What kind of wolf did a chihuahua come from?
You subtract from a wolf to get a dog. Want short hair? Block the gene pathway that makes guard hairs (easy to do, any one of several genes along the path will do).
Want a black dog? Melanism is also found in wolves, want a yellow dog? block the gene pathways for the other colors that combine to make grey.
Short legs? Exact same thing as dwarfism in humans. Bent over ears? Leave the ears in puppy form, block the genes that make em stand up.
Then select for certain specific traits of wolf behavior you want. Tracking? Wolves do that too as part of their repertoire, retrieving? wolves do that to. Pointing? Yep. Protection dog? Wolves attack and kill intruding wolves.
Google up late term wolf fetus. Pretty much exactly like a chihuahua complete with soft spot in the skull. A case of arrested development.
What separates a dog from a wolf is a short stretch of identified DNA, which somehow imbues the dog with an ability to interpret human facial expressions and mannerisms. Wolves can’t, even if adopted as young pups.
