Woman Adopts A Wolf Cub From A Shelter Because It Wouldn’t Have Survived In The Wild
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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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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!
Amazing! She's beautiful and such a credit to your patience, intelligence and hard work. Thank you for saving her.
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
it takes absolute bravery and hard work to do something like this.Most people would of let him die. i say the world needs more people like you.Well done
Such a beautiful wolf! It's amazing to see something like this, where an animal traditionally viewed as "wild" is living with a human, just like a dog or cat or other domestic animal would. It's almost like a throwback to when humans and canines first started living together.
She is stunning. I have always lived wolves. They are beautiful and you are an amazing person for doing what you have for this wolf baby. I enjoyed reading this so much and hope you share more pictures of her in the future once she is full grown.
This is sooo awesome! Reminds me of my Siberian husky! Especially the big sweet grins! I think you have done a fantastic job giving her a loving home! :)
also if u look at her instagram and watch some of the videos the wolf still show wolf habits like how it plays with her other dog how attentive it is how it reacts to her knowing shes the alpha and the wolf isnt the protectiveness of her son as well the wolf cares for her son deeply like hes the wolfs own. yes a dog does that to kids too but not to the extent that wolves would
Kira is just beautiful! I give this woman a lot of credit for putting in the time and effort to train Kira to fit in to a domesticated life.
2 brothers from her, they were bought and taken to India
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What a beautiful animal.My dog breed is the German shepherd much like a wolf . Your very luck too have kira she's gorgeous.
It's true that the adorable German Shepherd breed - which in my experience is usually a love-bug dog who loves to romp and play and snuggle with its humans - physically resembles a wolf more than other breeds. My advice to people who admire wolves but can't make the commitment Alida has made is, adopt a darling German Shepherd! Lots of them are retired police dogs who need new homes, and as a bonus, they are already superbly trained. ADOPT, people!
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in russia, by law, wolves must muzzle on the street
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This is the final evidence! Dogs are the decendens of Wolfes. Look at this pretty Girl, she looks and acts Like a Dog. Sooooo cuuuuteee 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Kira is a wonderful wolf, and Alida deserves all of the best for training her and keeping her alive!
Absolutely beautiful wolf! I would love to have adopted a wolf in need, however, it's not legal where I live. Instead, I have a German Shepherd and she's the most wonderful thing in my life! IMG_2012-6...f55bc9.jpg 
I adopted a pup three months ago and the man said he thought he was part wolf. I thought it was a silly notion but this dog has fur like I have never seen. I try to part his hair to get a look at his skin but there is just an undercoat, I can only see his skin on his belly. I have had him 3 months now (adopted at 6 weeks)and he already weighs 50 lbs and I think he is going to be gigantic. My pup named Poochy looks just like the wolf cub pictured above. Any suggestions on how I could be sure if he is part wolf? Most people say he is German Shepard, and that may be true but still, he does not look like a typical Shepard. Here is a pic of him at 7 weeks (edit to say his ears started out as floppy but tend to stand up, sometimes one is standing and the other is floppy, eventually they both flop back down) pooch-60ba...85d9d9.jpg 
You may want to be wary of breeders, if you adopted him from one. Unreliable breeders often lie about anything they can get away with in order to sell pets - about age, gender, breed, eventual size, things like that. He does look like a German Shepherd - but also like a mix. Maybe a retriever or a hound mix? Look at his ears - if they’re pointy, that’s a point towards part wolf. Look at his tail - is it long and sickle-like? Another point for a part wolf. Look at his toes - is the middle toe longer? Then he probably has some wolf in him one way or another.
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I am struck by how closely baby Kira resembles the domestic German Shepherd. I wonder if she may have some German Shepherd ancestry as well as her wolf heritage? Might explain how well she has responded to her loving, supportive human and her new environment. Great job, Alida! I know lots of people say it's impossible to take a wild animal into a home, and it's true that many rich a-holes do cruel things like kidnap tigers so they can brag about having a "pet" tiger, but what Alida has done for Kira is the opposite. She obviously understands Kira's wolf nature, and treats her with love and respect, not like a mascot or a trophy to show off. Alida, I wish you and Kira a long, loving life together!
Omg that Kira is soooo cute!! Is it wrong that I want a wolf now..?
Yo imagine owning a freaking wolf. This girl is like the coolest person on the blockkk xD
She seems like a very good wolf owner - she’s a wolf whisperer. What a cute wolf.
well...is still a predatory animal in your home, near your child, so....
If the domestication was so successful, why the muzzle? I laud the person for taking care of and nurturing the wolf, but disagree with the idea it is domesticated. There are certain things that could set the animal off. Not to harm people, but to revert to nature!!!
That is 100% not a wolf. Its not even close to a wolf. At best its an F10. Have you ever seen a wolf? Look at the Mask, look at the length of the snout etc. Look at the body. This is not a wolf. Its some kind of cross-breed. Like TWH, Sarloos, Or even Husky\Malamute in that direction. Also its way too small. Hard to judge from the pics but its maximum 60-65 cm height and some fancy photo angels. Make a DNA test and it will show you. If been living with wolfdogs for years now and trained a lot of them. If you made a DNA test, show it. Otherwise i call BS and say "Follow my "Wolves" on @hamburg_wolfdogs" lol...
she did a DNA test as she has patiently explained to all disbelievers. It's her animal, I'm sure she knows better than some random person being a keyboard hero.
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I'm glad the owner was at least decent enough to muzzle train. but making a pet that many people SHOULDN'T own internet famous isn't really cool either. It is like "save a fox" and the fox with the painful gum condition, Sometimes humane euthanasia is the only decent option
Isn't this the same woman who has a ton of different animals? Posted on BP before I think
This is an absolutely beautiful article :) I loved all the pictures as well..and Libstak said it best 💞
This takes me back to when I was a kid and would spend some of my time in the summer on the rez. My babysitter/aunt and her son/my big brother were First Nations people and we would visit their family. We would play with the kids up the road and one day we were sitting on their porch and their uncle came to visit. He had an animal with him. I told him he had a nice dog. I asked if I could pet him and it was OK so I did. I told him his dog's hair felt "hard". He told me it wasn't a dog. It was a wolf whose mother had been killed so they rescued her pups and he took one of the pups and raised him. It was the coolest thing. He was very calm and friendly. I spent a long time petting him and he loved it. One of my best memories.
I went to a traveling drive through zoo thingy a couple weeks ago. All the animals there were rescues. None of them would've survived in the wild, they were all abandoned in some way or another. Some people online were saying not to go though because animals in captivity ya know. But it was actually cool and I got to pet a giraffe
in russia, by law, wolves must muzzle on the street
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Kira is adorable and I am happy that there is a small possibility that my childhood dream of having a wolf might come true someday.
Let me introduce you to two breeds called Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Saarloos Wolfdog. There's also the Tamaskan. The first two were actually bred from wolf-dog-pairings but are recognized breeds and there are lists of responsible breeders for them, and the second is a not-recognized breed from Finland that looks similar to wolves but is completely dog. You will not have legal issues with either of those, you will have people who can support you with raising them and help you if some issues pop up and you will actually get a real, reliable PET instead of a wild animal that does not know it's supposed to behave like a dog now. Wolves are not dogs! There's thousands of years between the two animals, thousands of years of selective breeding to create an animal that actually prefers human company to that of their own species. You will never get a better animal to live with you than a dog. Please don't think that wolves are somehow 'better dogs' - they are not! They are wolves.
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Hey, Bored Panda, do you need a proofreader? "I took her from the nursery when she was 28 days old." vs "Alida took Kira in when she was 28 weeks old."
That's not a wolf. Beautiful animal, and probably a bit of wolf-blood in her, but it's very obviously a dog. Sorry to burst anyone's bubble. And no - a wolf is not a pet and will never be a pet. No matter how much 'love and care' you put into it. They might become tame but are not domesticated! "Domestication" means "a sustained multi-generational relationship in which one group of organisms assumes a significant degree of influence over the reproduction and care of another group to secure a more predictable supply of resources from that second group." IF this were a wolf, she might be tame. Not domesticated. This makes me so mad! Just don't write bullshit, please!
please calm down, why are you so aggressive? I just wrote out the arguments against your words and you went berserk. I have genetic tests, this is more important than your speculations
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It really doesn't matter why, the mother would have only known to raise her pup a particular way and been inadequate to the task if there were medical issues thus abandoning pups that she did not see as capable of long term survival. Humans are capable of dealing with a wider range of medical and psychological issues when navigating how to raise their pets or their offspring.
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THIS is the problem with these kind of stories. Pls don't promote wild animals as pets even if in this case it worked out well.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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... 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.
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... 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!
Amazing! She's beautiful and such a credit to your patience, intelligence and hard work. Thank you for saving her.
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
it takes absolute bravery and hard work to do something like this.Most people would of let him die. i say the world needs more people like you.Well done
Such a beautiful wolf! It's amazing to see something like this, where an animal traditionally viewed as "wild" is living with a human, just like a dog or cat or other domestic animal would. It's almost like a throwback to when humans and canines first started living together.
She is stunning. I have always lived wolves. They are beautiful and you are an amazing person for doing what you have for this wolf baby. I enjoyed reading this so much and hope you share more pictures of her in the future once she is full grown.
This is sooo awesome! Reminds me of my Siberian husky! Especially the big sweet grins! I think you have done a fantastic job giving her a loving home! :)
also if u look at her instagram and watch some of the videos the wolf still show wolf habits like how it plays with her other dog how attentive it is how it reacts to her knowing shes the alpha and the wolf isnt the protectiveness of her son as well the wolf cares for her son deeply like hes the wolfs own. yes a dog does that to kids too but not to the extent that wolves would
Kira is just beautiful! I give this woman a lot of credit for putting in the time and effort to train Kira to fit in to a domesticated life.
2 brothers from her, they were bought and taken to India
Load More Replies... What a beautiful animal.My dog breed is the German shepherd much like a wolf . Your very luck too have kira she's gorgeous.
It's true that the adorable German Shepherd breed - which in my experience is usually a love-bug dog who loves to romp and play and snuggle with its humans - physically resembles a wolf more than other breeds. My advice to people who admire wolves but can't make the commitment Alida has made is, adopt a darling German Shepherd! Lots of them are retired police dogs who need new homes, and as a bonus, they are already superbly trained. ADOPT, people!
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Load More Replies... This is the final evidence! Dogs are the decendens of Wolfes. Look at this pretty Girl, she looks and acts Like a Dog. Sooooo cuuuuteee 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Kira is a wonderful wolf, and Alida deserves all of the best for training her and keeping her alive!
Absolutely beautiful wolf! I would love to have adopted a wolf in need, however, it's not legal where I live. Instead, I have a German Shepherd and she's the most wonderful thing in my life! IMG_2012-6...f55bc9.jpg
I adopted a pup three months ago and the man said he thought he was part wolf. I thought it was a silly notion but this dog has fur like I have never seen. I try to part his hair to get a look at his skin but there is just an undercoat, I can only see his skin on his belly. I have had him 3 months now (adopted at 6 weeks)and he already weighs 50 lbs and I think he is going to be gigantic. My pup named Poochy looks just like the wolf cub pictured above. Any suggestions on how I could be sure if he is part wolf? Most people say he is German Shepard, and that may be true but still, he does not look like a typical Shepard. Here is a pic of him at 7 weeks (edit to say his ears started out as floppy but tend to stand up, sometimes one is standing and the other is floppy, eventually they both flop back down) pooch-60ba...85d9d9.jpg
You may want to be wary of breeders, if you adopted him from one. Unreliable breeders often lie about anything they can get away with in order to sell pets - about age, gender, breed, eventual size, things like that. He does look like a German Shepherd - but also like a mix. Maybe a retriever or a hound mix? Look at his ears - if they’re pointy, that’s a point towards part wolf. Look at his tail - is it long and sickle-like? Another point for a part wolf. Look at his toes - is the middle toe longer? Then he probably has some wolf in him one way or another.
Load More Replies... I am struck by how closely baby Kira resembles the domestic German Shepherd. I wonder if she may have some German Shepherd ancestry as well as her wolf heritage? Might explain how well she has responded to her loving, supportive human and her new environment. Great job, Alida! I know lots of people say it's impossible to take a wild animal into a home, and it's true that many rich a-holes do cruel things like kidnap tigers so they can brag about having a "pet" tiger, but what Alida has done for Kira is the opposite. She obviously understands Kira's wolf nature, and treats her with love and respect, not like a mascot or a trophy to show off. Alida, I wish you and Kira a long, loving life together!
Omg that Kira is soooo cute!! Is it wrong that I want a wolf now..?
Yo imagine owning a freaking wolf. This girl is like the coolest person on the blockkk xD
She seems like a very good wolf owner - she’s a wolf whisperer. What a cute wolf.
well...is still a predatory animal in your home, near your child, so....
If the domestication was so successful, why the muzzle? I laud the person for taking care of and nurturing the wolf, but disagree with the idea it is domesticated. There are certain things that could set the animal off. Not to harm people, but to revert to nature!!!
That is 100% not a wolf. Its not even close to a wolf. At best its an F10. Have you ever seen a wolf? Look at the Mask, look at the length of the snout etc. Look at the body. This is not a wolf. Its some kind of cross-breed. Like TWH, Sarloos, Or even Husky\Malamute in that direction. Also its way too small. Hard to judge from the pics but its maximum 60-65 cm height and some fancy photo angels. Make a DNA test and it will show you. If been living with wolfdogs for years now and trained a lot of them. If you made a DNA test, show it. Otherwise i call BS and say "Follow my "Wolves" on @hamburg_wolfdogs" lol...
she did a DNA test as she has patiently explained to all disbelievers. It's her animal, I'm sure she knows better than some random person being a keyboard hero.
Load More Replies... I'm glad the owner was at least decent enough to muzzle train. but making a pet that many people SHOULDN'T own internet famous isn't really cool either. It is like "save a fox" and the fox with the painful gum condition, Sometimes humane euthanasia is the only decent option
Isn't this the same woman who has a ton of different animals? Posted on BP before I think
This is an absolutely beautiful article :) I loved all the pictures as well..and Libstak said it best 💞
This takes me back to when I was a kid and would spend some of my time in the summer on the rez. My babysitter/aunt and her son/my big brother were First Nations people and we would visit their family. We would play with the kids up the road and one day we were sitting on their porch and their uncle came to visit. He had an animal with him. I told him he had a nice dog. I asked if I could pet him and it was OK so I did. I told him his dog's hair felt "hard". He told me it wasn't a dog. It was a wolf whose mother had been killed so they rescued her pups and he took one of the pups and raised him. It was the coolest thing. He was very calm and friendly. I spent a long time petting him and he loved it. One of my best memories.
I went to a traveling drive through zoo thingy a couple weeks ago. All the animals there were rescues. None of them would've survived in the wild, they were all abandoned in some way or another. Some people online were saying not to go though because animals in captivity ya know. But it was actually cool and I got to pet a giraffe
in russia, by law, wolves must muzzle on the street
Load More Replies... Kira is adorable and I am happy that there is a small possibility that my childhood dream of having a wolf might come true someday.
Let me introduce you to two breeds called Czechoslovakian Wolfdog and Saarloos Wolfdog. There's also the Tamaskan. The first two were actually bred from wolf-dog-pairings but are recognized breeds and there are lists of responsible breeders for them, and the second is a not-recognized breed from Finland that looks similar to wolves but is completely dog. You will not have legal issues with either of those, you will have people who can support you with raising them and help you if some issues pop up and you will actually get a real, reliable PET instead of a wild animal that does not know it's supposed to behave like a dog now. Wolves are not dogs! There's thousands of years between the two animals, thousands of years of selective breeding to create an animal that actually prefers human company to that of their own species. You will never get a better animal to live with you than a dog. Please don't think that wolves are somehow 'better dogs' - they are not! They are wolves.
Load More Replies... Hey, Bored Panda, do you need a proofreader? "I took her from the nursery when she was 28 days old." vs "Alida took Kira in when she was 28 weeks old."
That's not a wolf. Beautiful animal, and probably a bit of wolf-blood in her, but it's very obviously a dog. Sorry to burst anyone's bubble. And no - a wolf is not a pet and will never be a pet. No matter how much 'love and care' you put into it. They might become tame but are not domesticated! "Domestication" means "a sustained multi-generational relationship in which one group of organisms assumes a significant degree of influence over the reproduction and care of another group to secure a more predictable supply of resources from that second group." IF this were a wolf, she might be tame. Not domesticated. This makes me so mad! Just don't write bullshit, please!
please calm down, why are you so aggressive? I just wrote out the arguments against your words and you went berserk. I have genetic tests, this is more important than your speculations
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Load More Replies... It really doesn't matter why, the mother would have only known to raise her pup a particular way and been inadequate to the task if there were medical issues thus abandoning pups that she did not see as capable of long term survival. Humans are capable of dealing with a wider range of medical and psychological issues when navigating how to raise their pets or their offspring.
Load More Replies... THIS is the problem with these kind of stories. Pls don't promote wild animals as pets even if in this case it worked out well.
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