I got a puppy! The 1st one in 16 yrs!** New pics! post 53**

[CoyoteMagic]

I'm sitting here watching the "Dog Whisper" thinking hmmmmmmm, Cesar has said it does matter the size of the dog, the little ones are more likely to bite.

I would love to have a wolf-hybrid but they aren't allowed in this county. Get caught with one and $$$$$$$$$. Training, training, training, and lots of socializing with other people and animals.

 

[mamaKate]

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Just tell people she's a German Shepherd mix. Alot of folks are prejudiced. We had an incredible pet named Sheena. I'm not sure if she was pure wolf or a hybrid because she was a rescue. I taught the kids to respect her space . We were never harsh with her, just firm. She had more heart and intelligence than any dog I've ever known. We had to move into town when she was about 10 and she would panic if we left her at home. I replaced 4 windows before I gave up and leashed her when we left(inside the house). She was never aggressive although she was alert and quietly watched strangers. We lost her when a frightened neighbor poisoned her. He had to sneak into the house to do it because she wasn't allowed outside alone. Oh, let me know if strange dogs give the same reaction we had when we walked her: they would tuck tale and run as if they'd seen a ghost.

 

[Emzyyy]

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Just tell people she's a German Shepherd mix. Alot of folks are prejudiced. We had an incredible pet named Sheena. I'm not sure if she was pure wolf or a hybrid because she was a rescue. I taught the kids to respect her space . We were never harsh with her, just firm. She had more heart and intelligence than any dog I've ever known. We had to move into town when she was about 10 and she would panic if we left her at home. I replaced 4 windows before I gave up and leashed her when we left(inside the house). She was never aggressive although she was alert and quietly watched strangers. We lost her when a frightened neighbor poisoned her. He had to sneak into the house to do it because she wasn't allowed outside alone. Oh, let me know if strange dogs give the same reaction we had when we walked her: they would tuck tale and run as if they'd seen a ghost.

Your neighbor poisoned her?!

I-WOULD-SERIOUSLY STRING HIM UP BY HIS TOENAILS AND BLEED HIM OUT LIKE A GOAT! (not that I would ever do that to a goat), and I would call the cops for him coming into YOUR house!!! My dad takes our boston terrier to our rental house when he is working on it and the man living next door dropped chicken bones over the fence on PURPOSE trying to harm our dog because he doesn't care for my dad. People are very rude and stupid.

 

[mamaKate]

He was only thirteen.

 

[Cetawin]

Oh how precious. Congratulations. Your DD has a best friend for years to come. That puppy will hear all her secrets.

 

[Goat_Walker]

I .... am... so... Jealous...

I WANT ONE

 

[speedabug]

Congratulations she is adorable. Being patience can bring good things. But be areful though.

 

[BCMominMD]

Congratulations!
I am a big fan of crate training from day one. Great with house breaking, great for traveling and for me with 4 large dogs it's nice for traveling. We took all four to a rented beach house last summer and it was a breeze. The only hard part was hupping those darn crates up all those flights of stairs
Good luck. Have fun.

 

[lisahaschickens]

She is darling and I wish you the best of luck. I would very much disagree with the people who said there is a high risk that she could "turn on you." That is generally not the case with wolves and wolf-hybrids at all. They are often more aloof and shy, but fiercely loyal. You have to "be alpha" with this dog as much as with any other dog.

However, I do have two points of caution, and they are tied together:

1) wolves and hybrids are EXTREMELY intelligent. Much moreso than ANY purebred or mutt dog. Do not underestimate their intelligence. They can also easily get out of a 6-7 foot fenced area. They are the most able of animal athletes. They also like to roam and so will definitely TRY to escape anywhere you put them. This is not to run away and leave... it is just to roam a large area. My dad had his girl "Miss Wolf" (a beautiful, loving, friendly girl) in the 70s and he kept her with him in the warehouse/office that he owned for his business and where he and my mom lived. When they went out for delveries, they would lock her inside the home/apartment where they lived. Whenever they came home, she was always there. However, they started getting complaints from locals that their "dangerous monster/wolf" was roaming the neighborhood. They said this was impossible because she was locked in and always there when they got back. It must be someone else's dog. Eventually they figured out (by watching her from across the street) that she was UNLOCKING the door, leaving, and then coming back later and locking herself back in. I kid you not. She was doing it every day. No kidding. I know it's hard to believe, but it's true. Wolves are brilliant, truly.

this is where #2 comes in:

2) people are extremely ignorant and predjudiced and most people believe that wolves are dangerous, vicious animals (which, of course, couldn't be further from the truth). They assume this and do not want to be told otherwise. So anyway, one day my parents came home and she wasn't there. They found her SHOT DEAD on the tracks nearby to the warehouse. Turns out the sheriff shot her when he saw her because she was "dangerous." My point is... this was very devastating to my parents. They lost their sweet girl, and in such a terrible way. But at the time, they couldn't figure out how to keep her in and it resulted in her being shot to death by an ignorant person.

Since then, I have read about this extensively and wolves and wolf hybrids need either 10 foot fences or a run with a roof on it or they will go OVER the fence, plus the fence must be burried at least 18 inches in the ground or set in concrete, or they will go UNDER it.

I know this sounds extreme, but it is very much the truth. I say all this because I want you to enjoy your sweet, darling new girl for her entire, hopefully long life. Perhaps you know all this already since you seem to have wanted this for a long, long time. In which case, please do not be mad at me for repeating what you already know. I just wanted to share my parents' devastating experience so that others can avoid something similar in the future.

Wolves are the most beautiful and wonderful creatures on the planet, in my own opinion, and I am so excited for you to get this sweet girl. But they are also wild animals, not bred for many generations to eliminate such fierce independence and intelligence. At the same time, we live in a society that has grown up with the idea of the "Big Bad Wolf" and many people have a "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality. It is so sad but true.

Please enjoy your new girl, and congratulations!

p.s. Do you know how this woman ended up with wolf-hybrid puppies? It seems strange that she was just standing there, selling them cheaply unless it was an accidental breeding by a wild wolf, which happens.

 

[Harley's girl]

Well, the lady said she had the parents. Both of them. I sure hope she was telling me the truth. Bella is not going to be a full time indoor puppy. When she is big enough I plan to move her outside. I had not thought about the underground fencing. I imagine we will just poor cement now for her kennel. Thank you all for the warm wishes. She is already so spoiled. The one thing I refuse to do is give her table food. (Besides the chickens would be upset if I did.

) I want her on dog food only.

We are hoping that in a week or so she can move outside full time.

I wanted to add. I am so sorry for your parents loss. That is so so sad.