1:20 Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus)

First step:

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A flying squirrel ?

Good Intent! Next Step:

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Maned wolf?

Step 4:

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Maned wolf from Simone seems a good guess.

Close but not true. Next step:

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Raccoon dog ?

Hyena?

Dhole?

Border collie! Just a joke. XD

Eeehhh, it is a canine... No idea XD

A canine with a large stop on the forehead, small ears....I am thinking of something, but just can't catch it

Sorry, this is only  an sketch  and I am afraid that it is distracting you.  However, for sure this is a canid....
No one has still mentioned it, but is a canid...

A chiwawa ?

African wild/painted/hunting dog?

A dog on stilts !

Hahaha!!!



I think that with this step 5 going to be quite clear:

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A German shepherd dog

close, close!!!

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Tervueren ? ...or simply : Wolf

I said it was not going to be difficult...that is! a wolf! in fact an Iberian Wolf (Canis lupus signatus), in his winter coat...

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WOW ! Gosh ! You also have your own sub-species of WOLF on the Iberian Peninsula

It is a beautyful creature

Yes we have!!!

and here you have the 8th step:

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I'm fascinated by the fact that you are giving so much detail to fur and face on a unfinished animal,
and then just slap some more clay onto it and do it all over again.

Is this how you work? Or was it just for photo purposes?

I'm a starting sculptor and like to know (= learn).
I have tried some projects myself and already accepted that sculpting is a very personal thing.
The kind of clay to use, armature to make, and ways of baking/sculpting, etc. seems to be a very personal kind of choice and preferences.
And I find it very interesting to read why people choose certain ways when it comes to sculpting.
That's why I ask.  

An Iberian wolf is a very interesting choice, they're less bulky than average wolves and they have their specific markings. So, it is a subspecies interesting enough to be replicated. Iberian fauna is very interesting, not dramatically different from the rest of the Europe but most species developed their own features and resulted in interesting subspecies. :)