GSD Mix??? - Page 7

A woman contacted me today from Noah's Friends shelter. She is dying to have him. She wrote in her note,


"As far as getting him ready for a successful rehoming there is a particularly highly skilled trainer locally with whom we have on occasion contracted and who is deeply respected by those who know her who would probably love the opportunity to work with him: she, Tara Flaming Wilson, is a Police Officer, canine handler, and long-time dog trainer with a focus on GSDs as well as being experienced in K-9 Search and Rescue.  You can read about her at http://www.k-9action.com/training.htm.   Her father is also an experienced GSD trainer and the family owns a boarding facility located just a few miles from Noah's.  If Greylin were to enter our program he would likely be hanging out with those folks for a couple of weeks while they put him through his doggy-be-good-so-that-you-can-be-successfully-rehomed paces."

Anybody know anything about this person, Tara Flaming Wilson?   

If she even thinks she is going to put a wolf thru "doggie-be-good" and be successfully rehomed out, she is shy a few marbles.
People do have them as pets, but for it to be succesfull they have to learn the rules of the road, wolf style, and go down that road with no tickets. Very seldom will there be a 2nd chance. This is why the shelters are full, heck you can not even get people to raise their dogs right. I understand your concern and you have gotten in over your head, I have sent a pm with phone number, Best solution for both. There are quite a few on this board with loads of experiance in handling hard dogs, agressive, breaking up fights and willing to work with them, you hear anyone saying, I can do it. We all understand he is playing by a different set of rules,. and would need to get educated quickly inorder to handle him. He also could be the next best thing since Ice cream and could turn out to be a heck of a companion, but without meeting him and spending time with him and giving him time to adjust and become part of your pack, there is no way to tell how he really is in temperment and socaillability.Just stay stric with every dog in the house right now.

Yeah, that babytalk kind of bothered me too. Well, she does have experience with a few wolf hybrids, and I have to say that this one is going to be easier than many. I'm actually surviving it and teaching him a few things! I'm surprising myself.

Here's vid of him with a GSD. Yard is a MESS!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ylNudXh5D8

I contacted the Indian guy. The rescues have problems with Indians, because once the dogs go onto Federal land, the rescues can't make the adopter comply with the contract. I dunno. I have this instinct that Indians and wolves belong together...romantic vision of the old West, I suppose. 

 Exactly right! Bobby Joe is a GREAT guy, I'm smitten! He's on 48 acres of private land. He rescues abused horses. He wants Greylin for his own, and I sure as heck hope it works out that way. Greylin is going to be heading South towards Bobby Joe very soon, I think. Within the week.

TessJ10, EVERYONE loves the name!

Very, very, very cool. 

Funny question, but some poeple swear by this- how does he drink his water? Lap it up like a dog or put his mouth to it and kind of suck it out of the bowl?

Good job on saving this dog.  All the posts remind me of the time I had a customer come thru training with a wolf hybrid.  He didn't tell me.  I took the dog and worked it.  When I looked down and that dog looked into my eyes it was a feeling I will never forget.  I remember thinking he was looking into my soul. I knew something was different, it wasn't until after the lesson was over the guy told me the dog was a wolf hybrid!  

KCzaja, he doesn't drink like that. He drinks normally, but messily. However, I know a 4 month old pit puppy who drinks like that! Bright red puppy, looks like a tiny horse at the trough!