I own a hybrid. Kayleigh is part wolf, part malamute. The percentage varies by who you ask from a quarter wolf to a full half. I didn't know about the wolf when I adopted her. I adore Kayleigh. She's a great dog, friendly with people(most of the time), good with kids, smart, and tons of fun.

But I NEVER want another dog like her. Kayleigh has an out of control prey drive. Anything smaller than her is prey. She weighs 120 pounds so alot of things are smaller than her! She is highly aggressive to other animals. She, like a wolf, is a true predator. Her pen looks like an armed fortress--just to keep her in and my other dogs safe from her. Kayleigh, like most hybrids, is hard to contain. Even a fence that works for a normal husky escape artist isn't good enough for Kayleigh. Due to the dangerous dog laws where I live, I have spent a ton of time & money to prevent Kay from being declared dangerous--one bite to another animal off my property and she's dead. There is nothing relaxing about taking Kayleigh for a walk.

Kayleigh is somewhat unpredictable. I wouldn't call her temperment stable. That's one of the biggest problems with intermixing a wild and a domestic animal. You never know when the wild side will take over.

Kayleigh is 7 years old now and I hope she is with me for many more years. I'll do whatever I have to keep her happy and healthy. She has taught me a great deal--the difficult ones are the best teachers. When the time comes and Kayleigh moves on to the next world, I will not be looking for another like her!

The banning of breeding wolf hybrids is the only form of breed specific legislation I will ever support. It is now illegal in the Yukon to breed or own a wolf or hybrid. Dogs like Kayleigh who were around before that law are "grandfathered", but are supposed to be altered. (Kayleigh was spayed years ago)