Pets

[KDXSR5]

Technically not mine...  he's my daughter's but I have gotten kinda attached to the little bugger. She named him Dante but I usually just call him Buster (and sometimes a few other names!).  We got him at 8 weeks and he is 4 months old in two of the pics (five months now). 

pretty dog, very cute!

[abnormaltoy]

Technically not mine...  he's my daughter's but I have gotten kinda attached to the little bugger. She named him Dante but I usually just call him Buster (and sometimes a few other names!).  We got him at 8 weeks and he is 4 months old in two of the pics (five months now). 

Cute puppy

[Lady Di]

That is a beautiful dog

[Stocker]

Thanks for all the kind words.  He's very gentle, quiet, curious, loves to play, and is terribly cautious with strangers.  But once he knows you, he won't leave you alone and will 'help' with any activity you are doing. 

A couple days ago he got his first ride in the back of the truck (to the vet, 1/2 hour each way), and spent much of the time with his front quarters stuck through the SRW, 'talking' to us (odd, because he's normally so quiet), including plenty of mournful howling.  Made for an interesting drive!   

[Lady Di]

what kind of dog is he? I like the name, Dante

[Stocker]

Malamute, German Shepherd, and Timber Wolf.   

[blackdiamond]

My neighbors have two dogs that are a Malamute, Wolf and Husky mix and they are great dogs.  The only problem they have is how adventurous they are.  Even though one is a total wuss they both still like to get out at any possible moment.  He said that they recently killed a chicken and are headed to live with the in-laws where they will have more room in a rural environment.  They seems to have a little more 'wild" in them than many domestic dogs, but they are really cool pups and great playmates for my rott.

[Stocker]

This is our first hybrid, and I know they can be more 'challenging' than pure domestics.  So far so good, but there are small signs of 'pushing the limits'.  Keeps you on your toes...

[79coyotefrg]

Malamute, German Shepherd, and Timber Wolf.   

how much of each ??

Malamute  is such a beautiful animal

[Stocker]

Not sure, Glen...  but his father was claimed to be mostly wolf.

[79coyotefrg]

Not sure, Glen...  but his father was claimed to be mostly wolf.

raising him from a pup  i dont think you'lkl have a problem  just remember  my wolf/samoyed mix turned  like a switch 

[blackdiamond]

This is our first hybrid, and I know they can be more 'challenging' than pure domestics.  So far so good, but there are small signs of 'pushing the limits'.  Keeps you on your toes...

I visited a wolf sanctuary in Colorado where they cared for wolves and hybrids (often pets gone bad) and they said that hybrids were always more unpredictable than the pure wolves.  It was difficult to know if they were going to act like a wolf or a domestic dog.  I've been around several and they were always friendly and very independent.

Similar to the way I choose to treat my "killer" Rottweiler, I would advise being careful around strangers and error on the side of cautious.  I think this part of being a responsible owner of "suspect" breeds like a rott, pit bull or wolf hybrid.  They can all be great pets, but can also all cause a lot of damage quickly due to size.

I have been very careful with my large rott and so far almost everyone has loved him.  We get comments about his size and a few people show some intimidation as a result of his size.  Ironically, every time the dog park "play" gets slightly more aggressive we always have someone make a point to tell us that our dog did nothing wrong.  We're really happy that he's extremely mellow and so far people realize that quickly.

[Stocker]

We're certainly hoping for the best...     He gets a lot of 'face time'  and shows no sign of aggression or nervousness -- I can even invade his space when he's eating.  Poor guy doesn't know it, but he's probably gonna be separated from his -- ummm, well he's gonna get neutered one of these days.   

blackdiamond, just saw your post while typing this, thanks for your input.  'Very independent' is a great description!  And he is so wary of strangers (already!) that we are very careful with him in those situations.  So far he's just standoffish (is that a word?) and not nippy or nervous.

[79coyotefrg]

.  Poor guy doesn't know it, but he's probably gonna be separated from his -- ummm, well he's gonna get neutered one of these days.   

RUN DOGGIE RUN 

[abnormaltoy]

Malamute, German Shepherd, and Timber Wolf.   

I knowed he was not full dog...but, I was leaning more toward a Coyote mix since you mentioned how timid he is.

[Stocker]

I was leaning more toward a Coyote mix since you mentioned how timid he is.

Actually, wolves too are very cautious and leery of anything they aren't familiar with.  I guess it's part of their survival instinct -- helps keep them safe & alive.  They tend to survey and analyze the situation instead of blundering headlong into trouble.

[abnormaltoy]

We're certainly hoping for the best...     He gets a lot of 'face time'  and shows no sign of aggression or nervousness -- I can even invade his space when he's eating.  Poor guy doesn't know it, but he's probably gonna be separated from his -- ummm, well he's gonna get neutered one of these days.   

blackdiamond, just saw your post while typing this, thanks for your input.  'Very independent' is a great description!  And he is so wary of strangers (already!) that we are very careful with him in those situations.  So far he's just standoffish (is that a word?) and not nippy or nervous.

I sponsored a wolf at a sanctuary on the AZ/NM border...that was an animal I could live with. He was full blood and he wasn't aggressive...I think, because he knew he held all the cards. The first time I met him, I went into his enclosure and he came over to me, smelled my boys and then stood up, put his paws on my shoulders and looked down at me (I'm 6' 3') then he licked my face. I would lop off a nard to have another like him...in the right setting.

[Stocker]

They can be fascinating -- and quite intimidating.  A few years ago we were at the local pound, and they had a wolf (or hybrid) in a separate enclosure.  It had apparently 'lost' its owners in the high country (Trinity Alps, a local primitive area) and someone had brought it in.  It quietly alternated between pacing the enclosure and trying to gnaw through the chain link fencing.  It had tags and the owners were not from here, so a message was left on their answering machine.  I remember it as being quite large and beautiful, a very impressive animal.

abnormal, I'm surprised you were allowed into that enclosure.  It must have been quite an experience!!

[kneedownnate]

Poor guy doesn't know it, but he's probably gonna be separated from his -- ummm, well he's gonna get neutered one of these days.   

Don't do it!!!  We never had pete done, and he turned out... ok, I don't think he planted his sead anyway    Remember my old roommate kevin's dog?  Spanish springer spaniel, or something like that, super hyper.  Kevin went to australia for 5 weeks one year and left his dog with his dad, despite me saying I'd take care of him.  He came back to a nut-less dog, and he was just as hyper!  Then some folks from down the road came over with their female dog who acted just like him and they asked about breeding with him    I coulda had a great hunting dog, no thanks to kevin's dad 

[kneedownnate]

I knowed he was not full dog...but, I was leaning more toward a Coyote mix since you mentioned how timid he is.

On a similar note, I saw the largest coyote crossing the road on the way back from a hike in the alps last year.  He was just slowly trotting across the highway while I approached, and my first thought was "dang, that dog has loooong skinny legs!", then I realized how far back his forehead sloped and how long his nose was.  I actually got fairly close before he picked up the pace, and there was no doubt.  He was easily a full foot taller than any coyote I've ever seen, and fairly long and lean too!

[abnormaltoy]

They can be fascinating -- and quite intimidating.  A few years ago we were at the local pound, and they had a wolf (or hybrid) in a separate enclosure.  It had apparently 'lost' its owners in the high country (Trinity Alps, a local primitive area) and someone had brought it in.  It quietly alternated between pacing the enclosure and trying to gnaw through the chain link fencing.  It had tags and the owners were not from here, so a message was left on their answering machine.  I remember it as being quite large and beautiful, a very impressive animal.

abnormal, I'm surprised you were allowed into that enclosure.  It must have been quite an experience!!

The guy who ran the sanctuary was in there with me. It was exhilarating to say the least, knowing I was, all of a sudden, no longer the top of the food chain.

[Stocker]

Don't do it!!!  We never had pete done, and he turned out... ok,

It's not set in stone...  with his bloodline, he might try to escape so he can wander, and cutting could reduce those urges.  So, we'll see.  The only problem with Pete was everywhere he went, he had to pee on every tree, every pole, every bush...  I never knew a dog could hold so much.  Dunno if neutering might have reduced that...

Hey Nate, what's your work schedule lookin' like pre-Memorial Day?  Think you'll be coming up on Wednesday?

[Stocker]

The guy who ran the sanctuary was in there with me. It was exhilarating to say the least, knowing I was, all of a sudden, no longer the top of the food chain.

OK, that makes more sense...  I should have thought of that.  And you are right, we tend to think of ourselves as top dog (heh).  It can be a bit unnerving to suddenly realize we are not.   

[kneedownnate]

Hey Nate, what's your work schedule lookin' like pre-Memorial Day?  Think you'll be coming up on Wednesday?

At the rate we're going, plus being down 2 guys, I don't see getting much time off until after memorial.  I'd like to go hiking, but I only got a short distance up the swift creek trail week before last before I decided that 1: there were too many trees down on the trail, too much snow (I have slip on snow shoe thingies now though :wink: ) and the creek was moving, well... too swiftly to fish!  Tried canyon creek last week, got between 1.5 and 2 miles up the trail before finding where f.s. stopped clearing the trail (there's gonna be a lotta pissed city folk on memorial!), went a little further and turned around because there was a tree down every 50-100 feet.  I've never seen so many lightning stricken trees, and never ever seen so much damn madrone down 

[Stocker]

Yeah, that country got hammered during the winter storms.  We had some lines damaged, in fact P.U.D re-routed the lead just below Grasshopper Flat.  We drove up to the trailhead a few weeks ago after working on the lines, and I walked just a short distance up the trail...  quite a few trees there had been cleared already.

Too bad I can't get the truck in there!   

[DeadlyPeace]

Malamute, German Shepherd, and Timber Wolf.   

Very nice look pup. I use to have a Siberian Mutsy (Siberian/Akita/Pitbull) that looked almost the same.

[kneedownnate]

That's what I kept thinking on the way back, too bad you couldn't drive the truck up there    How far in did you get?  Just before the creek a monster fir fell and took out part of the trail.  Poor suckers can't take chainsaws up there, so they had to cross cut an atleast 4 foot fir    I saw 3 groups of hikers going up while coming out, and after I told each about the trail they all said "I guess this is as far as we're going to get then!".  They better get on it, cause that trail/canyon is flat packed memorial.

[Stocker]

Just to where a tree uprooted and took out the trail -- maybe the one you mentioned  --  a few people had walked through the high side of the pit where the rootwad had been.

[79coyotefrg]

.....  The only problem with Pete was everywhere he went, he had to pee on every tree, every pole, every bush...  I never knew a dog could hold so much.  Dunno if neutering might have reduced that...

  dude,  my  little Maltese 'Prissy' (female)  does the exact same thing,  ive never in my life seen a female dog  hike her leg  to pee  but this  crazy little dog  does,  she'll go outside  and mark her yard every day,  and if some strange dog  has been outthere she goes nuts

we have  this  stray  that has got to be  one of my old dog Nitro's  pups,  but   when   he's  in the yard  Prissy  will go nuts, i know he's not scared of her  but i guess he respects her territory 


the stray


Prissy 

[Stocker]

  dude,  my  little Maltese 'Prissy' (female)  does the exact same thing,  ive never in my life seen a female dog  hike her leg  to pee  but this  crazy little dog  does,  she'll go outside  and mark her yard every day, 

Now that's just crazy...