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Jelpy · 01-01-2010, 01:38 PM

I see two problems. One is the one Wayne 2 pointed out, which is that there will always be a portion of "I'm too tough for my jockstrap" guys who will think owning a wolf or wolf hybrid shows what a tough guy they are. These folks are likely to be-lets just say unpromising as potential pet people.

Problem two is like my mom. Now, I loved my Mom and she was a responsible show dog breeder, generally focusing on only shelties and later, on pappillions. Every now and then, however, she'd get interested in a new breed, get one or two, and inevitably get frustrated with them and sell them off after a year or two. I suspect most neglected dogs have the same scenario exept the owners never get to the selling off stage. I think some people will put research and time into choosing a wolf hybrid but a large number will get one impulsively. "Oh, look honey! This ad is for a wolf hybrid, wouldn't that be neat?" Nine months later this neat pet is acting like a bored wolf, getting out of the fence, eating the neighbor's cat, since he gets fed irregularly and people are saying how dangerous he is.
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01-01-2010, 01:38 PM	#30 (permalink)
Jelpy Master Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Mesquite, Tx Posts: 776	Re: Wolf Hybrids I see two problems. One is the one Wayne 2 pointed out, which is that there will always be a portion of "I'm too tough for my jockstrap" guys who will think owning a wolf or wolf hybrid shows what a tough guy they are. These folks are likely to be-lets just say unpromising as potential pet people. Problem two is like my mom. Now, I loved my Mom and she was a responsible show dog breeder, generally focusing on only shelties and later, on pappillions. Every now and then, however, she'd get interested in a new breed, get one or two, and inevitably get frustrated with them and sell them off after a year or two. I suspect most neglected dogs have the same scenario exept the owners never get to the selling off stage. I think some people will put research and time into choosing a wolf hybrid but a large number will get one impulsively. "Oh, look honey! This ad is for a wolf hybrid, wouldn't that be neat?" Nine months later this neat pet is acting like a bored wolf, getting out of the fence, eating the neighbor's cat, since he gets fed irregularly and people are saying how dangerous he is. ' __________________ My furs are not in storage, nor draped across the bed. They're peering out the kennel door just waiting to be fed. (Anonymous)