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Wolf nips
So this is what happened when I got too comfortable around my bond. Rather than letting it continue into dangerous complacency, he willingly chose to discipline me, and remind me that he was indeed no dog, he was a wolf.
A nip is like a warning. Cos a bite is so much more painful, and can be very serious. A nip is also less serious than a growl. Nips can be playful, like a pinch, or they can be a warning, it depends on the context and how/ what both parties are feeling.
I am pushing my hand up into his lower jaw because, at the moment, it was all I could do.
Nips effing hurt. They hurt bad.
They often leave nasty looking bruises that can take weeks to heal.
Notice his ears- you see them back? He's not trying to analyze me, like he would be if his intention was to harm me. Like I said, I came into touch with my instincts when I was in with a wolf. I learned to trust them very well, and listen carefully. I would not have been around him if I was getting a bad vibe from him.
Sorry for my teeth. I have since stopped drinking so much coffee and have used teeth whiteners.
A nip is like a warning. Cos a bite is so much more painful, and can be very serious. A nip is also less serious than a growl. Nips can be playful, like a pinch, or they can be a warning, it depends on the context and how/ what both parties are feeling.
I am pushing my hand up into his lower jaw because, at the moment, it was all I could do.
Nips effing hurt. They hurt bad.
They often leave nasty looking bruises that can take weeks to heal.
Notice his ears- you see them back? He's not trying to analyze me, like he would be if his intention was to harm me. Like I said, I came into touch with my instincts when I was in with a wolf. I learned to trust them very well, and listen carefully. I would not have been around him if I was getting a bad vibe from him.
Sorry for my teeth. I have since stopped drinking so much coffee and have used teeth whiteners.
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Precisely.
This is why most people who want a wolf should never have one. It's easy to get comfortable and think you're around a dog with awful manners. This type of thinking around a wolf can get you killed.
With him, I get a warning nip.
With another wolf, my only warning could be my throat getting ripped open.
This is why most people who want a wolf should never have one. It's easy to get comfortable and think you're around a dog with awful manners. This type of thinking around a wolf can get you killed.
With him, I get a warning nip.
With another wolf, my only warning could be my throat getting ripped open.
i have read enough books about wolves that i see what happened before this picture. what did you actually do??? did you sit someway he didn't approve of? make a certain hand gesture, or did he think you looked him in the eyes, and just was reminding you where you are in the pack??
No, actually, most nips I got from him were based on my mood, and general comfort level around him. There are um... Things you cannot see. For example, my instincts. How the F do I know what a wolf is thinking, and how it is feeling just by looking at it? What, exactly, tells me not to go in with a given wolf, because it's having a bad day, or to get out of a pen with a wolf?
What puts those thoughts into my head, and for what reason (What is the motivation?)
For example, I could "Ask" him things. Not, complicated questions that required anything more than a yes or no answer. For example, I could ask him, "Can I pick you up?" And I'd just know, he'd say yes, or he'd say no. Or, if we wrestled. I couldn't just start playing around at random. i had to look at him, and take in his demeanor, even if it was just him laying there, panting.
"Can we wrestle?" (Rarely said yes, but he did say yes)
"Is it okay if I come near your food?" (Half of the time no, half of the time, yes. Never a good idea with a wolf you are not bonded to.)
"May I pull you off of this person you are roughing up?" (Never said no. Often he was just excited. Pulling a 240LB wolf off of some terrified person is easier than you might think, but probably because it was me who was doing it.)
You can only glean so much knowledge from reading books. There are aspects to relating with a predator that can only be learned by being a wolf's friend, trusting him ad he trusts you, and allowing him to teach you his ways.
What puts those thoughts into my head, and for what reason (What is the motivation?)
For example, I could "Ask" him things. Not, complicated questions that required anything more than a yes or no answer. For example, I could ask him, "Can I pick you up?" And I'd just know, he'd say yes, or he'd say no. Or, if we wrestled. I couldn't just start playing around at random. i had to look at him, and take in his demeanor, even if it was just him laying there, panting.
"Can we wrestle?" (Rarely said yes, but he did say yes)
"Is it okay if I come near your food?" (Half of the time no, half of the time, yes. Never a good idea with a wolf you are not bonded to.)
"May I pull you off of this person you are roughing up?" (Never said no. Often he was just excited. Pulling a 240LB wolf off of some terrified person is easier than you might think, but probably because it was me who was doing it.)
You can only glean so much knowledge from reading books. There are aspects to relating with a predator that can only be learned by being a wolf's friend, trusting him ad he trusts you, and allowing him to teach you his ways.
What is the first thing you do to start gaining a wolf's trust? Maybe a step by step guide? Maybe a DOs and don'ts list.
Tail and ear position are two things that can help you guage a wolf's mood, sure it's not fool proof, but what is these days.
Can a wolf learn commands, like sit? Yes I know they are predators and not to be treated like house pets, but would it be possible?
Tail and ear position are two things that can help you guage a wolf's mood, sure it's not fool proof, but what is these days.
Can a wolf learn commands, like sit? Yes I know they are predators and not to be treated like house pets, but would it be possible?
It's kind of complicated.
Wolves do not "think" any certain way about people in general.
It depends on the wolf, and it depends on the human.
Some people the wolves just do not like.
Others the wolves will get on their backs and urinate in submission- not out of fear, but to show *you* that they are totally submitting to you in hierarchy. (Pull that wolf's tail, though, and you'll get tore up XD)
Generally, as a rule of thumb, all wolves fear people. Unless taught otherwise, by people feeding them, or caring for them, not willing to try and understand them on their level- they may always be afraid.
This wolf, saw "Something" in me, heard it in my voice, watched me interact with the other wolves, and knew that he knew that he knew, that we would get along. And he was right.
In hierarchy, he refused to have his head above mine. He submitted to me, yes. But when I injured him (Accidentally) he tore my arm open.
It's like they have a two- front personality wise... They interact with us on a pack level, then on a personal level. Like the wolf is saying, "I'll totally submit to you, human, cos you seem real cool." "Even if I bite your ear, real hard?" "No, if you did that I'd kill you." XD
Wolves do not "think" any certain way about people in general.
It depends on the wolf, and it depends on the human.
Some people the wolves just do not like.
Others the wolves will get on their backs and urinate in submission- not out of fear, but to show *you* that they are totally submitting to you in hierarchy. (Pull that wolf's tail, though, and you'll get tore up XD)
Generally, as a rule of thumb, all wolves fear people. Unless taught otherwise, by people feeding them, or caring for them, not willing to try and understand them on their level- they may always be afraid.
This wolf, saw "Something" in me, heard it in my voice, watched me interact with the other wolves, and knew that he knew that he knew, that we would get along. And he was right.
In hierarchy, he refused to have his head above mine. He submitted to me, yes. But when I injured him (Accidentally) he tore my arm open.
It's like they have a two- front personality wise... They interact with us on a pack level, then on a personal level. Like the wolf is saying, "I'll totally submit to you, human, cos you seem real cool." "Even if I bite your ear, real hard?" "No, if you did that I'd kill you." XD
That's really cool. I always wanted to go to a sanctuary, and try some of the things I've learned in the occult that have to do with energy-kinesis.
aura-pull and aurua transmission with a wolf. I use it on animals a lot to let them know I'm not a threat, I've gotten good at it. But it'd be cool to try it on a wolf.
Like a dream job for me would be to further my skills in reiki and use it to heal wolves. But it takes a LOT of mental fortitude and discipline to work with subtle energy transference, and kinesis. D:
aura-pull and aurua transmission with a wolf. I use it on animals a lot to let them know I'm not a threat, I've gotten good at it. But it'd be cool to try it on a wolf.
Like a dream job for me would be to further my skills in reiki and use it to heal wolves. But it takes a LOT of mental fortitude and discipline to work with subtle energy transference, and kinesis. D:
Rick still does this to mom. She is not dominant enough. Its like a fucking 100% variance in GSD behavior between a wild wolf and a totally domesticated dog. He ignores her commands 30% of the time, where as he can bolt after a stray cat, and all I have to do is bark my negative command at him and he stops, then returns to me. So fucking weird. All I know is that I wouldnt be comfortable with a wolf that didnt know me and wasnt uber submissive. Dangerous niggas. Although its interesting he/she responded to you pushing back on their neck. Did they just wanna play dom with you or did you upset them?
Your mom has gotta be the boss. It's hard if you have no idea how.
I think the dynamic you aren't comfortable with, is the fact hat that when you are in with a wolf, you are literally at that wolf's mercy, because it is it's own creature. There isn't a person alive who can tame a 100% wolf to act like a dog, all the time. Some of the time, perhaps. But it's when the wolf says, "Okay, enough of this doing what you say crap. I'm just taking the treats." XD "Saying "No!" and "Off!" aren't options. They are dangerous, it's good you understand that. It's when you stop considering them as dangerous when people get into serious trouble, because they no longer respect them.
I think the dynamic you aren't comfortable with, is the fact hat that when you are in with a wolf, you are literally at that wolf's mercy, because it is it's own creature. There isn't a person alive who can tame a 100% wolf to act like a dog, all the time. Some of the time, perhaps. But it's when the wolf says, "Okay, enough of this doing what you say crap. I'm just taking the treats." XD "Saying "No!" and "Off!" aren't options. They are dangerous, it's good you understand that. It's when you stop considering them as dangerous when people get into serious trouble, because they no longer respect them.
I get what you're saying. However, I have seen wolves that are even more submissive than Rick.
But at the same time, that doesn't make them anywhere near as domesticated as a dog. They may have very similar behavior, but there still wild animals. There's a reason wolf hybrids tend to be terrible pets. Amirite?
But at the same time, that doesn't make them anywhere near as domesticated as a dog. They may have very similar behavior, but there still wild animals. There's a reason wolf hybrids tend to be terrible pets. Amirite?
Well, no, actually... It was more of an attitude thing. Many people refuse to believe that animals can "See" things about us, that we cannot see with our own eyes. His nips were either playful, or a means to snap me out of my "Oh my baby boy how I love you! My big fluffeh puppeh, cute and harmless!"- I got a nip. "I ain't harmless." He'd say. Sometimes he'd nip me when we were playing, kind of like, your buddy slapping you HARD on your back, then wrapping his arm around your neck and pulling you into himself, like a "Bro". Other times, it was to make me realize that he was a wolf, and that he could hurt me. I like to think that my "Instincts"- a knowing that was placed in my heart was a gift of survival from God. When I got too comfortable, God would tap him (The wolf) on his shoulder and say, "Look. Your human brother is lulled into believing your just a massive dog. Wake him up a little."
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