wolves !?!?

[storm]

another breed to consider if you like wolves is the utonagan, my friend started some of the first breedings of these in uk and i believe decended from a wolf/dog hybrid

have a look through the gallery

The Utonagan Society

cheers x

[Rain]

Originally Posted by MJ75

Maybe you should take a break on the Alladale estate in Sutherland See if you can blag a chat with Paul Lister.

It's not the cheapest hotel in Scotland to stay at. That said, if you can't afford a weekend away there now, I wouldn't hold much hope of you ever keeping wolves yourself. Thats not a dig. Just a realistic view.

Hard part for me isnt affording the time away, it's finding the time for a weekend away. Right now I'd kill just for a day off. lol

[leecb0]

Originally Posted by ryanr1987

No dog is going to prepare you for a wolf. wolves are very timid animals so if oyu live in a high populated city then i would re consider. your going to need a lot of land and a lage enclosure. i have spoke to many wolf keepers and they said that the wolf will oftern challedge for ranking so that's something to keep in mind. have you considerd the czech wolfdog? it was an experiment that took place yeas ago by crossing a gsd with a euro wolf and was successful it's now a reconsied breed in many euro countrys. they are very similar to the gsd in tempement and activeness. there's also teh sarloos wolfdog which has retained much of the wolfs timidness and behavior these are ver nervous dogs but are great family dogs. both do not require a dwa czechs cost aound £1500 amd a sarloos can cost 2000-3000

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I have worked with wolves about15 years or more ago hard work if you have a life forget it anyway i have a sarloos wolfhond they are as near to a wolf as you could proberbly get. they are as has been said a wolf and a gsd originally by leendert sarloos he wanted to try and breed a dog as the ultimat working dog but without the distemper problem of domestic breeds. it didnt breed out the distemper but did breed out the gsd temper...lol very easygoing temprement looks like a wolf. i paid about 200 euro's for mine from a breeder in holland

[Talk To The Animals]

We saw a Utonugan at a County Show this summer, and Mr TTTA (who, as I said, was head wolf keeper at a local zoo and hand reared 7 wolf pups), really thought it was a wolf from a distance. Absolutely gorgeous!!

Fenwoman, I thought that was a toy for a moment until I had a second look! They do look fierce and scary!! Did they catch it themselves?

[animalstorey]

the americans are big on keeping wolves.
A friend of mine has just spent 6 months in america working at a wolf sanctuary. Most of the wolves are pets that people couldnt keep. from conversations with her they are not really a good pet to keep at all. I would be contacting zoos and speaking to keepers or look up centres and get in contact to learn more. overall wolves arent really good pets.

[Pimperella]

Originally Posted by storm

another breed to consider if you like wolves is the utonagan, my friend started some of the first breedings of these in uk and i believe decended from a wolf/dog hybrid

have a look through the gallery

The Utonagan Society

cheers x

lol They Decended from Northern Inuit!
Why do people still not have a clue. God I was sat in Jan Farringtons Kitchen when she changed the flipping name!

[leecb0]

Originally Posted by Pimperella

lol They Decended from Northern Inuit!
Why do people still not have a clue. God I was sat in Jan Farringtons Kitchen when she changed the flipping name!

pimperella is right thay have no wolf bloodline in them thay are i believe a cross between three dogs 1 inuit 2 malumut 3 something else...lol cant remember, but im sure some expert will be on to tell us the 3rd one (after a serch of the net)

[clob91]

i would agree with others. wolves are independant and unpredictable to most people. Although have seen what Shaun Ellis has done and i'm quite amazed.

i would look at breeds such as czech, saarloos, or northern inuits.

i was looking into getting a saarloos/northern inuit X. but have now settled on an akita.

look here:

Welcome to the crywolf Community (Charlie Richardson used to breed saarloos, stopped last year. plenty of experience and a friendly guy, always welcomes visitors to see the packs)

Home - www.inuits.co.uk ( Shoshone Kennels, andrea is lovely and i'm sure any Q's will be answered)