Hi. Im new

[flamepony12]

Welcome to Pet Talk! you'll love it here! My name is Devon. I have TONS of fish, 3 dogs, (Mackenzie, (Golden Retriever) Zeus, (pug) Muffin (mutt), I have a rabbit, (Freckles, Speckled lop-ear) A bird (Baby, a pearled cockatiel) and a pony (Merlin, in my signature! ) and hopefully a kitty soon!

[zaylagrey]

Welcome. I'm a newbe as well and this site is very friendly. You wolfhound is beautiful. There's a wolf rescue up in the foothill here in Ca. When we were at a festival last November, they were there. They had a large, and when I say large I mean large kennel. It had the most beautiful white wolf mix in it. It was the biggest dog I had ever seen, simply magnificant creature! He had the most soulful eye's. They thing I remember the most was how friendly he was. They let us look at a photo album of their members with their wolf and wolf hybrid's. He was a sight to see.
I belong to a Greyhound adoption group so I know your passion for the animals. I have two greys and two cats. Allot of people don't think you can have small animals with greys so I'm always educating as well. Welcome and have fun here.

[Kfamr]

Hello Ken!
That's my dad's, brother's and grandfather's name.

Anyways~ My name is Kay and i'm owned by three mutts anmed Simba, Nala, and Kiara!

This place is VERY addicting! Welcome.

[Miranda_Rae]

Wow! A wolfdog! Ok, I am going to be really dumb here and ask a bunch of dumb questions. First off, is it a cross between a wolf and dog? If so what is the purpose of breeding them together? Are they meant to be placed in a home? I do not know a lot about them as I haven't heard about them until I joined here. Anyho, when people breed wolfdogs do they plan to release them into the wild? I know, I told you they were dumb questions. Anyway, they are absolutely GORGEOUS dogs! I really like the "fangs" picture and the "disgusting" picture. Cute! I am sure you will love it here. By the way, who were you referred here by? Just curious.

I have one dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer named Heidi who will be 2 in December.

WELCOME TO PET TALK!

[K9soul]

A very warm welcome to Pet Talk! The pictures are just gorgeous! I especially liked the swimming pool one . My name is Jessica and I'm mom to a shepherd/greyhound mix named Tasha and a golden retriever named Tommy, as well as a cockatiel (cinnamon pied pearl) named Dawn. Hope you like it here!

[WRR]

Originally posted by Miranda_Rae
Wow! . First off, is it a cross between a wolf and dog? If so what is the purpose of breeding them together?

Are they meant to be placed in a home?

I do not know a lot about them as I haven't heard about them until I joined here. Anyho, when people breed wolfdogs do they plan to release them into the wild?

. By the way, who were you referred here by? Just curious.

I have one dog, a German Shorthaired Pointer named Heidi who will be 2 in December.

WELCOME TO PET TALK!

*yes, cross between a wolf and a dog.

*purpose? it started a long time ago. if it were not for the wolf, there would be no dog. actually, the german sheperd breed is a breed down from the wolf, and malimutes. ... that goes way back. some breeding was accidental..whereas someone may have owned a wolf, rescued or whatever, and it bred with a dog... but bottom line is, there are those folks out there with a great knowledge of wolves and wolfdogs... and once a person like this has a wolfdog for a family member... thats all they really want. then we have to money hungry breeders, who will breed wolfdogs, which are mostly low content wolf, and sell them as high content to folks that know nothing about the breed.....they get frustrated trying to raise them because they have no idea what they have gotten themsevles into. It take knowledge of the animal, a ton of patience, and full time commitment to properly raise a wolfdog and keep it social.... of course..that depends on wolf content. the low's are not as difficult to raise.
50 - 80% of the wolfdogs born will be dead or in rescue by thier second year..... thats pretty staggering isn't it? its all mainly due to the irresponsible breeders out there.... the good breeders wont let there animals end up like that, they take them back.. but they also do home checks and prospective owner evaluations to find out how knowledgable they are.

* the low content and mid contents are very "home capable" (inside/outside companions) remember that key word, "companion"... wolfdogs make great "companions"...the make terrible "pets". the high contents do not do well indoors in most cases. wolfdogs are very destructive, not because they are "mean" .........but because they just know anybetter and love to "if it dont move..........chew it up"......

*no. they can not be released into the wild. they do not have the same fear of man that pure wild wolves do. you will never see a wolf in the wild..it will hide from you........ but a domesticated wolf or wolfdog...wont. then the trouble begins "hes after my chicknes...he's after my kids.......yada yada....... BANG ..! your dead mr. wolf.".......

you know.. i honestly did not recognize the email that refered me here.........

my next door neighbor has a german short haired pointer, my male golden retriever and him dont get along though..wish they would... he loves Keona though...and Keona likes him.. .they always wag tails at the fence and exchange nose rubs.....

[cloverfdx]

Wow Keona is gorgeous . Welcome to PT i hope you enjoy your time here. My name is Rhiannon and i am owned by Rottweiler/ Aussie Cattle Dog mix Clover, Border Collie Elvis and Tabby cat Yumi.

[WRR]

thanks again everyone...

here's a shot of Keona that gives you an idea of her size. Shes not full grown yet, wont be for around 6 more months....

and yes, the bald headed anorexic-HulkHogan- lookAlike is me..LOL...... Im 6 foot and 176lbs.... she's at 90 lbs now.

this was taken in early Sept..

[pitc9]

What content wolf is she?

How old is she? (about a year and a half maybe??)

[WRR]

Originally posted by pitc9
What content wolf is she?

How old is she? (about a year and a half maybe??)

she's a mid. content. (60-80%) 1 yr 8 months. she's just now "filling out"... she wont get much taller, just "wider".......

British Columbian wolf
Timber wolf

Malimute
Sheperd

is her blood line.

she's an F3. (3rd generation removed from the wild)

[Miranda_Rae]

Originally posted by WRR
*yes, cross between a wolf and a dog.

*purpose? it started a long time ago. if it were not for the wolf, there would be no dog. actually, the german sheperd breed is a breed down from the wolf, and malimutes. ... that goes way back. some breeding was accidental..whereas someone may have owned a wolf, rescued or whatever, and it bred with a dog... but bottom line is, there are those folks out there with a great knowledge of wolves and wolfdogs... and once a person like this has a wolfdog for a family member... thats all they really want. then we have to money hungry breeders, who will breed wolfdogs, which are mostly low content wolf, and sell them as high content to folks that know nothing about the breed.....they get frustrated trying to raise them because they have no idea what they have gotten themsevles into. It take knowledge of the animal, a ton of patience, and full time commitment to properly raise a wolfdog and keep it social.... of course..that depends on wolf content. the low's are not as difficult to raise.
50 - 80% of the wolfdogs born will be dead or in rescue by thier second year..... thats pretty staggering isn't it? its all mainly due to the irresponsible breeders out there.... the good breeders wont let there animals end up like that, they take them back.. but they also do home checks and prospective owner evaluations to find out how knowledgable they are.

* the low content and mid contents are very "home capable" (inside/outside companions) remember that key word, "companion"... wolfdogs make great "companions"...the make terrible "pets". the high contents do not do well indoors in most cases. wolfdogs are very destructive, not because they are "mean" .........but because they just know anybetter and love to "if it dont move..........chew it up"......

*no. they can not be released into the wild. they do not have the same fear of man that pure wild wolves do. you will never see a wolf in the wild..it will hide from you........ but a domesticated wolf or wolfdog...wont. then the trouble begins "hes after my chicknes...he's after my kids.......yada yada....... BANG ..! your dead mr. wolf.".......

you know.. i honestly did not recognize the email that refered me here.........

my next door neighbor has a german short haired pointer, my male golden retriever and him dont get along though..wish they would... he loves Keona though...and Keona likes him.. .they always wag tails at the fence and exchange nose rubs.....

So basically the purpose of breeding wolfs and dogs is to make another breed for people to own? Or for companions? I am still a little confused. Which really isn't anything new. So to you whats the difference between companion and pet? Why do they make better companions than pets? The higher content wolfdogs are they more wary of people, and more "wild"? How does a person start raising wolfdogs? I mean how do they get involved with it? So do you plan to breed yours? If so do you have to go through a rigerous testing before you can? And when people breed her do they breed her to another wolf dog or a dog or wolf? Sorry about all the questions, its just really interesting to me. I think thats all that I can think of right now, which is probably a good thing for you.

[WRR]

'So do you plan to breed yours?"

ahhh hum.

Im the president of a Rescue Organization........the last thing in the world I would consider doing is breeding my animal(s).

Keona was spayed at 6 months.



Ill answer your questions later. gotta run. 50 mile commute home.

[ramanth]

Welcome to Pet Talk! Your animals are gorgeous!

There is another wolf mix owner here on PT (DoggiesAreTheBest). Hopefully she'll see the thread and chime in.

Myself am owned by a Siberian Husky/ACD mix and two cats.

Kia:




I'd love to be a caregiver to a wolfdog, but the breed is illegal to have in MI.

[K9soul]

She is just stunning. That's a very nice pic of you together

[Miranda_Rae]

Originally posted by WRR
'So do you plan to breed yours?"

ahhh hum.

Im the president of a Rescue Organization........the last thing in the world I would consider doing is breeding my animal(s).

Keona was spayed at 6 months.



Ill answer your questions later. gotta run. 50 mile commute home.

Kudos To you!! I am glad.