed Results

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