Problems with Domesticity of Wolves

Special care, housing, diet, maintenance- Not meant to be kept indoors. Require large amounts of space to live in and roam around, at least ½ an acre per animal with environmental stimulation like vegetation, platforms, shelters, and large water containers. Eats large hoofed animals, like deer, elk, moose, caribou, and also beavers, rabbits and other small animals. Can eat about 20 pounds of meat in one sitting. (Can You Turn A Wolf Into A Dog by Pat Tucker and Bruce Weide)

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Issues trying to change their nature- As puppies, wolves may be obedient at first, but as they reach maturity, wolves begin to challenge owners for dominance and will challenge them to potentially lethal struggles for dominance. Common greetings for wolves are dangerous as well since they involve licking of faces and biting of muzzles which could be dangerous for younger humans. Even when “trained”, predatory instincts may be triggered by things such as children running or crying which could cause the animal to see them as no more than prey. Gray wolves are highly territorial and will attack any strange dogs that enter their territory.

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What happens when the individual is no longer willing to care for the animal- Often times, people will release a wolf pet back into the wild when they are no longer willing to care for the animal, but this should not be done. This has very negative effects on the wolf and the ecosystem. A released wolf does not have the survival or hunting skills to be able to survive once it is released. If a wolf hybrid is released into the wild, it could alter the genetic soundness of the ecosystem if it breeds with a wild wolf. Some organizations are willing to take wolves and wolf-hybrids when the owner is no longer able to care for it.