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Wolfhybrids (Wolfdogs; Wolf / Dog Hybrids)

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Thought this was an interesting site:

http://wolfhybrid.us/

Wolfhybrids are canines that have been bred with wolves in captivity to produce a wolf like canine with a dog like behavior depending on the wolf and dog content. The modern term to address these animals is “wolfdog”. However AC, and many other organizations still refer to them as wolfhybrids. Ill just use the terms more comfortable for them. They are the people who need to understand the positive side of these animals. There is also another reason I will continue to use the words “wolfhybrid.” Since I’ve been around these animals for over 10 years now, I cannot count on one hand the people who have “wolfdogs” that even know, or care what the dog is in their animal. They only want to talk about the “wolf” in the dog. Its unfair to the dog, and its unfair to the “wolfdog.”

Anytime anyone mixes dog with wolf it is of utmost importance to know the complete background of the dog. If people are going to take a perfect animal such is the wolf, and add dog to it without knowing if the dog has genetic defects or any other problems in its background, they are going to ruin the wolf. Captive raised wolves did not start out with genetic defects until people started adding dogs. If those people would have cared at all, they would have made sure the dogs did not have defects. And until I see people actually caring about, discussing, and researching the dog in the backgrounds of their “wolfdogs” I will continue to call them wolfhybrids. It may tick some of you off, but it really ticks me off that the dog is never discussed. When I see it brought up daily, discussed daily and all the dogs in the mix have been checked by a professional for defects only then will I change the wording to include “dog..” Or why don’t we call them “dogwolves?”
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Am sure I saw a(tame) wolf/dog cross here in the UK, the big giveaway was the size of it's paws,huge, lovely looking animal though.Just don't let the chavs know,they are bad enough with their pitbull/staffordshire terriers (cannine compensators for a small di*k?) 8)
 
This is pretty interesting, This will be another excuse people will use the next time someone says they a Thylacine.
 
Bullseye said:
Am sure I saw a(tame) wolf/dog cross here in the UK, the big giveaway was the size of it's paws,huge, lovely looking animal though.Just don't let the chavs know,they are bad enough with their pitbull/staffordshire terriers (cannine compensators for a small di*k?) 8)
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Where would you get captive wolves to breed from in the UK?
 
I think they have been around a while, I've seen a couple in the last few years, one was a young puppy, the other a young adult male I met out on a walk with my daughter's dog. He was a big boney rangy dog (yes, big paws too), not at all like a German Shepherd.
Trouble is, wolves changed into dogs for a reason- they got on better with humans as dogs, it seems like a step back doing this.

Edit: how about a pet fox instead? http://news.independent.co.uk/low_res/s ... 505&host=3
 
Leaferne said:
Where would you get captive wolves to breed from in the UK?
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Good point, wolf/dog hybrids are covered by the Dangerous Wild Animals (or ABC genesis :) ) Act of 1976. Most wolves in UK are kept by zoos and safari parks. Should be practically impossible to breed them in UK.

All wolf-dogs require a license from DEFRA. Found this report, it appears most supposed wolf-dogs are actually pure bred dogs (maybe bred for size huskies).

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countr ... lfdogs.pdf
 
boynamedsue said:
Most wolves in UK are kept by zoos and safari parks. Should be practically impossible to breed them in UK.

All wolf-dogs require a license from DEFRA. Found this report, it appears most supposed wolf-dogs are actually pure bred dogs (maybe bred for size huskies).

http://www.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-countr ... lfdogs.pdf
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However, having read article it is actually piss easy to get wolfdogs, and indeed wolves, into UK. Dangerous Wild Animals act doesn't apply in Northern Ireland. As long as Wolves and Wolf-Dogs complete quarantine they can be brought into Ulster and kept by anyone :shock:

As there are no border controls between NI and the mainland they could be shipped over on ferries.

Technically this would apply to Lions, Tigers and Bears too. And Pumas. Anybody else see an ABC connection?
 
Asian wolf/dog crosses

Here in Oz there have been occasions when hunting dogs which are used to run down feral deer (big, ugly mongrels with a bit of ridgeback, pit bull and who knows what else) have got lost and eventually bred with dingos. Dingos are genetically related to the Asian wolf. The resulting crosses are almost always bad to the bone and a danger to humans. :twisted:

Until quite late in the 20th century dingos were usually no problem. They might opportunistically attack small children, but would seldom show fight to an adult human. This is no longer the case! In the high country along the Victorian/ New South Wales border there have been a number of worrying incidents where dingo/dog crosses have menaced people in the bush. For example, in one well publicised case a group of three young crosses attacked a feral deer hunter somewhere up the head of the Kiewa Valley just outside the Alpine National Park. They made a serious error in attacking an armed, experienced hunter and not one of them survived. No loss!! :lol:

It seems likely that the ugly aggressive traits of the hunting dogs have become embedded in the dingo/dog crosses that are now frequently encountered inthe high country - a bit of a worry. :x

Maybe it would be a good idea to discourage similar crossings with Northern Hemisphere wolves.
 
This domesticated wolf / malamute hybrid went MIA and was reported to police in Oklahoma as a wolf. You can see why from the photo. According to the news story he's just a "cuddly puppy."

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Wolf reported on the loose near Oklahoma daycare was a 'cuddly puppy'

Police in Oklahoma said they were responded to reports of a wolf wandering around a daycare and ended up reuniting the "cuddly" wolf-dog hybrid with its owner.

The Oklahoma City Police Department said on Twitter that officers responded to a report of a wolf near a daycare and they arrived to find the canine was "a cuddly puppy." ...

Officers learned the animal, which is 85% wolf and 15% Alaskan Malamute, had been reported missing to a nearby police department.

The "cordial canine" was reunited with its owner ...
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FULL STORY: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2022/09/14/wolf-hybrid-Oklahoma-City-daycare/1751663170143/
 
I've always heard that 'wolfdogs' are very very difficult to own. You take your chances on how much 'wolf' comes out v how much 'dog'. The dog side doesn't always mitigate the wolf half and they can be unpredictable. I know I'd think twice before taking one on (as a pet, I mean, not to fight).
 
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Endlessly Amazed said:
The pooch had made his way to a daycare center where small children were in attendance. My, what big teeth he has.
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Well the 'cuddly puppy' description came from the police, so I assume that the poor creature was just drawn to the sounds of people, rather than having an intention to attack. Even pure wolves tend not to attack humans just on sight, so he was more than likely just wandering.
 
catseye said:
Well the 'cuddly puppy' description came from the police, so I assume that the poor creature was just drawn to the sounds of people, rather than having an intention to attack. Even pure wolves tend not to attack humans just on sight, so he was more than likely just wandering.
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Yes, I agree. My previous comment was "ironic" but not clearly ironic. Note to self: must work on irony (add to list of thousands of self-improvements :) )
 
A pack is on the loose.

A pack of wolf-dog hybrids is roaming the Northern California town of Shingletown and have managed to evade capture.

According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, the animals are some kind of "wolf/husky/malamute hybrids that belonged to a local resident and had gone feral." According to the sheriff's office public information officer Tim Mapes, the pack of wolf hybrids have already killed area dogs.

Animal control officers are conducting regular patrols in the vicinity and set multiple traps. Meanwhile, residents have been duly informed to stay safe and protect their pets and livestock.

https://boingboing.net/2024/04/08/e...ding-capture-in-northern-california-town.html
 
ramonmercado said:
A pack is on the loose.

A pack of wolf-dog hybrids is roaming the Northern California town of Shingletown and have managed to evade capture.

According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, the animals are some kind of "wolf/husky/malamute hybrids that belonged to a local resident and had gone feral." According to the sheriff's office public information officer Tim Mapes, the pack of wolf hybrids have already killed area dogs.

Animal control officers are conducting regular patrols in the vicinity and set multiple traps. Meanwhile, residents have been duly informed to stay safe and protect their pets and livestock.

https://boingboing.net/2024/04/08/e...ding-capture-in-northern-california-town.html
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Any pack of dogs that has formed when strays are running loose are dangerous. Not just wolfhybrids.
 
A woman I knew had a dog that she said was a wolf/Alsatian cross. She said it would howl at the moon though I didn't see it do that.
It had apparently come from some dodgy specialist breeder on Anglesey, north Wales.
Dogs came and went at her place. That one disappeared somewhere when it became troublesome.
 
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