Wolf/Dog Hybrids

[kamwhy]

I really love wolves, dogs and even wolf/dog hybrids but I don't think a hybrid wolf/dog would like to be a house pet because of his part wolf. Wolves are made to be free and running in the wild. Dogs are already an animal very perceptive and with instincts from their wild ancestrals. Now if you have a hybrid wolf/dog they will most probably be more wild that your average dog. So i don't really recomend people to have them at home without having the perception that they are not really dogs but more like a wild animal with many instincts like those of the wolves.

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[LupusArgentea]

Listen up. Most states, you have to get a permit to keep a wolf or wolfdog. Are you really going to go to all that trouble for a dog you may not be able to take care of? You have to think of the animal first.
Wolves = Strong hunting instinct, need lots of exercise, large space, social needs
If you cannot stand your 'precious puppy' chasing small animals and bringing their mutilated carcasses to you, do not get a wolfdog. If you can't walk it AT LEAST twice a day, do not get a wolfdog. If you don't have a large- and I mean LARGE- space for your pet to stay, do not get a wolfdog. If you can spend a lot of time doing nothing except playing with your dog or doubling the work and getting a second dog, do not get a wolfdog.
And that's barely scratching it. Wolfdogs are much more dangerous, much larger than your domestic dog. It doesn't matter if you 'want one so bad', if you can't take care of it, it's animal abuse. Now, do you really want this animal to suffer just because you want a pet that looks cool?
Basically, if you're willing to sacrifice a lot for this animal and you've done your research and you know EXACTLY what this animal needs and you have access to it, go ahead.
We're not being mean, we're just trying to help you. We want you to not get the wolfdog if you can't take care of it, not get a fine and have your animal taken away because you did something wrong. I, myself, want a wolfdog- they're beautiful animals. But I don't have the means to take care of it, so I'll probably settle for a small 'winter-dog', instead.

[evergreen]

Ok all dogs can hurt people its just hybrids and pit bulls or shepards that our here about and i am SICK OF IT.i think they are fine and have tried to own one and hope to in the future.Lets just stop listening to what we here in the news its all lies and bad puplisity.

Your heart is in the right place but im afraid you are missinformed. A hybrid is NOTHING like a pitbull or a shepherd or any other dog for that matter. It took humans THOUSANDS of years to create safe pets out of wolves... not a few generations. A wolf dog is MUCH MUCH more likely to be agressive towards humans. Have you ever seen what they act like in a pack when there is food around? do you want that in your kitchen? Not to mention that breeding them is extreamly unethical. Hybrids belong in the hands of a wildlife center... not at the end of a leash.

Humans are so greedy in the fact that if they like something they want one, they can't just leave it where it is.

[kalleigh]

I don't really think it's a bad thing for people to have a wolf/dog hybrid. But only if they can manage to attend to all their needs, because of their wolf heritage. Wolves have many needs that may be difficult for people to usually follow. For example the need to run for miles, to hunt and the need to have companionship. Also people should have in acount their wild streak (wolf instincts) because although they are half dog, they are still wilder than any other dog.

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[pizzas and scream]

Ok all dogs can hurt people its just hybrids and pit bulls or shepards that our here about and i am SICK OF IT.i think they are fine and have tried to own one and hope to in the future.Lets just stop listening to what we here in the news its all lies and bad puplisity.

Your heart is in the right place but im afraid you are missinformed. A hybrid is NOTHING like a pitbull or a shepherd or any other dog for that matter. It took humans THOUSANDS of years to create safe pets out of wolves... not a few generations. A wolf dog is MUCH MUCH more likely to be agressive towards humans. Have you ever seen what they act like in a pack when there is food around? do you want that in your kitchen? Not to mention that breeding them is extreamly unethical. Hybrids belong in the hands of a wildlife center... not at the end of a leash.

Humans are so greedy in the fact that if they like something they want one, they can't just leave it where it is.

unoh. watch out, you may be kicked off for being mean!
'donata know, if you just love on a critter from birth, it's gunna be tame like a plush dolli! don't listen to what movies say wolfdogs just need the right mommy"

Listen up. Most states, you have to get a permit to keep a wolf or wolfdog. Are you really going to go to all that trouble for a dog you may not be able to take care of? You have to think of the animal first.
Wolves = Strong hunting instinct, need lots of exercise, large space, social needs
If you cannot stand your 'precious puppy' chasing small animals and bringing their mutilated carcasses to you, do not get a wolfdog. If you can't walk it AT LEAST twice a day, do not get a wolfdog. If you don't have a large- and I mean LARGE- space for your pet to stay, do not get a wolfdog. If you can spend a lot of time doing nothing except playing with your dog or doubling the work and getting a second dog, do not get a wolfdog.
And that's barely scratching it. Wolfdogs are much more dangerous, much larger than your domestic dog. It doesn't matter if you 'want one so bad', if you can't take care of it, it's animal abuse. Now, do you really want this animal to suffer just because you want a pet that looks cool?
Basically, if you're willing to sacrifice a lot for this animal and you've done your research and you know EXACTLY what this animal needs and you have access to it, go ahead.
We're not being mean, we're just trying to help you. We want you to not get the wolfdog if you can't take care of it, not get a fine and have your animal taken away because you did something wrong. I, myself, want a wolfdog- they're beautiful animals. But I don't have the means to take care of it, so I'll probably settle for a small 'winter-dog', instead.

you mean all those Y.T videos of happy loving wolfdogs are fake 0_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhA_TTKetyM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn3ggT8jHJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNurb_m-2aU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okTNNHeIido

[evergreen]

unoh. watch out, you may be kicked off for being mean!
'donata know, if you just love on a critter from birth, it's gunna be tame like a plush dolli! don't listen to what movies say wolfdogs just need the right mommy"

Yeah your right Kuu... i was being a little harsh...

I just thought this topic was dead...and now it's back.... lol i still can't help but post.

[pizzas and scream]

unoh. watch out, you may be kicked off for being mean!
'donata know, if you just love on a critter from birth, it's gunna be tame like a plush dolli! don't listen to what movies say wolfdogs just need the right mommy"

Yeah your right Kuu... i was being a little harsh...

I just thought this topic was dead...and now it's back.... lol i still can't help but post.

that is how the site works!, its a lot more welcome to grummy pants than MLP arena.
but on CS you can't tell people not go get a pet coyote, not to breed their inbred guinia pigs
not to disobey mommy and run off with your crush who is 10 years older than you.

[LupusArgentea]

you mean all those Y.T videos of happy loving wolfdogs are fake 0_o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhA_TTKetyM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn3ggT8jHJc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNurb_m-2aU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okTNNHeIido

No. My point was that you have to be able to take care of the pet. If you can, then you do get a happy, loving wolfdog like that.