Does anyone have a pet Wolf?

I have two wolfdogs. You can see their pics on my profile. Their great. Don't believe all the uninformed hype you might hear. Many people say things about them that aren't true. If you know how a wolf thinks they ARE predictable. Their incredibly smart, rugged & affectionate. Voden will actually get in the middle of a fight to break it up. Both mine are fine with kids & even cats ( after they give them the usual slobber bath that is ). Sharra1 is right that all dogs were bred from wolves. Wolfdogs are actually free of the genetic defects we've caused by repeated inbreeding used to create the different types of dogs. Wether or not you can have one depends on the particular laws in your area. Where I live its possible to actually have purebread wolves. In other areas if it even looks like one its illegal. I'm hopeing to add another member to my pack next spring if another turns up in rescue that would fit in. Both mine came from rescue or a rescue situation.

A 100% pure wolf would be VERY difficult to handle or predict.I would love to have a wolf/german shepard mix or other mix.If received at birth,they can be very trainable and would make excellant companions.At times i kid about returning to the woods as civilization continues its expansion to all the nooks and cranies of this area.I believe a pet like a wolf mix would be great for companion and protection.Of course,with a nickname like mine,I like wolves in general.

I am not sure you are allowed to have wolves as pets but they would probably make good ones. All dogs were originally bred from wolves after all and they are wonderful pets. I don't think we have wolves in Australia but we have Dingos and I am told they make great pets.

hello Lizzyt , I have done lots of rescueing with dogs,cats, farm animals, horses, reptiles. We acquired a wolf hybrid approximately 5 yrs ago or so. He was 98% wolf. I know of other people with wolves that were more than 50%. I am going to be completely honest with you. WOLVES ARE NOT PETS, THEY ARE WILD ANIMALS. I know many people think that it is cool to have a wolf as a pet. They behave completely different than their dog cousins. They do not do well inside a home or isolated on a farm as the only canine. They are instinctively hunters, diggers, howlers, and pack animals. With today's way of training most wolf hybrids become problems and the owners cast them off or have them put down. I know of three wolf hybrid that were 70% or so wolf the owners could not deal with their two and my vet asked us if we would take them. ONe was already put down. John told her yes. The problem was going to pick her up. The reason why we said yes was to keep the people from destroying this beautiful animal. Well there was a time limit for picking her up and my vehicle decided to break down. We live in the most ideal situation for having these beautiful creatures. OUt in the bush away from all people. The loggers come in to camp everyday. Then there are campers at the camp ground across the way. WE never acquired the wolf female. But I think the people took her out our way and abandoned her. We seen a beautiful wolf hybrid that was tame on our way out, we were on the quad and couldn't take her with us. So i left food for her hoping she would be around on the way back, never seen her again. The indians did, she hooked up with the wild male wolf that lives out there. Wolves are pack animals and if you try to teach them like a dog you will be introuble. You can not and should not teach them to heal. They're instincts is to run ahead then circle back around to the leader of the pack. The jumping up is what wolf puppies do to the elders, and the excessive cry before disciplinning is what wolves do when the leader puts a wolf in its place. If you are soft with a wolf he will see himself as the leader. I will never buy a wolf puppy but i will always rescue the animals so that they will not be put down. Providing we have space time and energy. If you have never had an agressive dog breed, such as german shephard, rotty , doby, pitty. Then I strongly suggest never to get a wolf hybrid. Remember it is a privilege to have a wolf hybrid livin with you and a great responsiblity. MOre than any dog, (except maybe the pitt bull which we also rescue.) In the past we have rescued three wolf hybrids, and many pitt bulls. If you are considering a hybrid watch Bill Mason's wolf video. It is hard to get, but he is the expert on packs of wolves , raising them in a compound and taming the puppies, then when he turns them loose how they react to their natural prey when left to their own devices. Remember they are more work, time and energy than any dog. And a greater responsibility. I believe in some provinces it is also illegal to have a hybrid(Alberta for one.)

Good day. I would love to own a siberian huskey, though the budget and the climate wouldn't agree with me.

I actually have wolf hybrid... It is 1/4 Syberian husky & 3/4 wolf... Only problem I had with it was it kept howling at night... Got all the neighbor's dogs going... Some of my neighbor's called cops & animal controls on me when I first moved in... Long story about how I got my hands on one, make it short, my ex-girl friend's uncle lived in Arizona & he came across 3 hybrid puppies, don't ask how cause I don't know, & I ended up with one... His name is "Dog"... Yeah, I named it "dog", lol... It's about 12 years old now, he's getting old...

I have had a half wolf dog as a pet about 10 years ago. "Macho" was a wonderful pet, very kind and loving and BIG. He was good around my children because we raised him from a pup, yet I did not trust him 100% with my children because I am told by many vets and other owners that wolves are unpredictable by nature (i guess it is) and thou the dog side is well trained enough it's that wolf side that needs watching. If I didn't have children today I would probably own another half wolf dog if not more than one.