Does anyone know how much outcrossing, linebreeding or even inbreeding is generally found in the wolf or coyote population?
I suspect there is a certain amount of linebreeding and maybe even some inbreeding. If this theory is true then how are the genetic faults kept to a minimum? My gut feeling is that there is a certain amount of linebreeding/inbreeding but through evolution the faulty pups/cubs didn't make it and died off before they were old enough to breed, hence the cleansing of the species happened many centuries ago. My feeling is that this probably did happen and still is happening today and the wolf and the coyotes are doing just fine in the wild. If we can map out their pedigrees and cull the pups like mother nature culls the wolf and coyote then we could consistantly breed good dogs that look Identical and hunt alike just as the coyotes/wolves reproduce true to their species...
