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Anyway, wolf hybrids -can- be good dogs, but you really need to know what you're doing with training them.
Agreed. I would never get a dog that was part wolf unless I was able to take him to the woods at least every other day. Then again, if I had a wold, that wouldn't be a problem for me.
I guess I might as well share my camping experience. Me, my mom, her boyfriend, and his son and daughter went to some friend's private property, which was a wooded in area and was great for camping. We brought our dog, her name is Sandy. She's a boxer, but she was abused before we owned her and she's a bit of a wimp and doesn't really follow orders very well. She might go to you if you call her, which for me is almost never.
A friend of the guy who owned the property came down and stayed for a few days and he brought his wolf, Venus. He let her roam around and when my family decided to walk through the woods, Venus came along with us. I immediately fell in love with that dog. After everyone else went back to the campsite, me and Venus continued to traverse the woods.
Later that day I was back at the campsite. I was resting inside this, building, on a couch. I can't describe a building so here's a pic of something similar to it.
Anyway, I was laying on the coach, and I could hear my mom and my step sister outside. My step sister saw Venus go into the woods off into the distance and shouted "Hey look! It's Venus!" She then proceeded into the woods and I could here her calling the wolf. It was funny, she came back and when my mom asked her where Venus was, my step sister said "I called her, but she wouldn't come."
I got up, walked outside and into the woods and followed the trail a short distance when up on top of the hill I saw Venus, looking as if she was about to walk away. She was looking at me though. I made a short, crisp, whistle, and she just bolted through the brush and upon reaching me jumped gently onto me and started licking me. Venus walked out of the woods ahead of me, and I continued back inside to lay on the couch. Venus hung out with me next to the couch.
Their instincts are often stronger than a domestic dog's would be, and many do roam and can be very destructive if bored and not given enough exercise.
I had a dog who passed away recently. He lived with my dad. One day, my dad was petting both our dog and my aunts dog at the same time. They snarled at each other and lunged at each other. My dad held them both back and our dog bit him on the thumb. Both dogs were very kind and would generally never harm anybody.
I found myself in the same position. Venus and Sandy snarled at each other and lunged. I held both dogs a part and I never got bit. Venus sat down, and looked away from me and sandy with scorn. She wanted to fight, but she obeyed me instead. So it is possible to train a wolf-dog well, which I read online that most people think it's nearly impossible.
Ever since then, I have been even more fascinated with domesticated wolves.