In regards to the Wolf Hybrid - Page 2

The ones in the pic i was with were of high content wolf. We were at an outside shopping mall educating people about them.Kids could come up to them and pet them and they would ride up the elevator and esculator!!! They are quite strong though!! You do have to the the leader of the pack and confident.I think that is why I have always liked the wolf.They are smart and they think.There was a wolf mix at the place I trained at and I saw it pacing the fence.I knew it was thinking if scaling over it.Sure enough it started to put it's front paws up and walked along on back feet scanning how it was going to go over.I called the office and told them to move it to a covered run.Just as the kennel worker came out she caught him just in time!!! I love the Czech wolfdogs and look forward to getting one.

CzW

Very high content, ~L~,


I can see the wolf in their heads, their bodies, their expressions.  Great animals if you have the right set up for them and you are the sort to be "in tune" with their nature and your own...

Not a good pet for the average person though...and most definitely not a human in fur.  Eerie animals, they are, spooky the way they watch you and observe everything.  Amazing, amazing agility, though.  A full grown one can stand on a four inch wide window sill and look out the window, even if the window is smaller than they are and the window is four feet from the floor..I mean with all four feet!

Crys

You should use 9 gage wire or mason type fence for the pen,The ones I have seen are difficult to contain and will tear out of regular chain link.

Crossing wolves with dogs is misguided.

Wow I am so impressed and grateful for all the feed back from everyone! Thank you!  So I will rethink the coyote roller unless it is on a 10ft fence lol. Yesterday was her first visit to the Vet and she was given round worm meds which reeked havoc last night we were up taking her to the yard several times and had to clean her kennel twice since she must have gotten an upset stomach oh and then a bath at 3:30 am. But we are up for the challenge and really felt pretty bad for her.

I will post a picture of her here this weekend, by the way LAVK-9 we are in Southern Oregon, where are you? I am so grateful for the advice on diet as well since we want to meet the needs of both sides of her, She was reported to be Timber/shepherd/artic/husky  her dad was timber/shep and mom was artic/husky. We begin puppy school soon and we are looking forward to the venture ahead. We have planned a visit with Wildlife Images this weekend and Howling Acres next weekend both local wolf facilities. I completly agree with the separation issues mentioned in these posts I have seen that already. last night my husband went to the store and I got to spend time alone with Sequoia, She was so upset that when he got back I sent him back out so that she could see that he can come and go but he will always be back she seemed much better the second time, we have some practice ahead there. I did want to mention when we went to the vet yesterday we were sitting or standing in the room with her and the attending vet tech (which lucky for us is my husbands sister nice to have in the family) when another vet tech came in to meet Sequoia and she reached over quite quickly to pet her and Sequoia who is only 3 mos snapped at her. Yikes granted the gal should have first introduced her self but we will be watching this behavior very closely. Thanks everyone

"We have been looking into the wolf hybrid for some time we are both facinated with having exotic animals as we have always been lovers of all creatures." Quoted from brookelyn
All I can say is WOW! You say your are a lover of all creatures, yet you want to own/keep exotic animals. Ones that were never meant to be kept/made into pets. A bit ingnorant if you ask me.
Wild animals belong left in their natural wild habitat as much as possible. Yes I realize some only live in zoos, etc. but even in those circumstances they aren't being made into someones status symbol!

Not sure what is the reason for people to want a Wolf hybrid,i mean we have people who do not even understand the basic nature of dogs let alone throwing wolves in to the mix.

Also Mindhunt,the beauty about Ceaser is that he understands the basic nature of dogs more than most of the people and that is one of the main reason for his success.Have a n ice one.

 

"Wild animals belong left in their natural wild habitat as much as possible."

It's even worse than that because these are animals that have no natural habitat.  They aren't content being kept or confined, as is displayed by their extreme efforts to escape, nor could they survive in the wild.  Additionally, they are potentially very dangerous animals, especially around children.  Wolves have very high prey drive and hunting instincts but are naturally wary of people and avoid them; both are necessary for their survival.  Crossing a wolf with a dog creates an animal with the prey and hunting instincts of a wolf but who no longer has any fear of people.  Because they are small and move quickly, children are seen as prey items by wolf hybrids and there are many accounts of encounters that have left kids mauled, missing limbs or dead.

This is a bad idea from any perspective.

How do you KNOW a dog is part wolf?  I see a lot of people saying they have wolf dogs (not here, but in real life) and their dogs look like a Husky, Alaskan husky, Malamute, sable working line GSD, etc. 

Keith has already said what I would say. I did not carefully read all posts, but in many states, wolf hybrids are illegal. As for the situation you bought the dog from, you answered your own concerns and still went ahead and bought an animal from someone who probably knew nothing about dogs or wolves and could have cared less. I hope you are able to socialize and contain the animal. If it gets loose, you will end up with problems. Good luck.