# 100,000 pugs - How long to breed a wolf?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 9, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-pugs-how-long-to-breed-a-wolf/283813 "2005-01-09T01:33:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2005, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-000-pugs-how-long-to-breed-a-wolf/283813/21 "2005-01-12T02:50:06Z")

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> [@WhyNot](#):
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> We saw dogs that looked much like dingoes, but with shorter hair, when we were in Bali a few years ago. They’re everywhere. Some of the smartest dang dogs I’ve ever seen, too. They look both ways before crossing streets and herd small children away from cars, although they (the dogs, not the children) don’t appear to “belong” to anybody.
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> I would assume that dogs on an island are dealing with a pretty limited gene pool, yet they’ve bred themselves back to dingoes.

The [Bali Dog](http://www.aero.com/photo/blakeh/Bali99/BaliDog.jpg) is one of several breeds considered to belong to the [Dingo/Pariah Dog](http://www.canineworld.com/PADS/breeds.htm) group.

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