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Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Sun Apr 21, '13 2:50pm PST  Honestly it depends on the dog and the severity of the infection. Usually packing means it's pretty bad (vs just a regular topical ointment). Probably about 1/2 of our dogs at work that get an ear flush AND packing have to be sedated, mostly because of the time spent doing it and because of how painful/sensitive their ears are, even just flushing them out. If he freaked out the first time, chances are he will probably freak out the next time as well- unless he was just extra sensitive because he just got neutered. Hope this helps and hope he gets to feeling better. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Thu Mar 28, '13 3:31pm PST  Unfortunately most of the information is true. Most of the dogs from Karen Markels lines are a poorly (and I mean POORLY) bred mess mix of GSD, husky, Malamute and who the heck knows what else! I would say the only story that is still up in the air is when she got rid of all of her higher content wolfdogs- did she breed her lower contents into the lines of the NAIDS. As far as temperament goes, it's a craps shoot with them. Some end up to be good dogs with temperaments similar to that of northern breeds, given a lot of socialization and work and others- well lets just say there is no shortage of them in rescue. Most of the NAIDS that have ended up in rescue, ended up there due to behavioral issues, some workable and some severe enough to warrant them "sanctuary" type animals only. And as far as hypoallergenic goes. Lets look into this for a minute. She is mixing GSD's, Huskies, Malamutes and the like together- NONE of which are hypoallergenic animals. NO...they are not hypoallergenic! IMO the NAID is just another designer dog breed that was created with no concern for health or temperament- only bred to look wolfy and sell for big bucks. I do hope he puppy you get is a happy and healthy baby! Good luck. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Hoping to adopt a wolfdog

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Wed Mar 27, '13 8:02pm PST  Here is my upper mid doing his meet and greet at Huntsville State Park and at the Texas Wildlife and Woodland Expo that was held on March 23rd. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Rescue, Adoption & Happy Endings > Hoping to adopt a wolfdog

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Wed Mar 27, '13 7:58pm PST  I see you said you were looking into adopting. There are many good wolfdogs that are in need of homes thru different rescue organizations. I adopted my first wolfdog (a mid content) when I was 15. He was an assisted rescue thru the Texas Alaskan Malamute Rescue (he can be seen under Monty in their year 2000 happy tails section). I lived in a regular house at the time. He was a bit of a challenge, but adjusted o living indoors full time pretty well. If you know what you are getting into and are willing to make the adjustments, then go for it. Especially if you are looking to ADOPT, the rescues know how to fit animals into different homes that meet their needs. I know of many mid contents that do well in full time home settings, just as I know many that do not. You would probably be better off starting with a low content- but you never know, you might get lucky. Just don't be dissapointed if you don't. My first wolfdog was a great ambassador animal. He came to parks wih me, PetsMart and traveled the county- tagging along to my road trips to New Mexico, Colorado and Kentucky. A foster of mine who I transported up to Ohio was a blackphase upper mid that does educational/ambassador work, as well as model/photography work. I have 3 wolfdogs of my own now, 2 of which are rescues. A low content Mal mix that is great in the house, a mid content that does require containment and an upper mid that is good in the house and comes to educational seminars and outings with me- acting as an ambassador wolfdog for Saint Francis Wolf Sacntuary. My point is- are they for everyone. Absolutely not. Can they be good animals if you take the time to prepare, do your research, be able to provide the necessary needs for the animal and understand what you are getting yourself into? Yes, yes they can. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Help! Driving with Pit Bull mix through BSL state.

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Thu Feb 21, '13 8:12am PST  I travel a lot with my wolfdogs and some of my trips have taken me thru illegal areas. I have made it a point to always carry their rabies certificates with me that state they are Alaskan Malamutes (for my boys) and German Shepherd (for my girl). Being well versed in dog traits vs wolf traits and my guys being wolfDOG crosses- they have enough dog traits to slap anyone that wants to argue with me in the face. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Wed Feb 20, '13 8:32pm PST  It is not unusual for puppies (especially small breed) to be lethargic (and sometimes even have vomiting) after having a Mitaban dip. Mitaban dips can be done at full strength (which is usually a 10.6ml bottle to 2 gallons of water), double strength (10.6ml bottle to 1 gallon water) or 1/2 strength (5.3mls Mitaban to 2 gallopns water- which is the preferred strength for small/sensitive dogs). Many times if we get in a very sensitive dog at work, we will lengthen the tiem in between dips as well as cutting the stength AND shortening the time the dip is done (the pet should be dipped for about 20 minutes and then allowed to completely air dry, unless it is a very sensitive dog). Ask your vet what strength they are dipping your baby at and for how long. Also make sure htey are checking the temperature of your baby every 10-15 minutes. Ivermectin can also be used to replace to Mitaban- but as a couple others have said, should be used with caution as some dogs (especially merles) can be VERY sensitive to ivermectin. Hope your baby gets to feeling better. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Have a mixed breed and know its parents?

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Tue Jan 8, '13 12:37pm PST  Jackson, Yes, she ended up to be a fairly wolfy girl! The TL picture is Wilbur's sister, TR is his brother, BL (the blackphase) is his sister and then BR is him! It's really neat seeing the traits that ended up being more doggy or wolfy on each of the siblings. Tyler, She is beautiful! They do have similar colors!!! This is Reagan! She is not related to Wilbur. Reagan my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Choosing the Right Dog > Alaskan Noble Companion Dogs?

Reagan Reagan Fat Baby     Barked: Tue Jan 8, '13 12:23pm PST  The ANCD is a fairly new breed with several breeds combined to create this very athletic, trainable and "wolfy looking" dog. Yarrow is a very good example of a ANCD! His owner has done a great job raising him- and she takes amazing pictures of him too!!! Here is Ann D.s official website (WIP). http://alaskannoblecd.weebly.com/ my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Dog Health > Fritz has been hurt :-(

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Mon Jan 7, '13 4:51pm PST  Ouch!!! Get well soon Fritz! my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

Wilbur Can I bite your- toes?     Barked: Mon Jan 7, '13 4:44pm PST  I know both of Wilburs and Reagans parents. Wilbur's mom and dad have only had one litter and I have been able to keep in touch with all of his siblings owners and watch them grow. His mom is a high content wolfdog with a smidgen of Malamute and his dad is mostly husky/GSD with a little bit of wolf. The variation in the litter (4 pups) is really interesting!!! Wilbur and his siblings Reagan is a rescue, but I do know her parents. Unfortunately she has many siblings from over the years of her parents being bred. Her mom is a GSD/wolf mix and her dad is a Malamute/Wolf mix. The variations in her siblings have been amazing ranging from very doggy looking siblings (with either a more malamute or more GSD influence) to fairly wolfy looking siblings. my posts | my page | msg me | my family's posts | gift me | become pals [notify]

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