 Wolf-Dog. Thats right i said it.....
#165938 - 11/30/2007 02:38 PM |
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Well not for me anyhow.
Just read a post in one of my other groups and i will quote a few things in her post:
1. I have a 15 wk old wolf hybrid
2. We have 3 kids, 15, 13 & 3
3. We are doing great with house breaking, however, she hates the lease and she has a major foot fetish…LOL (she loves to bite at bare feet
4. So, I guess the only immediate issues I have would be learning to go for a walk without it being EXHAUSTING for me because she is either pulling or stopping. And getting the “foot nipping” stopped!
So... what exactly should i tell this lady, besides giving advice on how to solve the problems is there anything i could say (and that would actually stick) of warning her of the dangers?
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#165940 - 11/30/2007 02:42 PM |
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UGH....I don't even know where to start.
These hybrids are dangerous....period.
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#165941 - 11/30/2007 02:42 PM |
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that she should maybe work out more if a 15 week old pup tires her out from pulling?
(sorry, that wasn't helpful, and maybe it's bigger than i imagine a pup of that age to be....but geez)
i'd shot her these articles:
http://www.leerburg.com/kidbites.htm
http://www.leerburg.com/dogs-babies.htm
and while they obviously already have the wolf-hybrid, they might want to consider behaviour issues as it ages, particularly if she's having trouble at 15 weeks. would she be receptive to a suggestion that there may be a more suitable home (i.e. experienced adult) out there?
you could also link her to some of the stuff written on this site about hybrids.
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#165942 - 11/30/2007 02:44 PM |
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UGH....I don't even know where to start.
These hybrids are dangerous....period.
Pretty much what i said.
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#165943 - 11/30/2007 02:44 PM |
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#165944 - 11/30/2007 02:45 PM |
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I guess the fact that she got an animal like this says something about her judgment.
Does she have any clue how dangerous this thing could be around her 3-yr-old?
Most clueless people don't seem to take well to being told they made a mistake, so I wouldn't spend much time talking to her, but I'd definitely print out the articles Carol referenced and give them to her and her husband.
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#165948 - 11/30/2007 02:49 PM |
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maybe you could explain to her that animals don't domesticate immediately, it takes generations for domestic behaviours to be bred, and by having a wolf-hybrid she's exposing herself and her children to dangerous behaviours by an animal that won't think just like a dog even if that's how she views it?
where do people get wolf-hybrids from anyways?
can she give it to a wolf sanctuary? would they even take that? i would think it should be sent to someone equipped to handle it.
edit: not dangerous, but illustrative of the timeline w/respect to domestication. i had a roommate who took on a friend's hedgehog. leaving aside the fact that while i love all animals i've never seen such disgusting habits in my life  , the thing hated us. i did some research, and while hedgehogs can imprint to their first person, they haven't been domesticated for very long and make poor pets b/c they don't actually like people yet. there haven't been enough domestic generations.
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#165949 - 11/30/2007 02:53 PM |
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can she give it to a wolf sanctuary? i would think it should be sent to someone equipped to handle it.
I think sanctuaries and havens are overrun with Hybrids.
When I worked "Katrina" there was a hybrid there in the aggressive dog section, and while he was manageable (as long as it was just a potty break and no real interaction) he was by NO MEANS remotely interested in humans.
He went to a haven, I am sure just because he was a "victim" of Katrina. Otherwise he probably would have been PTS after an attack.
I will say he was beautiful, but that does not mean I would have taken him home.
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I don't think wolves recognize human voice as domesticated dogs. I feel it is an accident in the making. I saw a guy with a malamute x wolf in a kennel. The dog was huge. He told me he kenneled him at night because previously he killed two goats. She should re home it to someone with experience with these animals. Also what about the liability? is she in a neighborhood? does the animal roam freely? Just too much to worry about.
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#165952 - 11/30/2007 02:57 PM |
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that she should maybe work out more if a 15 week old pup tires her out from pulling?
(sorry, that wasn't helpful, and maybe it's bigger than i imagine a pup of that age to be....but geez)
i'd shot her these articles:
http://www.leerburg.com/kidbites.htm
http://www.leerburg.com/dogs-babies.htm
and while they obviously already have the wolf-hybrid, they might want to consider behaviour issues as it ages, particularly if she's having trouble at 15 weeks. would she be receptive to a suggestion that there may be a more suitable home (i.e. experienced adult) out there?
you could also link her to some of the stuff written on this site about hybrids.
Honestly i am waiting for her response before i start sending out links. Want to see what her reaction is to my first post.
I got no problem giving her advice, the the longest time i was interested in wolfs/wolf-dogs (and never really did any real research)
But from what i have read. The best analogy i can think of (considering w all like comparing humans to dogs) A wolf-dog is pretty much cave-man - human.
Michael.West
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