What do you think about the wolf hybrids that people are raising?

Answer 1

I've known many people who claim to have a dog that is part wolf, and most of them don't. Of those that actually do, most aren't very good pets.

In the case of authentic 50-50 wolf/dog hybrids that I have seen, most have been painfully shy or unmanagably aggressive to strangers.

Wolves are bigger, stronger, and have more acute senses than dogs, but they are also very wary and shy. A wolf in captivity can accept people, but to be truly happy, they absolutely need another canine as a companion. If you put a wolf in the same situation as a domestic dog, you would find it to be a neurotic, paranoid mess.

Dogs on the other hand are aggressive by nature, bold in spirit. Through the domestication process, they bond more with people than with other dogs, unlike wolves. A dog may encounter a raccoon in the woods and is likely to immediately attack it for no reason. A wolf might harrass it a bit, but wouldn't press the attack unless it was hungry and actually planned to eat it.

Mix the two together, and you don't know what you are going to wind up with. You might get all of the positive physical characteristics of the wolf and the human-oriented attitude of the dog. This would indeed make for an impressive, loyal, dependable dog, but that is the exception, not the rule. This is why TimberShepherds tries for an approximate 66% dog, 33% wolf mix in their puppies. According to them, that is the ideal mix that gives the advantages of both animals, and minimizes the disadvantages.

Answer 2

I think its fine. All dogs have the instinct to hunt, chase, kill whatever...I don't see a big difference from raising a wolf hybrid to a poodle! I live in Korea and there are some dogs out here meaner than any wolf your ever going to meet..Its all about how you raise an animal..even dogs from bad mothers can be raised to have manners

Answer 3

i have no problem with mine (wolf-chow hybrid), but i have noticed he seems to sense fear and weakness better than most dogs I've had, you have to be willing to establish you are the alpha male. Ive had him for over 7 years he has never bit or attacked anyone in any way. They are just like any other dog they are only as good as you train them to be.

Answer 4

I think it's a bad idea if it's a true wolf hybrid. http://www.wolfeducation.org/want.htm http://www.wildsentry.org/hybrid.html I can see these stupid uneducated people getting them because they think having one makes them look cool (Sorta like the pit bull) and ruining it in the eyes of the public forever because they can't control them. Wolves belong in the wild, not a house. And most people don't have the means to care for them properly.

Answer 5

These are big dogs (100+ pounds). They're not lapdogs and they're not good house pets. Your wolf-dog hybrid will try to establish dominance over you -- repeatedly.

Answer 6

I have a friend that has one and it is great, even with my 4 year old. Just like any other big dog, there can be exceptions. It is the breeding, only breed good tempered dogs , and best tempered wolfs.

Answer 7

We have one and he is wonderful. He is a good mix of wolf and dog. He is devoted to us, protects everything on the farm. All of the creatures are part of his "pack" and he is responsible for all of them from the other little dogs to the barn cats kittens. When ever a new foal is born, he goes to the pasture and lies down by it for hours, guarding. He is a very good dog.