She is very cute, but watch out - she's sneaky and smart! Don't trust her to wqtch your food!

Nothing, really. Just acknowledging your post.

Adorable :3

She says "thanks"!

omg so cute ^^

Yes, she wears a good disguise!

D'aww, such a cute wolf. ^^

Thanks!

D'aaaw, your pup is beautiful! I love the markings and light-brown eyes. She's a cutie

I think she's the prettiest one out of the litter, personally. When she was little, she was almost pure white with black marks above her eyes that looked like someone took a sharpie to her.

Awwww how cuute x3

Awwwwww, she's lovely. <3 *snuggles and pets* ^.^

"Licks your face"

Heehe. =3 *cuddles*

A very beautiful girl. I'm sure that she has you wrapped around her paws ^.^

Indeed she does. I admit it.

Sweet mix, Mals can be characters in themselves, add wolf and you really do have another person there. :D

Yeah, I love their temperament. They are much more mellow than huskies.

She looks really annoyed in the bottom left one.

Naw, just sleepy. Right after this she rolled on her back to get her belly rubbed.

Those are some big paws! Very nice looking girl, thanks for sharing.

Yeah, she is very stout all around. You should see her pull stuff - very strong.

Indeed. She is actually my third.

a very beutiful girl awww

Thanks. Yes, she is very sweet.

OMG shes beautiful! You are very lucky to have someone like her to snuggle and love I can see from her eyes she is someone calm and nice and loving. Glad she has someone to care for her and make her happy. Is she really part wolf however (like real wild wolf, not dog)?

On a separate note. Not to be too silly... but estimating over what you draw, I imagine how hard it's gotta be to look at her muzzle when she's yawning and think to yourself "I couldn't fit in there" xD I know that would be difficult hard for me :P

Yes, she is half wild wolf. The story goes....

There once were a couple of hippies who were known by a friend of mine, who came into possession of a full-blooded wolf. (no. I don't know how or where) To make a long story short, they decided to emulate Romeo and Juliet and both commit suicide. My friend heard of it, and went to the wolf's rescue before she was thrown into a refuge. She thought the wolf was fixed, but when a friend showed up with an uncut malamute, and the two hit it off, and puppies happened. Oops. Then she had the trouble of finding good homes for a bunch of wolfdog pups, which are few and far between. One ended up with a school teacher who was never home and just couldn't handle her, and so I came along and took her.

...and she does make for good art references, yes.

Awww, I see. That's very nice ^_^

Viewers: Yes, she's adorable but please don't view this and seek to get a wolf or wolfdog as a pet. Wolves are wild animals and very-very rarely adapt to human life. Under the best of circumstances, wolves can not be domesticated in their lifetime though they can be "socialized". There's a huge difference here. A Wolfdog is like playing Russian Roulette and you'll only know once they hit adult years (for wolves it 3-4 years of age). I can only pray that this sweetheart here is one of the seldom few that displays more dog attributes than wolf but either or, the owner is going to have their work cut out for them. The biggest difference between a wolf and a dog is a dog is a wolf pup that never grows up. Breeding the two jumps back centuries of domestication and most often it doesn't work. They end up in wolf sanctuaries (like the ones I've worked at) to live behind a fence for the remainder of their lives IF they are lucky. One wolf sanctuary gets at least 2 phone calls and several e-mails per week from jerks that thought they could have one as a pet and 9.98/10 we are booked solid being a 501-3C and living solely off of donations. Please don't gamble with life; there are great alternatives. If you're looking for a dog that resembles a wolf, try a Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, Greenland Dog, Northern Inuit Dog, the popular Saarloos Wolfdog, or many-many others aside from your standard husky or malamute. A wolf sanctuary is in business to go out of business because we wish to educate the people about wolves and emphasize that they are not pets. Please do us all a favor (especially the wolf) and do not support breeders of wolves and wolfdogs by bringing one of these magnificent animals into your home.
Sorry WolfenFury, I do not support this the least bit. Hide this if you'd like but know I post this out of the best interest of the animals, not the personal feelings of one person. I'm speaking from experience; not meerly just an opinion. Call any sanctuary that takes care of wolves to cross reference what I've stated and to get further input if you are interested.

Regards

I thought someone might post something like this.

Let me put your mind at ease and introduce myself and some of my experience. I have worked at several kennels, volunteered at a wolf refuge, and worked as a veterinary technician before going on to a veterinary medicine major (which I sadly have not finished - yet).

Firstly, she was a rescue. I took her from a bad home that couldn't handle her (at four months old) and she would have ended up in a refuge.

This is the third wolfdog I've had, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what to expect. I am very familiar with how destructive and unpredictable they can be.

She is four years old this month.

My land borders a national forest, with mostly seasonal camps on my road.

When I'm not home, she has a large heavy duty chain link kennel with eight foot sides (at the lowest point), a full metal roof, and fencing buried underneath so she can't dig out. Inside that, she has a doghouse - very dry and safe.

As far as her temperament, as I stated in the post, she is the most gentle thing I've ever known. She is definitely more dog-like than wolf-like, with the exception of her intelligence.

You are indeed correct. Wolfdogs do not make good pets, and I am not an advocate of keeping them, but this one needed a home, I knew the woman who ended up with them, and I felt I was more qualified than most. My last two died happily of old age. That being said, I would not recommend them to anyone without all the aforementioned necessities.

I understand and respect that. I also have a wolfdog that is dog-like enough for me to be able to take care of (though he's a lovable butthead). Please emphasize to your viewers these experiences. We live in a disposable society, mind you. See it; want it; get it; toss it out. =/

'tis true. It's sad to see it with any "exotic". Look at what's happening with big snakes being let loose in Florida. People want them and don't realize how big they get, or the fact that they are making a 20-30 year commitment. I have a Burmese python who is a gentle giant as well, but he also has his own tank in his own locked room. I knew full well what I was getting into before taking on such a challenging pet, but I'm 33 years old now, and I'm in a stable position where I can accommodate such things. It's too bad there are so many assholes out there ruining the animals' reputations with their own stupidity.

Birds too. Parrots are probably the most often abused due to their long life-span. =/

Yeah, people usually end up leaving them to someone in their will!

The lucky ones at least. Not too hip on avians but all creatures deserve to be treated as brothers provided they are not the ones needlessly taking life or otherwise creating suffering. I don't believe other animals other than humans do this for the most part, at least.
I'm also currently working at a veterinary office though I'm aiming more towards a dog behavioral field. Its good to hear that you are on the same page and you have relieved my worry having the thought pattern and experience stated. Can't say its too surprising you have a python with your art. LOL! ...but obviously I'm a watcher - heh. Though tbh, I would have removed you if you had been one of those dumb furs that just "want" a wild animal because of some skewed reason. Unfortunately, I can not get another dog at this time but often times I wish Rayne, wolfdog, was just a dog. Either way, you and I both know that we can never make them truly happy. They just want so much more but in this human-world, that's not possible. I had a choice, like you, let him live out the remainder of his life behind a fence and be unhappy or give him everything I could and be less unhappy. I hate it...but I love him and its clear he loves me too.
She's so damn tiny! I figured she was still a pup. Its so often I see these furs take pictures of their exotic pets and I'm nothing but disgusted at how naive and selfish they are. Personal opinion but one backed with shared experiences.
May I ask which sanctuaries you worked at? I worked at Mission:Wolf and Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary each for a year.
As for the foxes..... That's interesting. Still, 30+ years is nothing, like shit nothing. The domestication of dogs took aeons (zodiac aeons), literally unless you're a dumbass Young-Earth-Creationist and refuse to believe that our world is older than 6,000 years............yeah....shoot yourself now. Please?

I help out Loki Wolf Refuge when I can. I'll talk more later - late for work!

Dug into their site a bit. Sounds very nice but I was a little thrown off by The Christian Science Monitor. Christian Science is an oxymoron like jumbo shrimp, if you ask me but any support for a good cause is good support. I have a friend in Maine. I'll see if I can get him to go have a peek. =3
I cant' Scientifically believe in talking, burning bushes, an arc that held 2 of every animal on the face of the planet (except dinosaurs of course since they existed at the same time as man....*cough*), or people dieing only to come to life again and ascend to the candy land in the sky.
I was thinking about creating my own religion I call Pizzalism, the worship of the supreme pizza in the sky who's toppings are all equal and who had a son that is there to remind us that we can eat pizza in the morning, pizza in the evening, and pizza at suppertime because when you've got pizza on a bagel you can have pizza anytime. Also, the bagel son was born of the extra virgin Mother Marinara. Hey, it beats the flying spaghetti monster and doesn't leave a bad taste in my mouth.

What? They have Christian science stuff?! That's rather irritating, being very non-Christian myself. But I guess if they're helping wolves, I really don't care what they believe. I was going to organize an event there with my Native drum group, but if they are that Christian, maybe I shouldn't, ya know, since we're all dirty heathens. They really didn't strike me that way, though - seemed genuine. My second wolfdog came from there before they became accredited. At the time they were feeding them scraps donated from restaurants - old pizza included (since you brought up pizza, so did she - all over my brother's lap when he took her home!). They've since gotten a lot better with a lot of fence building parties and lots of donations (from my drum included). They also started out in New Hampshire, but the laws were difficult for them here, so they moved just over the border into Maine, where apparently it was a lot easier for them.

I like pizza. I don't know if I would pray to it, though. Maybe to steak. Maybe.

I don't know if THEY are Christian. It was just on their page. Might dig into it but it seems every time I dig into something Christian, I just get irritated.
Oh you are a heathen! You whorshit the golden calf...that typo was intentional, btw. XD

I do agree with this. Although it saddens me how hard it is to have a wolf or fox to live with you for this reason :( Most important is for them to be happy and adapt, however.

IIRC though, Russian tame foxes are foxes that can adapt to living in a home. I seen a video of them, and they're the most adorable thing ever ^_^ Being half dog, this lady might as well, and it might be a similar case.

They did a cover of that in National Geographic. They are adorable. That was the result of a lot of time and breeding specifically to see if foxes could undergo the same domestication as wolves. After (30+?) years of breeding, it looks like they may have accomplished their goal.

And charge you several thousand dollars for their efforts! XD

The thing that gets me is these "designer breeds". Seriously - wtf. Its a mutt you call a peekapoo, cockapoo, Labradoodle, or w/e and sell for $5,000. -_-

I think they want almost 7K for a tame fox. I have to say, though, that it'd be tempting if I actually had that lying around. But you know, eating and stuff is a nice trade-off I guess XD

Eating is over-rated

I like eating.

Awh... I didn't know they're that expensive. Still, I think they're a wonderful achievement. I wish so much I could snuggle one ^_^ And since it's natural breeding and no dangerous or harmful experiment have been used, it's an idea I totally support and appreciate. Hopefully over the years, they might become common pets, and prolly make a lot of people happy. I wonder how things with tame foxes are going at this day, really (if there's more progress and such).

The only people I know of who sell them are http://www.sibfox.com/

They're a US distributor, so that probably doesn't help you... their 7K figure might not be the same for you, I dunno

Little smart ass.

You can see it, can't you?

Yea, I've delt with malamutes before, cute, cuddly and loveable. While I love there intelligence, sometimes they have a engender all of there own.

Also there one show learning ability, is both useful and a curse. But I wonder if you didn't get out of bed if she would put her nose in your face or howl until you do, she doesn't see to be the jumps on your bed.

O and that first shot, I got one just like it of Toby http://www.furaffinity.net/view/2699323/

Actually, she sleeps in the bed with me, although a lot of times she gets hot and sleeps under the bed on the concrete where it's much cooler (my bedroom is in the basement). Now that she's older, I usually have to wake her up in the morning.

Toby's cute too! Very familiar look.

Let me guess, the I don't want to look in the mornings?

I've given you links before, shes the dog who bit her owner when he tried to pick her up; but she didn't bite my when I do or did.

Yeaaaaah I know that face. That's the "Look at how frickin' cut I am" face. But she is, so I suppose it's okay =3

"Don't hate me because I'm beautiful."

she's so beautiful and the richness of her eyes is stunning.

She is indeed.

Dude, she is awesome! Such a beautiful pup! :3

Thanks!

Wow, very cute, very beautiful.

Thank you!

Oh my god. Those are the sweetest brown eyes I've ever seen. She's beautiful. You're definitely a lucky sod for having such a pretty beast, look forward to seeing more of her in the future. <3

She is very sweet and beautiful. A challenge, as with anything beautiful, but I think she's worth it.

Doggy doggy dog

My friend has a Wolfdog, that looks more wolf than dog (pointed muzzle and 'sharper' ears), but he's a big teddy bear. Really shy if he doesn't know you, but a real pushover in the domination department (my cousin has an old female husky that pretty much is the alpha dog of the two). Beautiful dog, though. You can find pictures of Hugo (that's his name) on 's page.

Oooops, sorry. That was supposed to be . I misspelled it.

The "shy" thing tends to be the problem with wolfdogs. They tend to attach themselves to the immediate familly (Their surrogate pack) and mistrust others. I am lucky to have a really outgoing one that just doesn't care.

Yeah, I figured that, but it's still cute. I don't mind though, I'm not there often enough for him to get used to me anyway. My cousin's dog, on the other hand, knows me quite well. I used to stay over at my cousin's house every weekend, so I practically helped raise her.

She is very beautiful! Wonderful color and such a cute face!
I feel special just having seen her picture, thank you!

You ARE special. Don't let anyone tell you different!

That is a very gorgeous dog. Her face reminds me of my puppy.

Thanks. You have a malamute?

I had a Keeshond, but her face was very expression-able. The pictures were taken with a horrible cell phone camera a few years ago.

Such an adorable dog! She's just so fluffy! xD
You sir, are very lucky!

She's very fluffy indeed, and yes, I am very lucky to be her caretaker.

Firstly, she is utterly gorgeous. She has a beautiful coat and her eyes are just to die for, they're such a lovely orange. ^^

Secondly, good on you for taking her in, she sounds like a lovely animal.

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Thank you! She is gorgeous. We are very lucky to be her providers.

kitty!

Nono. That's a doggy! d-o-g.

nuh uh iz kitteh

.....I cant help but start using baby talk whenever I see something this ridiculously cute O___o

I know - I do the same thing.

awww what a cute baby girl
*sharp toothed grin*

She's a love.

That's a really beautiful dog
She certainly looks like a lady of leisure ^^

I imagine that's quite a lot of fur to brush though x3 hehehe, well worth it though, it's so fluffy and glossy ^^

It is certainly a lot of fur, but it helps that we give her oil supplements to help her shed, and we brush her a lot. I also use a silicone spray that makes her fur really soft and glossy. She's definitely pampered!

She's gorgeous

Thanks! I'll pass it on to her.

If you don't mind my asking, how did you get her? I've always been interested in half-wolf breeds.

She was a rescue. It was an accidental litter, and this one ended up in a home where she wasn't given the proper attention.

Looks gorgeous!

She say's thanks!

She does have the wolffy looks.
Beautiful.

Thank you!

Wow. Delayed reaction! Sorry, I missed this comment somehow...

Thanks! She is very cute - my "little" sweetheart.

She is!

That is the most beautiful dog I have ever seen! It may also be a combination of the fact that she's part wolf, but the bottom line is that beauty! She seems like such a sweetheart.

She is very beautiful! We are really lucky to be able to give her a good home. She is definitely out sweetheart. Thanks!

dying of cuteness

Yes! Submit to the cute!

never...... but.... must...resssssssssiiiii................. A wat teh hell SO F'N CUTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! +floofeh

What an adorable wolfdog!

oohhh so cute and beautiful