Outcross program

The Northern Inuit Dog was bred pure from their founding in the 90’s until mid 2010’s when various health issues were discovered due to the narrow gene pool. Dogs from similar breeds, such as the Tamaskan Dog and British Timber Dog, were introduced to widen the gene pool but keep the wolfalike look and preserve the Northern Inuit temperament.

These first-generation outcrosses were called F1, and today, some I.W.C.R breeders are still working on creating a Northern Inuit Dog with more genetic diversity. We have labelled these outcrosses with F1, F2, F3, and so on to mark how many original Northern Inuit lines are in the dog.

Check with the breeder if they have an outcross program and what breeds they use. Not all I.W.C.R breeders use our Northern Inuit Outcross program in their breeding.

F1

F1 is the first generation outcross between a Northern Inuit Dog and another breed. 50% of the lines are not pure Northern Inuit. These dogs will have the looks and traits from both breeds, and IWCR do recommend their breeders to do the outcrosses with a similar wolfalike breed, such as Tamaskan to preserve the look and temperament of the Northern Inuit Dog.

F2

F2 is the second generation outcross if one of the parents is an F1, even if the other dog is pure Northern Inuit or has a higher F number.
A F2 has between 50.1 - 74.9% of original Northern Inuit Lines.

F3

A F3 has at least a F2 parent and the other parent is pure Northern Inuit or has a higher F number.
A F3 has between 75% - 87.4% of original Northern Inuit Lines.

F4

A F4 has at least a F3 parent and the other parent is pure Northern Inuit or has a higher F number.
A F4 has between 87,5% - 93,74 % of original Northern Inuit Lines.

The rest of the F labels follow the same rules.

F5 93,75 % - 96,87% of original Northern Inuit Lines.

F6 96,87% - 98,43% of original Northern Inuit Lines.