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Old 12-23-2011, 06:41 AM   #1
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Default Have you ever seen a wolf-dog?

At least this little lady will be put into a sanctuary with others like her so she could live a "normal" life deserving of wolf-dogs.

Dangerous and illegal wolf-dog found wandering in East New York* - NY Daily News
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Old 12-23-2011, 08:08 AM   #2
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My uncle used to breed and raise them and keep them in his garage/property. He had them in an area and wouldn't let any of us kids near them except for the puppies.

Not saying it was a good thing, just saying that's what he did! When he passed away he still had 5 of them. Not sure where they went to since no one but him took care of them.
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Old 12-26-2011, 05:13 AM   #3
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I have heard of wolf mixed with dog .. I think my dh had a cousin who had one. That may have been in Canada.

I was at a dog fair and there was a booth, I think it was for dog training, that had two. No I can't remember how much wolf ... But I would say not much. They were very sweet and I was petting them ... So I would bet it was 4th generation or so back.

Poor little girl Look so frighten, I hooe she finds happiness at the shelter.
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They are not a good choice for most people they need a very special and diligent owner for them to be the happiest and healthiest they can be.

There are several people in my area that have them as rescues. They did not purchase from breeders. The one has studied wolves extensively so he knows how their brains work. He would never recommend someone deliberately cross a dog with a wolf because the offspring will be less predictable than a full blood wolf according to him.
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We went into a local restaurant with my daughters school on a field trip the last week of school and sitting in the floor beside a man in a booth is what I thought was this huge dog. My youngest loves dogs so I took her over to see it. She wouldn't get anywhere near it and I say well that's strange, she usually loves all dogs. The owner says oh it's not a dog, it's a wolf. I was like, say WHAT?!?!? He said it's a grey wolf. I politely walked (ran) away. I mean first of all, who has s wolf and second, who bring it in a restaurant? I asked the owner why they allowed it and they said he said it was an assistance wolf and they had to let him bring it in. They said they called the health Dept and they didn't know what to tell them, no one had ever asked about a wolf before. But it was huge!!
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We went into a local restaurant with my daughters school on a field trip the last week of school and sitting in the floor beside a man in a booth is what I thought was this huge dog. My youngest loves dogs so I took her over to see it. She wouldn't get anywhere near it and I say well that's strange, she usually loves all dogs. The owner says oh it's not a dog, it's a wolf. I was like, say WHAT?!?!? He said it's a grey wolf. I politely walked (ran) away. I mean first of all, who has s wolf and second, who bring it in a restaurant? I asked the owner why they allowed it and they said he said it was an assistance wolf and they had to let him bring it in. They said they called the health Dept and they didn't know what to tell them, no one had ever asked about a wolf before. But it was huge!!
I can tell you that guy was lying to you & the restaurant owner as NO organization would Ever permit a wild animal for a therapy animal.
If I were you I would call animal control & tell them what restaurant you saw this animal at as if it is truly a wolf it cannot & should not be trusted in a public place & is most likely against the law & for good reason. When I was a tech, we received a notice that the rabies vaccine used for dogs did not protect wolves or wolf hybrids against rabies.
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Old 12-27-2011, 04:08 AM   #7
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It's just incredible though that some people are attracted to wild and/or exotic animals that cannot be domesticated. Did you hear the recent story about some man who attempted to board an international flight with over 240 SNAKES (live ones at that) crammed into a suitcase?! Nothing amazes me anymore.
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I just asked my dh to remind me of the story he told me about someone having a wolf as a pet. He said it was his brother and this same brother had a large pit bull named Molly. My dh said the wolf was very quite and did have a fight with Molly once...Molly won. I am not sure how much is distorted in his memory by time.
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I was walking down the sidewalk to the Farmers Maket in our small little city one afternoon a few years ago with Sophie Kate.

As usual on a Saturday afternoon there were a lot of people and their dogs out. Out of the blue this lady came up to me and told me I should leave, there was a man with a "Wolf Dog" at the market (she was concerned for Sophie Kate). I had never heard of a Wolf Dog and thought the lady must be confused (thought it was a German Shepard). I was leaving so I didn't give it much thought but now I wonder if it was real or still my original thought of her being confused.
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Did anyone ever see the documentary a while back where someone tried to domesticate wolf puppies as an experiment to bring attention to having wild animals and hybrids? I can't find it, but in the experiment they determined that wolf puppies cannot be domesticated. The pack tendencies and instincts were too ingrained in their DNA. I would think these instincts would/could carry over to hybrids as well for many generations. Anyway, if anyone knows how to find that documentary, it was very interesting. It was an ABC News documentary or something similar.
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@ Cha Cha -- I saw that documentary on NatGeo less than two months ago! Great insights into why people should not attempt to domesticate "wild" animals.
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I really wish people wouldn't do that.
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I have a story that I'm not proud to tell. My brother had a wolf hybrid years ago. It was a male wolf GSD mix. He also had a female pure GSD. He should have never had either one of them but especially the hybrid. He had to take work out of town and left them with my elderly mother. She was afraid of them so he worked out a way that she could feed them through her fence. I was the only person who would get in the fence with them. At about two or three years old the hybrid started attacking the female GSD. I asked my vet about it and he said that it was the age where the wolf would be reaching sexual maturity and he was very dangerous. I was really worried for my mother's safety. I searched for a wolf hybrid rescue and even posted on wolf hybrid forums begging for someone with experience to take this "dog". I didn't care if he was my brother's dog or not, I was scared for my brother's other dog, my mother, and anyone else in the neighborhood. I quit going in the fence with him. One weekend my brother came home. He was upset with me for telling the vet that he was a wolf hybrid because of legal issues. He took the dog to another vet and had him put down. He was a beautiful dog. I can't tell you how much it broke my heart that he did that. Later that same day I got an email from a man the had raised wolf hybrids for years and his had recently passed away and he wanted Chino. I cried for days about it. I've never completely forgiven my brother for putting my mother and myself in that situation. Wild animals or wild animal mixes should be left to those with training and experience. The average citizen should not be allowed to own them.
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Oh dear, it is rather sad that you and your mom had a horrible experience. I cannot believe why anyone would think that they can raise "exotic and dangerous" animals.
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The foster home I lived in my Senior year of HS had one....though the owner said it was more dog then wolf, the beast was massive. What a magestic thing to see running thru the 10 acres of property the house sat on (and yes, the howl was eery). It slept with me every night, taking up most of the King size bed. Not saying if it was right or wrong that it was bred/owned by my foster Mom, but he was pretty cool and a very sweet dog.

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