Thread: Dogs!

Read a recent Science report that dogs are not descended from wolves, but they shared a common ancestor, much likes humans and Great Apes,

Originally Posted by souschefdude

Read a recent Science report that dogs are not descended from wolves, but they shared a common ancestor, much likes humans and Great Apes,

That's true. And by nature, most dogs are very very afraid of the wolves. During last ten years or so wolves have become more common here in the south, they come and go every now and then.
It's easy to tell about the behavior of our dogs when the wolf has been around recently. Usually i keep my dogs loose when doing my evening walk, but where the wolf has gone recently, the dogs just stick by me side and do not want to run free.

I've nothing against wolves, but on the forest trails and backroads without streetlights and not much population either or i usually carry a knife with me. Maybe it's just a psychological support for myself.
I've seen wolves from a distance few times. They are beautiful animals, surely something worth my deep respect. However, seeing one is very rare, usually they keep away from humans.

Your right. Once attended dog training with a fantastic mix bred that I had. About 5 classes in a women bring a young puppy in that her husband had 'found' in the woods while hunting. A Coydog pup. Quite young. Wow you should have seen the reaction of "all" the dogs in the class! They wanted nothing to do with the puppy, the class or the room!

I've always been interested in the domesticated wolf's being raised here in the US. Many think my male German Shepherd is part wolf, but the domesticated wolves I have seen are even bigger...pushing the 150lb mark & my male GSD is about 115lbs. .

Shooter, I have heard that the wolf/dog mixes have some psychological issues. We did have one living outside town growing up. It was big and "not quite there".

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I've always been interested in the domesticated wolf's being raised here in the US. Many think my male German Shepherd is part wolf, but the domesticated wolves I have seen are even bigger...pushing the 150lb mark & my male GSD is about 115lbs. .

Of what i've heard, you can't raise wolf the way you could raise a dog. It will always be at least partly a wild animal you can't 100% trust.

Surely you could raise it 'til some point but it is not the same as dog. Dogs have learned to live with people; they are sort of cultured to live with us during the last thousands of yours. The ones with the bad (or incompatible genes) have been breed away. You can raise even the wild dog if you get it as a puppy but not wolf.

And i guess it wouldn't be life worth the wild nature of the wolf.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Of what i've heard, you can't raise wolf the way you could raise a dog. It will always be at least partly a wild animal you can't 100% trust.

Surely you could raise it 'til some point but it is not the same as dog. Dogs have learned to live with people; they are sort of cultured to live with us during the last thousands of yours. The ones with the bad (or incompatible genes) have been breed away. You can raise even the wild dog if you get it as a puppy but not wolf.

And i guess it wouldn't be life worth the wild nature of the wolf.

Believe it or not this stuff was on a show the other day....they said that the wild dog even when raised from pups still want nothing to do with us. Go figure

Ok finally had a chance to get a pic. Here is the Lighting beast.

Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings

Shooter, I have heard that the wolf/dog mixes have some psychological issues. We did have one living outside town growing up. It was big and "not quite there".

My sister's BIG white dog Yeti is part wolf and has turned out to be one of the finest dogs any of us have known. Started out as a complete wingnut, but from about the age of two or so he settled down to become one of the smartest, most affectionate, and empathetic animals I have ever known. He will still occasionally go and visit his cousins when they howl, but he always comes back filthy, tired, and with a big old dog smile on his face.

Originally Posted by Grizzley1

Believe it or not this stuff was on a show the other day....they said that the wild dog even when raised from pups still want nothing to do with us. Go figure

Wild animals are just that. It doesn't matter whether it's a dog or a bear or a lion. Folks raise wild animals from young all the time and the smart folks realize you can never truly trust them. The dumb folks wind up in the headlines with their scalps torn off (if they're lucky). When a bear or a lion is having a bad day and you are interacting with them it never turns out good for the human.