With rescue requests increasing and rehoming processes taking as long as they do, not every wolf dog will be given a second chance. Shelters will not put them up for adoption due to liability issues. Besides taking in abandoned wolf dogs, sanctuaries also play a large role in providing education to the public.
Sanctuaries often provide facility tours as well as off-site visits to schools and other organizations so individuals can learn how wolves differ from domestic dogs. They have a right to live that life. Wilde said it is not the wolves, but rather, the owners who are the most challenging aspect in her role as an educator and trainer.
With their educational efforts, sanctuaries hope to convince others the best way to respect wolves is to let them stay wild and to decrease the number of wolf dogs being bred for profit. Only then can these animals live how they were meant to, wild and free. Here are some of the many challenges of wolves and wolf dog hybrids, according to Saint Francis Wolf Sanctuary.
In the wild, wolves can have territories of over square miles. This vast space give them the resources they need like food and water. To protect their resources, wolves will regularly patrol, covering up to 30 miles in a day.
Wolf dogs and wolf hybrids may exhibit these same tendencies, but when confined, they might act unpredictably and sometimes aggressively. Wolves have very strong predatory instincts, and wolf-dog hybrids tend to have the same drive. Cats, small dogs, and children are especially vulnerable. For owners of wolf dogs, proper medical treatment and veterinary care are difficult to find because of the liability issues.
Wolf-Dog Questionnaire The following questions should be answered by all individuals who wish to care for a captive wolf or wolf-dog. Please read carefully and answer all items accurately and honestly.
Due to the unpredictable behavior of wolf-dogs, it is extremely important that potential owners understand what they are getting into. Caring for a wolf or wolf-dog requires dedicating your entire life to the animal. Please be sure you are up to the task before bringing one home. If you do not know the answer to any of the questions, take the time to find out, either through reliable websites, wolf and wolf-dog periodicals, or by contacting experienced handlers breeders are usually not a reliable source, because their main motivation is to sell animals.
Wolves love small children. They love them so much that, in their excitement, they will jump on them and carry them around the house by their head or arm. Without intending to, the wolf can severely injure a child while playing with them.
When the parent or adult then tries to help the crying child, the wolf may think that their toy or puppy is being taken away and hold on even tighter. This can easily lead to a tragedy.
If you have children, do not let them near your wolf or wolf-dog. Obtain a nice, docile, soft-mouthed canine, such as a golden retriever. When allowed to run loose, these animals can and will kill dogs, cats and livestock. They are more powerful and cunning than domestic dogs, which are no match for them. Remember, what they kill or damage is your responsibility.
Though the rabies vaccine for domestic dogs probably works for wolves and wolf-dogs, no study has been done to confirm this. So, if your animal bites a human or livestock, it will be confiscated, destroyed, and have its brain analyzed, whether or not you have given it a rabies vaccine. If you do not currently have a pen, what expenses are you willing to incur in building an adequate environment for your wolf or wolf-dog? Do you have enough room for a wolf or wolf-dog?
A wolf or high percentage wolf-dog can jump at least six feet from a standstill, and they are excellent climbers and diggers. Without adequate room to run, play, and exercise, a wolf or wolf-dog will either become territorial and aggressive, or very despondent and sickly. Neighbors will definitely complain about the howling episodes, stimulated often by sirens, smoke alarms, barking dogs, passing wildlife, separation anxiety, etc. Noisy cars, nosey kids, lots of strangers, and loud noises will make any wolf or wolf-dog extremely timid and prone to fear-biting.
Please describe your neighborhood nearness of other homes, what other domestic animals reside nearby, average climate conditions, etc.
When you purchase a wolf or wolf-dog, you must be prepared to keep the animal for its lifetime years on average and provide a non-stressful environment. This applies even if you relocate — the animal goes with you! Most wolves and wolf-dogs will not adjust readily to transfers of ownership. After a wolf or wolf-dog reaches months old, they will not bond with or accept new members into their pack.
It is incredibly traumatic for the wolves and wolf-dogs who are given to refuges and well-meaning people when they can no longer stay at home. As a result, there is a great deal of unpredictability in looks and behavior between individuals. Phenotyping wolfdogs according to physical and behavioral characteristics provides a more accurate description.
Unfortunately, even dogs that look like wolves pay the price for the intentional breeding of wolves with dogs. If a pure dog is mislabeled as a wolfdog and surrendered to a shelter, the animal often cannot be adopted out and will probably be euthanized. Dogs look to us for their survival- wolves do not.
Dogs also have been deliberately bred to look to humans for attention, companionship and approval. Wolves look to other wolves for their affirmation — not humans.
Keep in mind, wolves were designed by the pressures of nature natural selection whereas dogs have been designed by the pressures of humans artificial selection. When we combine the two, the result is often a conflicted animal who is caught between two worlds.
Wolves are evolutionarily designed for living in family groups, hunting large prey, and traveling long distances.
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