Last week my kids went to the pound with a family friend. Our daughters Taylor and Brooke have been bugging us about this dog (Cooper) from the shelter. They have been asking us to adopt him.
When in doubt, DON'T. Especially a wolf mix. If you want a big dog get a golden retriever or a lab retriever, or a collie. These are great with kids!
I would NOT adopt that pet.
1. can be dangerous
2. is only half domestic bred
3. how vicious can the other half become?
4. as it gets older, it may become mean
This is a P.S. My sil adopted a part dog/ part coyote. Big mistake. I'm not going into any details.
ditto.
your small dogs are SMALL and look SMALL to another dog. this is a wolf mix. stay away i say.
I have read many times that these dogs are unpredictable. Might be totally tame and nice for a while but can never be trusted.
Listen to your gut. Don't give in.
Check out www.wolfpark.org/
A few quotes from that page:
-- Wolves and high-content wolf hybrids should never be regarded as pets.
-- Children below the age or size of a typical 14 year old, including the owner's, are always potentially in danger.
-- Wolf-dog hybrids should, for safety reasons, essentially be kept like wolves. While low percentage wolf-dog hybrids may be unlike pure wolves in many respects, and many can and are kept like pure dogs, they all retain, *as do many dogs*, the motivation for predatory behavior. This means that a person, especially a child who tripped and fell, or who is moaning, crying, or screaming, may be considered wounded prey and attacked. Grave injuries, even death, are all too frequent in such cases.
-- The animals should be fed a proper meat diet, including bones, skin, and/or fur.
-- Socialized wolves or wolf-dog hybrids may also challenge the owner or others for dominance.
In summary, while wolf-dog hybrids seem like really neat animals, they are NOT suitable as pets. There are so many other wonderful, gentle dogs at the pound that are looking for a good home, why would you deliberately subject your family to these types of risks and headaches?
I don't think a hybrid is a good idea if there are children or other pets in the household.
I also wonder why this poor creature (humans are at fault for breeding them) is at the pound in the first place.
There has been a place here locally that has wolf hybrids that has been in the news at least twice. Their animals are kept in a penned/fenced area but have gotten out and have harmed or killed pets in that neighborhood.
Wild animals belong in the wild! And, we should stop encroaching on their territories when we build more houses and more stores and yet more restaurants! Okay, I'll get off of my soapbox now!
I can't believe a shelter would even have a wolf hybrid! I used to have a dog/coyote mix, and she was wonderful, but I really advise against any of these hybrids, especially with young children. We cannot even assume our pet dogs won't bite or attack, let alone something that's half wild.
TerryfromChilliOH
I had a Hybrid wolf dog once , NEVER AGAIN ! I / we could not train her , she ate a whole couch right down to the springs, the woodwork on the door frames, you name it she ate it, She was a beautiful dog, ( puppy ) I gave her away 3 times and they always brought her back cause she did something wrong . She was gentle but she was just a baby too at the time, Finally found her a home , she is a junk yard dog , guarding a junk yard. So I was told ? She was 6 months old by the time I found her a good home, My other dogs hated her big time, always trying to beat her up. NOT A GOOD IDEA GETTING A HALF/BREED WOLF DOG, But a friend of ours had one, and she was excellent, loved everyone.
This is Hutch a Siberian Husky and Wolf mix. He's not my dog, but he thinks he is. He's 6 years old and, until this past March, lived chained to a big tree across the street in a neighbor's back yard.
Grace is a 2 year old Husky/Malamute/Timberwolf. One of our friends bred his dog and Grace was the puppy I fell in love with. We weren't looking for a dog at all, but I couldn't watch someone else take her.
Dacoda is a 1 year old Siberian Husky/Timber Wolf mix. I got Dacoda right after Christmas last year. While taking a walk around the block I saw a bunch of white fluff balls running around in a neighbor's backyard. My curiosity got the better of me and I went over to investigate.
Dakota Star is now 18 months old. She is a Timber Wolf/Husky. We are wolf/wolf dog rescue and she was born in our compound. She can do anything she wants.
Can a Wolf hybrid be trained to stay in the house?
By Shannon from Folsom, NJ
Stryker was a 7 year old Wolf/Husky. My daughter needed a soul mate, and in AZ, came this glorious wolf/dog who understood her. He was there before her marriage, children, and she understood him just as well.
Dakota Star - Wolf/Husky Photo. Dakota Star is a 1 year old Wolf/Husky. We are a wolf rescue and have a pack of 12. . .
