GSD Mix??? - Page 5

I would keep him, just start talking to people who own them and know them so that you can learn his quirks. The coming back by whistle tells me he has had some guidence. Did the shelter have any info on him. How did he do with the leash? I love it when they sing, my rott sings at every siren, he will come and get me to sing with him and when he is done goes back to what ever he was doing, lots of fun, my gsd looks at us as thou were nuts.

Oh boy, he is gonna be HUGE!!!  You probably already know this, but play down the wolf aspect when talking to your neighbors, etc..  You know how worked up people get about pitts, and that is NOTHING compared to what their imaginations might do if they think a wolf is in the area.  Chances are higher that he is not a wolf dog, but there is no way to know for sure. 

He really is lucky you found him.  How were you able to remove him from the shelter without them neutering him first?

without them neutering him first, I was just wondering the same thing myself.  Must have gotten him from a private party.

The shelter he was in folded. It was called the Lindsay (CA) Shelter, and it shut down rather suddenly. I don't know if there's a way to even contact them and find out any info at all besides what they told the woman who pulled him, just that he'd had two shots. The place had a bad reputation, animal abuse allegations etc. This dog does an almost instant 'sit,' but he drags on the leash and a pinch is the next order of business. I kept an E collar on him the first night in case he attacked the other dogs but after one skirmish, all was mellow.

I contacted a boatload of people today in the wolf business, and they agree that he is a wolf dog. One woman said she'd help me find him a home. I do like him a heck of a lot, but I'm so used to the GSD mind set, and I know what they are thinking. This guy is a whole new frontier and I'm not gung ho to go there. It's very interesting having a wild-ish thing in the house...kind of like my second husband--I thought I'd tame him, too! Well, that didn't work out very well...

I am involved in GSD rescue as you know...I'd rather stay with what I know! But dogs like this are such a novelty that I am really going to have to be very careful adopting him out, and make sure that it's not just some temporary kick someone is on.

I am in the Sacramento area...so if anybody hears of someone looking for a dog, please PM me!!!

I have no doubt, between you and the wolf dog rescue people, you will find him a good home.  

Great for him & bravo for you!
Thanks for saving him!

Jen

You guys are funny. You're welcome!

Hey I managed to track down the kennel master of the shelter he was in. They say they know he is timber wolf and GSD, mostly timberwolf. I'm going to keep researching until I find out where he came from. 

There was a web site for wolf dogs that had a lot of info on how to care for them...it takes a lot of commitment...& a lot of fencing...they need something like a 10 foot fence (above ground) with an additional 3 feet buried, or they will quickly dig their way out, or jump or climb over, they need to have a 'pack', & a lot of land to roam on, they don't do well with traditional training, in fact, I think they said that you can never consider them 'trained', because they are too intelligent to just play along; I wish I could remember the site name..they were big on raising them & keeping them, because wolf packs are formed that way, & that the pups just don't bond well with outsiders...oh boy, it convinced me pretty quickly that wolf dogs were way over my head, but I still think they are gorgeous. I am totally in awe. His eyes look very wolfie. My husband had a wolf dog when his kids were young, named Bob, really creative name, huh? He has lots of Bob stories, but he said 'NO!' to another...I wish you all the best for taking this big boy, & I hope you find him a really good, responcible home. How about Amadeus? Good luck! jackie harris

VomMarichal,

There is a place here in MA. I've visited it years ago and was really nice.   http://www.wolfhollowipswich.org/
Check them out!  I was really in awe of of them how they interacted with the pack!

Jen

That IS cool. But I'm a wuss! That would really scare me! I'm a little scared of this guy and I have to pretend not to be. He seems ok with it, oddly. Maybe he thinks it's a good faith gesture :)