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I'm amazed at how many people have the wrong idea...
rovingmind:
the Wolf/Hybrid can be an OK pet if you have the right conditions, mainly live in the outdoors miles from anywhere prefereably up north somewhere. Definitely not a city dog in any way shape or form. They still have the Pack mentality and will protect children like they were their own. Even up to defending them from you to theirs or your death. You have to be seriously Alpha Male with them.
shardian:
A few summers ago, I was a manager of a convenience store my father in law owned. Out back, we had a "watchdog" to protect the back door. He was a German Shepherd, but must of had something else in him. The reason I say that is because he was Jet black, and ---smurfing--- HUGE! I am about 6 feet tall, and he could drape his front legs around my shoulders. I am now thinking he might have been a wolf hybrid. The funny thing though is that he was the friendliest dog I've ever had ( I claimed him and took care of him). When I first met him, I was very leery of him. His bark was pretty intimidating, and of course his size was too.After getting to know him I was sitting out there with him, brushing out his coat and playing fetch.
Still, one time he busted his industrial size chain. He was just loping around dragging about 50 lbs of chain without a care in the world. While I was holding him so my father in law could repair his chain, he did something that spooked me pretty good. After struggling against his collar for a few minutes, he turned and looked me straight in the eye, then jerked right out of his collar and took off. Right then, I saw in his eyes that I didn't mean ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---, and he was gonna do whatever he wanted. I didn't realize it at first, but now I realize that if he eventually decided he didn't want me messing with him, all that I had done for him up till then wouldn't mean diddly squat.
I left at the end of the summer, and he bit a woman a few months later after he had gotten loose again.
patrickl:
--- Quote from: shardian on November 16, 2007, 04:24:08 pm ---And on that subject, it is also well known that pit bulls are NOT the most vicious breed of dog. That title belongs to the wolf hybrid.
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With wolf hybrids people at least have the common sense to keep them away from children. They hardly ever attack (and injure) adults.
At least they should know the danger that Wolf hybrids present to children. But then it could very well be the same silly type of people as the ones who claim that pitbulls are perfectly safe since their dog hasn't maimed anyone yet ::)
rovingmind:
I would trust a wolf hybrid with My child, but not Others, because of the pack instinct. Raised properly anyone living in the house is reasonably safe, but anybody stopping by is an intruder no matter what their age is. Two kids playing rough, one yours and one not, the one thats not is in physical danger. Plus they loose any fear of Man. Definitely not for the average dog owner. Not for city living, not for urban rural. If i lived out in the country with the nearest neighbor miles away, maybe although i would most likely stick with german sheppards.
tommy:
--- Quote from: rovingmind on November 16, 2007, 09:39:16 am ---so youve trained your dog to obey all commands from you even if your in a position of non dominance, ie: kneeling, or sitting flat on the floor so that your at or below his eye level?
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There is no difference in how i am positioned near the dog, i am still me and i am the boss regardless. A word from me or a hand gesture will be taken the same if I'm laying down or otherwise.
I'm not into the whole video taping stuff and putting it online, sorry.