[Wolfstar]

The Russians got very dog-like foxees by breeding for docility and tolerance of humans but I never heard they tried breeding them with dogs.

Yeah, the claim was made on one of those semi-educational cable TV shows. Supposedly after they got tame wolves, they wanted some more dog-like trainability and temperament, so they experimented with some hybrids. I can't vouch for their honesty, however. :)

[aft_lizard]

I thought that breed was from dingoes or jackals or some other wild dog.