I think I'm the first one to say this, but I'm a mixture of my own breed of canine, and wolf. Which, I find ironic since my breed is supposed to be massive, and I'm signficantly small (I should really do something about that), but none the less.
I wanted a very specific tail, and a very specific coat color that I didn't see in wolves, or really in any dog breeds that I actually liked to-be-honest. Ultimately, making up my own worked the best. Although, being fairly new, still have a few kinks to work out. And I'm mostly wolf.
I've always had this thing for wolves, even when I was little, it just kinda stuck.