Is my dog dangerous ? (Canadian Timber Wolf)

[vtorres]

Been reading various articles on the net saying how wolves are dangerous as pets i have a timber wolf puppy as my own and i would like your opinion's on the breed ?

[daithi]

i wouldnt say so its all about how there brought up
but saying that keep an eye on him
sure every breed of dog has been in some kind of trouble at one stage or another and most of the time its the owners fault

[maca]

its not just is your dog dangerous are you. if you bring the dog up responsibly you should'nt really have any problems.
too many owners these days giving dogs a bad name some dog's are just fashion accsesories to the young these days.
ther are some vey dangerous people out there who should'nt even own a dog. im not knocking all dog owners it's just a small minority of people who give dogs a bad press. we have a 9 year old staff and never has this dog gone for anybody the only problem we have is it doesn't like other dogs so we have to be careful when we take it out. im sure you will be fine as a responsible owner good luck m8.

[ItsJiggered]

If it's got big teeth, yes it's potentially dangerous.
Having said that so is a cheese grater, or a comedy wig, or a piece of coal, or a lemon, or...
Depends how you use it.

[vtorres]

But she is running around wild in the house biting us constantly we try to be calm about it but she still carries on we try to be stern with her but it still carries on and she is only 5weeks old now what about when she is older ?

[zaphodbb]

a timber wolf is not a dog, its a wild animal and needs space. keeping it in a house would be hell for the wolf, they are not a domestic animal. i would think long and hard m8, especially if you have children. dogs have been kept by man from the beginning of time but never wolfs. sorry to be so negative

[krazylegz]

agree with zap, even wickipedia doesn't mention it being kept as a pet

Mackenzie Valley Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[smoggy]

bit of info here How to Decide If a Timber Wolf Dog Is Right for You | eHow.co.uk

[chroma]

WOLVES DID IT!!!!!!!

You just gotta let it know whos boss, its going to be constantly vying for alpha position initialy (like any pack animal) and will challenge your leadership at every turn.

Where did you get it? the person handing it off on you should have thoroughly warned you about the committment your taking on board, the average dog takes a stack of training in order to train properly and socialise, i can imagine that a serious hardcore pack animal will general be far worse.

The point is, if you need to ask then chances are your not going to be an adequate owner, everything ive thus far came across has emphisised this fact, before attempting to train a wolf you should already be highly experienced as a trainer in the first place, its not a noobie dog, in that it will take some serious mindgames to get it to behave initialy, as opposed to say a jack russel or beagle who have had most of their dependance bred in for generations.

I have my doubts as to wheter its even humane to keep a pack animal in captivity, it seems cruel to me to have a highly team driven animal in solitary, as opposed to being out there with the rest of his family and friends taking down buffalo's and elk.
That being said, i dont point the blame in your direction, womever you got it off of should have known all this and talked you through it.

Theyre also built differently than regular domestic animals, so expect it to be hyper throughout its life, its built to cross a few hundred miles of rough terrain in a couple of nights as opposed to going walks in a park, so keeping the thing occupied and content is going to pose a challenge.
A bored dog you can give a few toys to stop it eating your furniature, shoes and scratching the hell out of everything. a bored wolf will undoubedly pose different challenges.

This isnt to say it cant be done, i figure any animal can be trained and domesticated with enough time and resources, i wouldnt expect it to be staightforward though.

Id say you just got yourself a 10lb dolop of headache in a 5lb bag, best of luck.