The obverse of "All wolves are canines" is "No wolves are non-canines."

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The obverse of a statement involves negating the predicate and changing its quality (affirmative to negative or vice versa) while keeping the subject the same. In this case, changing "All wolves are canines" to "No wolves are non-canines" involves negating the predicate "canines" to "non-canines" and changing the statement from affirmative to negative, correctly maintaining the meaning of the original statement.

The Obverse of "All Wolves Are Canines" Is "No Wolves