(01-11-2025, 02:45 PM)Michigan Swamp Buck Wrote: I hear'd them hybrid wolf-dogs only get mean if'en you feed 'em gunpowder and light their ass up when they fart - otherwise loyal and great pets.
They are loyal and great pets, but here's the thing - they have to bond with their owner within their first year of life. Beyond that, they will not bond with anyone, so you can't even give them away after that, because they will never warm up to the change. If the owner dies or something like that, they have to be put down.
They make great guard dogs. I had a miscreant beak in through my back door one evening, and I set them loose on him. They kept him busy and on the run while I went after my shotgun. He tore the hell out of my back fence getting back over it and getting the hell out of there before he got eaten.
So long as they are properly trained and recognize you as the "pack leader" or "alpha", they're no problem at all. My female weighed about 90 pounds, and didn't realize how big she was. She'd take a running go across the room and jump into my lap like she was still a puppy... but the impact usually sent my chair flying, with me and the dog both in it, until a wall stopped it. When she took that notion, about all you could do was brace for impact and enjoy the ride!
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