▁hy brid ▁of ▁a ▁German ▁She ph erd ▁Dog ▁with ▁an ▁Italian ▁w olf , ▁a ▁gen etic ▁study ▁conducted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁could ▁find ▁no ▁connection ▁between ▁this ▁dog ▁and ▁the ▁Italian ▁w olf . ▁ ▁The ▁Kun ming ▁w olf dog ▁ ▁The ▁Kun ming ▁w olf dog , ▁also ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Kun ming ▁dog , ▁is ▁an ▁established ▁bre ed ▁of ▁w olf dog ▁that ▁origin ated ▁in ▁China . ▁Un like ▁most ▁other ▁w olf dog ▁cross es , ▁Kun ming ▁w olf d ogs ▁are ▁suitable ▁as ▁guard ▁dogs ▁and ▁working ▁dogs ▁due ▁to ▁their ▁German ▁She ph erd ▁Dog ▁ancest ry . ▁They ▁have ▁been ▁trained ▁as ▁military ▁assistant ▁dogs ▁to ▁perform ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁tasks , ▁such ▁as ▁detect ing ▁mines . ▁Some ▁are ▁also ▁trained ▁to ▁be ▁fire ▁dogs ▁and ▁rescue ▁dogs . ▁Today , ▁they ▁are ▁commonly ▁kept ▁as ▁family ▁compan ions ▁by ▁many ▁pet ▁own ers ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Liv est ock ▁guard ian ▁dogs ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁study ▁found ▁that ▁ 2 0 % ▁of ▁wol ves ▁and ▁ 3 7 % ▁of ▁dogs ▁shared ▁the ▁same ▁mit och ond rial ▁ha plot ypes ▁in ▁Georgia . ▁More ▁than ▁ 1 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁studied ▁wol ves ▁had ▁detect able ▁dog ▁ancest ry ▁and ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁dogs ▁had ▁detect able ▁w olf ▁ancest ry . ▁The ▁results ▁of ▁the ▁study ▁suggest ▁that ▁ad mi xture ▁between