procrastination tool #1

chumanz:

godtierlucifer:

djent-is-life:

A good example of how big these guys can get.
Aries
Timber Wolf/ Dog mix
Full Moon Farm
South Carolina

I want one soooooo bad!

okay this has been going around again for some reason and a lot of people are commenting that they either want a wolfdog or are planning on getting one

well

DON’T FUCKIN DO THAT

THAT IS A TERRIBLE IDEA

you know the whole reason these places exist is because people thought it would be a good idea to have a wolfdog or a wolf for a pet, and then it got to hard to handle so they dumped it at either the animal shelter where it was put down because it looked like a wolf, or they shipped it off to sanctuaries like these. the whole point of these places is to make people aware that owning a wolfdog IS NOT OKAY AND IS A VERY VERY BAD IDEA

sanctuaries like these WANT to become obsolete eventually. they WANT to cease operations because they want the need for places like these to be gone! they don’t want people buying wolfdogs or wolves and then dumping them. WOLVES ARE WILD ANIMALS. AND JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN BRED WITH A DOG DOES NOT MAKE THEM AUTOMATICALLY DOMESTICATED.

just because they look cool isn’t a reason to buy them! appreciate them from their natural environment! visit Yellowstone! read a book on wolves!! DON’T BUY ONE AND KEEP IT AS A PET. 

please please PLEASE, use the money you were going to spend on a wolfdog and donate it to sanctuaries like these!!

agreed.

Not Jorlyfish, but her Boyfriend:

I had a Wolf-Dog hybrid for 15 years growing up, my mother was a Vet Tech that worked at a sanctuary, and had the know-how on raising and caring for these dogs. They firstly, are not cuddly pets, they act nothing like your Labrador or Shepherd. Their natural wolfish instincts still show through quite clearly, and training and caring for them requires a lot of time and effort, we’re talking devoting hours and hours daily to training and play. I took him with me into the Army when I was able, and spend most of my childhood and adult life training and caring for him.

Even the best trained and cared for Wolf-Dog can be quite a bit to handle around other dogs or strange people. Their prey instincts run high, and any little dog smaller than them is seen as a snack, not a fellow dog. I never had any unfortunate incident with mine, but that was due to having a very, very strict training schedule, and he being damn sure that I was “Alpha Male” in our pack. Treating them as pets, or worse, equals, is a very poor idea, they see this as admission that they are the dominant animal in the pack, and act accordingly.

That being said, I loved mine dearly, and he was a great pet for me, but I would caution anyone without a lot of time, space, energy, and expertise from even considering adopting and Dog/Canid hybrid, the risks to you and others are very high. As was said before, the best thing you can do is donate to a sanctuary. 

(Source: deansprite)