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Anyone here ever had a wolf dog?
Posted on 12/13/22 at 12:47 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 12:47 pm
Curious what they are like as pets, not getting one, just always been curious about them.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 12:56 pm to Seen
I had a customer who had them. Everyone called him the wolf man. Those dogs didn't look like they had ANY dog in them, they looked 100% wolf but I couldn't tell the difference between the behavior of them and any other big dog. Of course I didn't live with them to know their true character so they might be completely different living with them.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:00 pm to armsdealer
I ask because wife’s friend was telling us her and husband had one many years ago, had it 6-7 years. She said it just stared at you and didn’t like you petting it. I’ve always had a weird fascination with people who had pet coyotes, bobcats, etc, never heard about having a basically wolf as a pet.
Wonder if some allow you to play and pet them and how they are with other pets. Her friend didn’t remember much and she seemed like she hated it so not sure her perspective means a whole lot.
Wonder if some allow you to play and pet them and how they are with other pets. Her friend didn’t remember much and she seemed like she hated it so not sure her perspective means a whole lot.
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 1:01 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:48 pm to Seen
I've been around a few, they were fairly anti social. Once in a while you'd get a good one.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 1:55 pm to RogerTheShrubber
I'd be too afraid the wolf instinct would come out and it would eat my face off.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 2:10 pm to Seen
Friend had one forever. Thing was huge. Roamed like crazy. Would regularly stay gone for several weeks at a time, then would show back up after he had traveled hundreds of miles. When he was around he would ride in the truck, go in to bars, and lay on the floor. Real gentle and friendly. One day he roamed and never reappeared. RIP in peace Shy Boy...
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 2:11 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 2:31 pm to Seen
Theres Loki the Wolfdog on instagram. He's instafamous.
I don't know much about them but I suspect they can be very restless and destructive. If you had a farm or something it might be a cool pet though.
I don't know much about them but I suspect they can be very restless and destructive. If you had a farm or something it might be a cool pet though.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 2:31 pm to Seen
Good friend of mine has one. Super playful if it likes you. One time it played with a goat to death. Like it just kept running into it over and over again and chasing it until it died of exhaustion
Posted on 12/13/22 at 2:45 pm to Seen
I've always heard the process is full commitment. Feed them raw meats. Let them live outside. Interact with them every day. Must be their alpha (no fking thanks going thru that particular routine if you ask me).
They're amazing, and I think it could definitely be done properly, but it would require a lot from the owner.
They're amazing, and I think it could definitely be done properly, but it would require a lot from the owner.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 4:08 pm to Seen
I've had a half livestock Guardian dog half gray wolf.
In a lot of ways they're just like dogs, but with mine there was always a hint of just wolf.
The weirdest thing he would do was he showed affection by putting his nose maybe an eighth of an inch away from yours and just sniffing you really really quickly so your would feel the air moving. But he wouldn't lick you.
He was 160 lb or so and could move on a tile floor completely silently. So you would be sitting in a recliner watching TV and then all of a sudden look to your right and his face would be 3in from yours.
Once he hit five or six he was no longer willing to tolerate any dogs over about 30 or 40 lb.
In a lot of ways they're just like dogs, but with mine there was always a hint of just wolf.
The weirdest thing he would do was he showed affection by putting his nose maybe an eighth of an inch away from yours and just sniffing you really really quickly so your would feel the air moving. But he wouldn't lick you.
He was 160 lb or so and could move on a tile floor completely silently. So you would be sitting in a recliner watching TV and then all of a sudden look to your right and his face would be 3in from yours.
Once he hit five or six he was no longer willing to tolerate any dogs over about 30 or 40 lb.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 4:10 pm to Seen
Pit bull vs a real wolf. Who you got?
Seems that a single wolf would evade a pit in natural scenario. But if cornered one on one, I don’t know.
Seems that a single wolf would evade a pit in natural scenario. But if cornered one on one, I don’t know.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 4:36 pm to X123F45
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I've had a half livestock Guardian dog half gray wol
Do you have to feed it regular meat or just dog food? Could you actually roll around and play with him?
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 4:59 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 4:56 pm to dstone12
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Pit bull vs a real wolf. Who you got?
I'd shoot the Pitt first and then judge the Wolf.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:35 pm to dstone12
Here's my white trash take on it. Wolves are primarily food driven, and rely on the pack working as a unit in order to take down game and survive.
Pitbulls are historically bred for hard mouth and gameness for 1v1 bloodsport.
In other words, wolves fight to live and pitbulls live to fight.
If open country, I'll take the wolf running away and surviving. If in a corner or enclosed space, I'm going with the pitbull.
Pitbulls are historically bred for hard mouth and gameness for 1v1 bloodsport.
In other words, wolves fight to live and pitbulls live to fight.
If open country, I'll take the wolf running away and surviving. If in a corner or enclosed space, I'm going with the pitbull.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:36 pm to Seen
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Do you have to feed it regular meat or just dog food? Could you actually roll around and play with him?
He ate whatever he wanted. Typically would eat some dog food, would randomly kill and eat wild rabbits and rats, and ate a ton of table food.
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Could you actually roll around and play with him?
I'm a grown man I don't really roll around and play with dogs
After about 10 months or so he stopped playing with all toys. He just didn't really have any interest in it. He would occasionally drag a bean bag through the house but I think that was more to be a dick.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:40 pm to Stitches
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If open country, I'll take the wolf running away and surviving. If in a corner or enclosed space, I'm going with the pitbull.
Never seen a live wolf I'm guessing
A wolf would avoid the conflict if he could and if he couldn't, he would eat the pit.
They don't have the right fur or skin or mouth size or anything else to be in that sort of battle. You're talking about putting a featherweight in with a heavyweight.
Posted on 12/13/22 at 5:47 pm to X123F45
I have actually. Size doesn't trump over two centuries of breeding dogs for a singular purpose. Part of their breeding is for thick tight skin and large hard biting mouths that don't let go once they have a mouthful.
I'm talking about putting a blood-lusted Khabib Nurmagomedov up against any random linebacker sized dude on the planet.
I'm talking about putting a blood-lusted Khabib Nurmagomedov up against any random linebacker sized dude on the planet.
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:10 pm to Seen
Years ago, thought I had to have one.
Spent a not insignificant amount of money for one, small one. Took it home.
Sitting in the floor in my office doing something. It comes over and jumps on me. What I had read told me to be firm with it. So, I push it off.
Comes back and jumps on me. Push it off again.
Comes back and jumps on me. Push it off again.
Damn thing growled at me like it was grown. No way was I sleeping with that thing in the house, lest I wake up with my throat cut from ear to ear.
Spent a not insignificant amount of money for one, small one. Took it home.
Sitting in the floor in my office doing something. It comes over and jumps on me. What I had read told me to be firm with it. So, I push it off.
Comes back and jumps on me. Push it off again.
Comes back and jumps on me. Push it off again.
Damn thing growled at me like it was grown. No way was I sleeping with that thing in the house, lest I wake up with my throat cut from ear to ear.
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 6:11 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:18 pm to Stitches
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Here's my white trash take on it. Wolves are primarily food driven, and rely on the pack working as a unit in order to take down game and survive. Pitbulls are historically bred for hard mouth and gameness for 1v1 bloodsport. In other words, wolves fight to live and pitbulls live to fight. If open country, I'll take the wolf running away and surviving. If in a corner or enclosed space, I'm going with the pitbull.
Agree.
However,
Of the wolf hasn’t eaten, it’d be interesting and we dont really see their reflexes too much. What if they have this crazy assed survival thing that kicks in and they go 'shell'.
This post was edited on 12/13/22 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 12/13/22 at 6:55 pm to dstone12
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Pit bull vs a real wolf. Who you got?
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