Actually Sorcha, according to the latest science, wolves are now deemed to be dogs and vice versa. Just took a bit more DNA stuff, on top of the wolves and dogs being able to interbreed and produce fully sexually functional offspring, to convince some.

As far as the look in a wolf's eyes, I've not confronted one in the wild, close up, to determine. However, I've looked into the faces of a couple of dogs in my lifetime, who made my blood run cold.