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    Having conducted volunteer work at a Wolf education and research facility in IN, I have been able to learn a lot about my favorite animal in the wild: wolves. Wolves and dogs are as different as night and day. Dogs were domisticated for a reason over hundreds of years. Wolf hybrids are very unpredictable and often fall into the hands of inexperienced people thus making them a threat to anyone who comes into contact with them, including the owner. It also gives a misunderstood animal more negative connotations to the public when a wolf hybrid attacks a child(high prey instinct), injures a family member or kills a family pet. A wolf is fearful of man. They protect their families and hunt for the food they need. A hybrid is unpredictable and should be treated as as a wild animal. I personally think all wolves, pure or hybrid are beautiful animals, but I don't think it's right for private ownership of such animals unless it's for education to the public about this misunderstood animal, and it's done properly. People buy these animals because they think it's cool. This is not a good reason. Also, many breeders of 'wolf hybrids' will misrepresent their breeding stock. A lot of research must be done if you are considereing one of these animals. If anyone is interested in reading a guide to keeping a wolf hybrid(and seeing what's all involved), please email me and I can send along the details.

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    I wish to know how to breed and raise a wolfdog, can u kindly please email me the detail

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    Quote Originally Posted by lakaria_2000
    I wish to know how to breed and raise a wolfdog, can u kindly please email me the detail
    Did you even read the thread? Please at least read the post right before yours.

    I have loved wolves all of my life, but I do not believe they are pets, they are wild animals. If you have a wolf or wolf hybrid that was rescued, is used for positive education purposes about wolves, etc. then that is fine but I strongly disagree with purposely breeding them to sell to the general public as pets. I have met several wolf hybrids and they were extremely sweet animals, but they were owned by people who knew how to handle them, most don't. It seems the majority of people that get them (and breed them) want them just to say they have a "wolf" they really don't have a clue.

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