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This Wolf Was Given Another Chance At Happiness After She Got Adopted By A Loving Family
Some animals are commonly kept as pets, like cats, dogs, and hamsters. Then there are more exotic ones, like parrots, snakes, and hedgehogs. And then there are these rare occasions when people keep pets like Kira. Kira is a wolf. She was abandoned by her mother when she was 3 days old and couldn’t survive in the wild because of that.
Thankfully, a Russian woman named Alida decided to take her in, raise her, and train her so she could have another chance in life. Alida had to work hard to domesticate Kira. Wolves are scared of new things, so a lot of socialization was needed. Kira met with grownups, kids, and other animals. She went to all sorts of places and now she’s a fully domesticated wolf that wouldn’t hurt anyone.
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Kira was born in a shelter after her domesticated mom was abandoned by her family
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Sadly, Kira and her siblings were not accepted by their mother and the shelter had to figure out what to do
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“Kira’s mom used to live with a family, but they didn’t manage to take care of her and she ended up in a nursery. She no longer trusts people. Kira was born in the same nursery. If released into the wild, there’s a high probability she will die since no one taught her to hunt. Kira’s mother abandoned her babies when they were 3 days old and in the nursery, so they were fed by hand. And I took her away as soon as Kira got stronger and also first fed her with milk.”
The staff hand-fed the little fellas so they could get all the nutrition they need, while searching for a permanent home to give them to
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Thankfully, Alida, a Russian citizen, decided to take Kira in because there was no way the little wolf could survive in the wild
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“I took her from the nursery when she was 28 days old. She is smart but very stubborn. When making decisions, she focuses on herself, not me. From the very beginning, I began the process of her socialization. She saw a huge number of dogs, people, and children. We walked in different places so that she could study different smells, hear new sounds. Wolves have an innate neophobia, a fear of everything new. This is a very difficult process, long and tedious, but it is necessary so that Kira can live with me in an urban environment and feel comfortable.”
Alida took Kira in when she was 28 weeks old. Continued to care, feed and teach her to be as domesticated as possible
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“Upbringing, too, had its problems, but with age, it all goes away and the work bears fruit—Kira has a stable and mild psyche, does not react to aggression from other dogs, and does not provoke conflicts herself. She treats children very carefully and if the child is afraid of her, she doesn’t approach him.”
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Alida socialized her. Kira met lots of people, dogs and went on all sorts of adventures, so she would be used to the modern world and wouldn’t be scared of her surroundings
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“On the street, people generally react with curiosity, ask to be photographed, ask if it is dangerous to live with a wolf, and especially when there’s a child at home (I have a 7-year-old son, Bogdan.)”
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Kira is now 1 years old and is an amazing domesticated wolf
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Kira lives with the family in their home with a 7-year-old boy which she loves dearly and treats with lots of love and care
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Alida mentioned that they always get approached by curious passerby’s and asked many questions about what’s it like living with a wolf
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“In real life, people react quite normally, because Kira is very friendly and doesn’t instill fear in people. But on the internet, people are both angry and stupid, they write different things. Especially after a series of reports about us, there were a lot of reports that I was acting very stupidly since I kept a predatory animal at home.”
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Kira is fully domesticated after lots and lots of hard work and training
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She is always very careful and gentle around children. If someone is afraid of her, she doesn’t approach them
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Kira doesn’t react if other dogs provoke her and is always calm and collected
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Kira is loved and taken care of by her amazing family. If they hadn’t taken her in, she probably wouldn’t be alive right now
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“We live with her, breaking people’s stereotypes about wolves. Is it difficult to educate such a beast competently? Highly. But I knew what I was going for: before taking her, I studied a lot of articles and information, communicated with wolf owners and kennels.”
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Libstak 4 years ago
Wolves are pack animals. She nurtured and trained her wolf to know her role and place in the pack. I think she deserves a lot of credit, because that is an awesome level of dedication. In return her wolf is content and secure about her life and surviving with her pack.
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
I love this article. Just for the love of someone who saw beyond and above and knew what it took to take on such an amazing animal . Knew that a lot of time would be spent teaching it to be good and except that it would have to be in order to live happily around others , that were not going to give it the same respect back . I don’t know why wolves are even out of their own habitats, yes it’s very very wrong. But the damage had been done, so now it’s upto people like this lady to pick up the pieces, which by the looks of this majestic beauty she has.
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
What an adorable and photogenic girl (both of them are but i was talking about the wolf bc that is the subject of this post) I want a wolf, Kira seems so nice and amazing.
Niffler_13 4 years ago
She's not domesticated, she is tame. There is a big difference. And guessing by the facial expressions she is able to have, she's not 100% wolf, or at least not from a line of fully wild wolves, especially if her mother was also living with humans.
chrissy goodman 4 years ago
believe it or not just like servals a wolf lives longer in captivity. yes they r pack animals and if one that lives in capitivity whether its a reserve a zoo or a persons home if they have pups those pups r more likely to have less wild instincts come naturally they will turn out more dog then wolf bc there is no need to fight for survival. servals r the same way my friend had one her serval lived 21 years and the average life span for serval in the wild is 10 years. this is due to the fact they have special diets and needs if they cant get that they dont live long. its the same with wolves they eat wat they can get but its not always enough or good for them. if a wolf is in need of care i say let a human care for it they r much better off and will have a longer life. animals deserve to live as long as possible just like humans. im not saying exotic pets r a good thing im saying if someone has a legit reason for having an exotic pet like this woman does then go for but learn how to care for the animal and kno wat ur getting into first thats the number 1 rule for owning any animal
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Truth Monster 4 years ago
So if this was a tiger or an alligator, we'd be shaking our heads at the idea that this animal is fully domesticated. The owner seems to respect the wolf and treat her properly, but saying its 100% safe is foolhardy. Its a wolf. And where this becomes harmful is when someone gets a wolf because they don't understand how destructive they can be, and that wolf is abandoned like this wolf's mother.
Stevie 4 years ago
There is no such thing as a domesticated wolf. That wolf is tame, it is not domesticated! I would not even say my dog is 100% save. Has he ever bitten someone? No. Do i know if he would ever bite someone? No. So what makes her say the wolf is 100% safe?
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Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
This is how we got dogs in the first place! I bet Kira is and will be a great guard dog for her family, too. Brava!
Clare Wolfenden 4 years ago
Amazing! She's beautiful and such a credit to your patience, intelligence and hard work. Thank you for saving her.
chrissy goodman 4 years ago
captivity includes a persons home. all animals in captivity r domesticated to some degree whether its a pet or in a zoo or reserve. humans being present in an animals life causes domestication. my friend worked at a zoo they care for them and interact with animals so they kno how to react around humans before putting them in there habitats whether they r a baby or adult. so bc its mother was domesticated doesnt mean its not 100% wolf it just means it lacks those natural instincts. ive seen wolf in nature reseveres who r 100% wolf make those faces. wolves do have emotions just in the wild they need to b more on guard thats literally the only difference. this wolf knows its cared for so it doesnt need to worry about predators like bears or worry about no food source. ppl tend to forget dogs come from wolves the instinct is there just not as strong. u domesticate a wolf and its the same deal the instinct is there just not as strong and just like a dog a wolf can b goofy and derpy. trust me i did photography and once wolves see ur not a threat they get curious i was able to pet them and theyd run circles around me try taking my camera nip at my shoes tails wagging all cuz i was letting them explore their curiousity. only wild trait that remained while i was around them was that i wasnt allowed near their pups they kept them away from me regardless of knowing i wasnt a threat. even wild ones can act like dogs all it takes is a human interacting with them and they act differently. as long as u show no fear at least if u do a wild wolf will sense it and b hostile towards u. i had to learn all that before going to photograph a group of them. this womans wolf is just used to human life its still 100% wolf its not genetically different at all
Libstak 4 years ago
Wolves are pack animals. She nurtured and trained her wolf to know her role and place in the pack. I think she deserves a lot of credit, because that is an awesome level of dedication. In return her wolf is content and secure about her life and surviving with her pack.
Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
I love this article. Just for the love of someone who saw beyond and above and knew what it took to take on such an amazing animal . Knew that a lot of time would be spent teaching it to be good and except that it would have to be in order to live happily around others , that were not going to give it the same respect back . I don’t know why wolves are even out of their own habitats, yes it’s very very wrong. But the damage had been done, so now it’s upto people like this lady to pick up the pieces, which by the looks of this majestic beauty she has.
HooowlAtTheMoon 4 years ago
What an adorable and photogenic girl (both of them are but i was talking about the wolf bc that is the subject of this post) I want a wolf, Kira seems so nice and amazing.
Niffler_13 4 years ago
She's not domesticated, she is tame. There is a big difference. And guessing by the facial expressions she is able to have, she's not 100% wolf, or at least not from a line of fully wild wolves, especially if her mother was also living with humans.
chrissy goodman 4 years ago
believe it or not just like servals a wolf lives longer in captivity. yes they r pack animals and if one that lives in capitivity whether its a reserve a zoo or a persons home if they have pups those pups r more likely to have less wild instincts come naturally they will turn out more dog then wolf bc there is no need to fight for survival. servals r the same way my friend had one her serval lived 21 years and the average life span for serval in the wild is 10 years. this is due to the fact they have special diets and needs if they cant get that they dont live long. its the same with wolves they eat wat they can get but its not always enough or good for them. if a wolf is in need of care i say let a human care for it they r much better off and will have a longer life. animals deserve to live as long as possible just like humans. im not saying exotic pets r a good thing im saying if someone has a legit reason for having an exotic pet like this woman does then go for but learn how to care for the animal and kno wat ur getting into first thats the number 1 rule for owning any animal
Load More Replies... Truth Monster 4 years ago
So if this was a tiger or an alligator, we'd be shaking our heads at the idea that this animal is fully domesticated. The owner seems to respect the wolf and treat her properly, but saying its 100% safe is foolhardy. Its a wolf. And where this becomes harmful is when someone gets a wolf because they don't understand how destructive they can be, and that wolf is abandoned like this wolf's mother.
Stevie 4 years ago
There is no such thing as a domesticated wolf. That wolf is tame, it is not domesticated! I would not even say my dog is 100% save. Has he ever bitten someone? No. Do i know if he would ever bite someone? No. So what makes her say the wolf is 100% safe?
Load More Replies... Easily Excitable Panda 4 years ago
This is how we got dogs in the first place! I bet Kira is and will be a great guard dog for her family, too. Brava!
Clare Wolfenden 4 years ago
Amazing! She's beautiful and such a credit to your patience, intelligence and hard work. Thank you for saving her.
chrissy goodman 4 years ago
captivity includes a persons home. all animals in captivity r domesticated to some degree whether its a pet or in a zoo or reserve. humans being present in an animals life causes domestication. my friend worked at a zoo they care for them and interact with animals so they kno how to react around humans before putting them in there habitats whether they r a baby or adult. so bc its mother was domesticated doesnt mean its not 100% wolf it just means it lacks those natural instincts. ive seen wolf in nature reseveres who r 100% wolf make those faces. wolves do have emotions just in the wild they need to b more on guard thats literally the only difference. this wolf knows its cared for so it doesnt need to worry about predators like bears or worry about no food source. ppl tend to forget dogs come from wolves the instinct is there just not as strong. u domesticate a wolf and its the same deal the instinct is there just not as strong and just like a dog a wolf can b goofy and derpy. trust me i did photography and once wolves see ur not a threat they get curious i was able to pet them and theyd run circles around me try taking my camera nip at my shoes tails wagging all cuz i was letting them explore their curiousity. only wild trait that remained while i was around them was that i wasnt allowed near their pups they kept them away from me regardless of knowing i wasnt a threat. even wild ones can act like dogs all it takes is a human interacting with them and they act differently. as long as u show no fear at least if u do a wild wolf will sense it and b hostile towards u. i had to learn all that before going to photograph a group of them. this womans wolf is just used to human life its still 100% wolf its not genetically different at all
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