Dog Community

Posted : 7/5/2006 5:14:18 PM

Not to hijack the thread but I'm going to anyway. ~L~

Race sled dogs ARE smaller. There are also working sled dogs. They are bigger. Race sled dogs are more like race cars & working sled dogs are more like a good sturdy SUV.

ron2

Posted : 7/5/2006 6:03:03 PM

Siberian Huskies, in shape, range up to about 60 lbs. 80 lbs would suggest a mix with another breed or species. Male gray wolves can get up to 120 lbs. Alaskans can have several looks, especially similar to those pics if mixed with wolf or Siberian or Malamute. The dog that I assume to weigh 80 lbs doesn't look like she weighs that much. For comparison, here's my dog, a mix of Siberian Husky and Lab. Labs can range to 80 or 90 lbs. Shadow is now full grown and is approximately 60 lbs.

hereboy

Posted : 7/5/2006 6:39:38 PM

All right, I have to admit I talked to the owner. Just wanted to see what everyone thought since I was doing the same thing when I first saw them.

Went up to the owner and he said they are Grey wolves. Supposedly got them from a lady who has been breeding them for 20-something years here in Oklahoma. They sure meet the description: long legs, large paws, thin chests and muscular hindquarters. The bulky coat made them look heavier than they actually are. The smaller girl is the offspring of the one on the left. They sure are striking animals and I was glad to be able to pet one.

scoobychick

Posted : 7/5/2006 6:52:26 PM

I don#%92t mean to hijack this tread But isn#%92t it a little dangerous to have a wolf hybrid in public.

I have to agree they are beautiful animals.

hereboy

Posted : 7/5/2006 7:24:24 PM

These dogs were 'smiling' the whole time and didn't act skittish at all. They had, at times, 3 or 4 little kids at once petting them. I asked the owner if they had been well socialized and he replied, "Oh yeah".

Julitza

Posted : 7/5/2006 7:36:34 PM

some wolf hybrids turn out fine and you have a faithful pet for life, but some turn out skittish, agressive, fear biters etc. Its a gamble you have to take if you own one of these beauties

sillysally

Posted : 7/5/2006 7:44:58 PM

ORIGINAL: hereboy

All right, I have to admit I talked to the owner. Just wanted to see what everyone thought since I was doing the same thing when I first saw them.

Went up to the owner and he said they are Grey wolves. Supposedly got them from a lady who has been breeding them for 20-something years here in Oklahoma. They sure meet the description: long legs, large paws, thin chests and muscular hindquarters. The bulky coat made them look heavier than they actually are. The smaller girl is the offspring of the one on the left. They sure are striking animals and I was glad to be able to pet one.

Isn't that illegal?

jeano

Posted : 7/5/2006 8:57:32 PM

I seriously doubt they are wolves with no dog in them.

I can see them as wolf hybrids, but not pure wolf. No blipping way.

That brings up the spectre of people purposefully breeding hybrid wolfdogs. And that makes me MAD! [sm=evilfire.gif]

hereboy

Posted : 7/5/2006 11:12:16 PM

ORIGINAL: jeano

I seriously doubt they are wolves with no dog in them.

I can see them as wolf hybrids, but not pure wolf. No blipping way.

That brings up the spectre of people purposefully breeding hybrid wolfdogs. And that makes me MAD! [sm=evilfire.gif]

I agree. Even though he said they are 'grey wolves', there must be some canis familiaris in there somewhere. I wasn't about to argue with the guy so I just smiled and pet her. They sure did look the part though. Too bad I couldn't get clearer pics. I did a search on Google and there's a lot of wolfdog breeders around. Seems like most people wouldn't even know how to properly train/handle a wolfdog. Any of you own one?

Julitza

Posted : 7/6/2006 8:45:32 AM

I dont think many responsible people actually own Wolfdogs. Its too heartbreaking because you never know if that sweet and loving pup that you so carefully raised will turn into a fear biter, an escape artist etc. I think they are gorgeous but I would never own one because I couldnt raise it from a pup and then have to put it down or find it a new home because they are emotionally unstable.

These dogs are not like dogs, that even the toughest dogs with right handling can be wonderful pets. Wolfdogs are truly cases of good breeding + good handling can still equal an unstable pet

mudpuppy

Posted : 7/6/2006 9:45:31 AM

[linkhttp://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/wolves/1024x768/ds-loup08-1024x768.html]http://www.firstpeople.us/pictures/wolves/1024x768/ds-loup08-1024x768.html[/link]

here are a bunch of pictures of wolves. Those dogs are clearly more husky than wolf. Their coloring is very stylized husky and not very wild wolf at all. Their heads are the wrong shape.

I ended up owning a very wolfy wolf-hybrid. She was mostly white, weighed around 120 pounds and stood very tall at the shoulder, very lean and lanky. She looked exactly like these pics of wolves except for a faint hint of a german-shepherd style dark "saddle" across her body, very clearly a dog trait. She was appallingly intelligent and I would never ever ever have let a bunch of kids try to pet her.

Karen

Posted : 7/6/2006 12:52:07 PM

ORIGINAL: hereboy

Went up to the owner and he said they are Grey wolves.

What aload of crap. I don't think so.

John Doe

Posted : 7/6/2006 1:00:45 PM

This would be a Wolf, and still a young one at that, he is only 2.
There is no way those dogs are 100% wolf like Wiley here.

Possible cross, or maybe Alaskian Huskeys, I've seen them look similar to these dogs.

rwbeagles

Posted : 7/6/2006 1:06:30 PM

Lovely wolf...he'd look much different out of coat...a lot smaller and thinner. Was it Ron (can't recall) that posted those pics of the adolescent wolf? That one looked very similar to the ones pictured by the OP, he was in his summer coat...or nekkid lol [].

I do think they are crosses...wolfdogs as I mentioned. But their front assembly is very wolfish for sure, as are their feet.

Stephanie Book

Posted : 7/6/2006 1:19:53 PM

My cousins used to have a dog that was part Alaskan Malmute and part Wolf, named Yukon. They got him from a guy that had sled dogs up north. He did have some aggression problems, and they had to eventually put him to sleep. Was a beautiful dog, though. I've read that if even wolf puppies are socialized at a very young age, they can become as friendly as a domesticated dog. Like a dog that is in the wild, no human socialization, can become just as 'wild' as a wolf. These dogs look like a wolf hybrid to me.

What breed is this?