Prowlin' around

Wolf or dog or wolf/dog mix?

Many people love the sight of a wolf and believe they would make the perfect companion for their homes.   Wolves are often touted as the perfect predator, prowler, and pack of natures choices.   I agree that their beauty and stealth is unmatched by any man made dog.   Their loyalty and protection prowess also rises far above that of our pets.   But who are wolves loyal and protective to?    Not us humans.   Packs will defend members to the death and bring "home" food for the weak.   But only their own species get such considerations.

In truth, captive wolves , or wolf dogs, have none of these qualities.   The wolf will always retain that wildness in its genes and thus causes so much heart ache on both human and animals to try to keep them.  When a wolf is mixed with a dog we get a very confused creature.  Part longing to be free and part built to lose its natural fear of man, the animal is miserable.   Often these poor animals, intentionally bred by people, will end up euthanized or dumped at shelters for wolves because they bit, dug, climbed, howled, and a myriad of other bad behaviors humans don't tolerate.

The wolf and wolf dogs feel a deep need to not be confined.    Just as they would dig a den in the wild, they will dig, dig, dig to get under your fence to ....... ?      Once they are loose and running the neighborhood, wolf hybrids become a nuisance to others.    They will not be great fighters for dog fights because they only fight each other until dominance is established and one submits to the other.  They will not protect you or your home from people because hybrids are inherently afraid of people on their wolf side, so they become distrustful and lack the self confidence to be defensive animal.   Wolves own their food, and often humans will get bitten trying to feed or pick up their bowls.   There is no room in wolf society for the faint of heart at the top of the leadership ladder.    Hybrids will push you aside, physically and mentally, and begin running your home in the way they see fit.   If the couch is the choice for sitting on before you, you will just have to find another chair.   If your steak looks better than their dinner, you will just have cook something else.

Hybrids also can climb and jump very well.   Huge fences must be erected to keep them in along with concrete below the ground.   Maybe even a top on the fence would be needed to confine them properly   Looking at the mental picture I just drew, you will see a cage, or pen.    Now why would anyone want to cage a wild animal for our own benefit?   That question I do not have the answer for.    The wolf above looks so beautiful because he is free in his natural environment.   Let's utilize all the strengths of a man made dog and leave the wolf to it's own kind.


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