wolf cross - Page 1

        I have a German shepherd/wolf mix. Her name is Bella. She is 75% wolf and 25% German shepherd. She is a very intelligent dog and she is very unique. This breed of dog is fairly easy to train. She is obedient and very calm. She is very sweet and lovable. I have a brother that is nine and six cousins all under the age of ten. Bella is very calm and has never acted aggressive or mean towards the kids. Bella has never acted aggressive towards me or any other adults. She is very protective of our house and and of us. When I take her for walks, she stands by my side and never tries to wander off. She has very good hearing and a very good sense of smell. I would highly recommend this breed of dog to anyone considering.

Why would you recomend it to any one? They aren't all like that and not everyone can handle a wolf/dog mix. Even Czech Wolfdogs that is an actual breed aren't able to be handled by everyone.Just like not everyone should own a German Shepherd, Malinois or Chihuahua. Hell most people shouldn't even have a dog!!! I would only recomend this dog with that much % of wold to a very knowledgable person that knows how to raise and train them. So many end up in shelters cause people read something like what you wrote and think that they are all easy to live with. Not the case.

This "breed" of dog, this isn't a breed.  It's a mix, or hybrid.  Not to mention the majority of the crosses are not THAT laid back that I have seen.  You may have been the lucky one who got the easy dog.   The wolves and  wolf Hybrids I've been around, in general would not be suitable for just anyone, nor would this cross.  You may have a great dog, but not everyone will be as lucky, and many will have to work very hard at raising this type of cross, so I would not be reccomending this to everyone.

She sounds very nice.  You didn't say how old she is.  

I just had a guy tell me he was looking in to one of these crosses. He is thinking it would be a good protection dog. IF I remember correctly on some of the books I have read on wolves they would rather  "flight" then "fight". I believe PERSONALY  not enough information is obtained before getting these crosses. Hell I would have to agree 100 % with LawK9 that there are some people that should not have dogs ( or have children or be allowed to reproduce for that matter).

so sad that the dogs of any cross or breed has to always pay the final price.:( 

Again JMPO

DFTT.

There's a program in Italy that used /uses(?) wolf blood to create military dogs. Aparently it's been quite successful, but the exact mix of wolf and dog isn't publically dsisclosed.

In the US military that program was tried, and ultimately considered a failure. BTW, it was -not!- the Superdog Program some US-based wolfdog breeders claim it was. Superdog was a stimulation-based program involving purebred dogs from birth through adulthood.

Sounds like Bella is a very sweet wolfdog, but in my opinion, you lucked out :-) Most hybrids I've met are nothing like that, even the low-content ones. I wouldn' t personally recommend a wolfdog to anyone, because the ownership requirements are more than a lot of people can provide. Then again, like =t's already been said, many people shouldn't even own a chihuahua, much less something big, powerful, with instincts running close to the surface.

All the wolfdogs I have met epitomize the phrase "companion animal," but I haven't met a single one I'd consider a "pet." The ones I have met, even the calm ones, are far too reserved to consider themselves "owned" by a human, heh.

they are NOT good for protection, they are normally very shy around strangers, very reactive (fearful and/or fear aggressive) and normally are quite difficult to train with any reliability past leash-walking (and they must always be on a leash) - there are always exceptions - I'd say in  my experience, the hybrid described in the first post is an exception rather than the rule.
They normally do NOT make good pets for the average pet owner and should NOT be recommended as such.  There are some nice, friendly, tame and gentle lions, tigers and bears, too.

molly

Nevermind that in most states  it is against the law to own a Hybrid.

There might be the few wolf dog mixes that are sweet.Of course it depends on the way they are raised and the training. I was talking to a police officer in London and he said that they use Czech wolf dogs for patrol and tracking. As far as a wolf mix..they have a different temperament then a Czech wolf dog. CZWDs do protection work and compete in shows and sport like German Shepherds. Through their breeding process it has lessened the traits of  wolf except for the beautiful looks of them.Here are a few pics that show they are quite versatile.
.nice  full mouth bite!!