Question 4: Do you ever allow applicants who have never owned a wolfdog to become first time owners?
Answer: Occasionally the right temperament /personality comes along, whom though have never owned a dog like this, have all it takes in their personality to share their life with one. They are the kind of person willing to *listen* and *learn*, and whom are patient.  They are people whom are extremely dedicated, and devoted, whom only see solutions to issues that may come up. No matter what the dog is a family member, and they have the mentality *truly* of you dont dump family, period.  Regardless of moving, or having a child.

Question 5: How do the puppies react to other adult dogs? Answer: My puppies are extremely well socialized prior to going to new homes (all my puppy buyers will say the same things about this) and are fine with all other canines, sometimes due to their large size adults can intimidate the pups initially, but that wears off quickly when pup is in their new home, and is given a bit of time to adjust with an unfamiliar new adult

Question 6: Do you give your pups any training before the new owner? Answer: Heavy socialization , and used to being on collar and lead, I get my pups onto solid food and socialize them well before they leave here. They are used to hearing the washing machine and dryer, the dishwasher, the vacuum cleaner, weight/workout machines, T.V, and everything else you can think of in an average household.

Question 7: If the fencing is around your yard, are you quite picky with your yard? are your dogs around many people?(not including yourself)Are the pups socialized daily to both women and men? Answer: My pups are extremely social to both men and women when they go to new homes, this is extremely important otherwise wolfdog pups tend to bond to only one sex. Having been the recipient a couple times of attaining pups socialized only to women, I can attest first hand how upsetting it can be, if any man in your life cannot touch your dog because they were only socialized to a woman raising the pups or a man raising the pups. I am a clean fanatic you will ONLY EVER see spotless grounds in both my yard site at my ranch and in every enclosure. I am very proud of this. I clean each enclosure on a daily basis rain, snow, or shine.

Question 8: Whats the diet of your dogs? Answer: They free feed in free feeders, a special mix some friends make, on top of getting organic meaty meal bones a couple times a week for their teeth. This does not include all the fun and tasty treats they are given.

Question 9: I've been told wolfdog hybrids are wild animals, not dogs.  Answer: I am not sure the motive or intent of anyone telling you this unless they are misinformed/ignorant, or people who have only ever dealt with pure wolves /or near pures and not enough of a range of wolfdogs, that they simply do not have enough of a variety of experiencing these guys in a full spectrum.   But many wolfdogs are *dogs*,  they may not be a purebred dog, but they are still dogs,  *some* may be more proto-type in behaviors, *depending on lineage and background, and some even better than that.     If a person is talking about a wolfdog with so much wolf you might as well be licensed for pures, then I do concur they are not *dogs*...but if we are talking about a long line, bred for tractability, that a person can do basically anything with the dog they can do with their northern breed dogs, such as CDN Eskimo dogs, then we are comparing two worlds not quite the same.  It is quite easy to get back to a dog again in but a few generations, some people may be too caught up in the physical attributes of the animal over top of behaviors, thus have a hard time believing.  It truly can be about perspective as well, and so many have different experiences and opinions about just what makes a dog a dog and a wolf a wolf. We do not believe in people having pure wolves as pets, but there are some good lines of dogs with wolf heritage that in the right environments can excel as much as any dog can.

Question 10: Why do some people call wolf crosses wolfdogs and some wolf hybrids? Answer: It is a personal choice I suppose, but  here in Canada too many people use the term hybrid in derogatory terms, and still use it to basically inform the public they are dealing with two different species,  the term was and still is used to seperate the two canines.  It really is a term used to crucify, still to this day.  Most everyone I have run into up here including CO's, use the word to create a stigma.  It is a stigma I am fighting hard to change. Maybe someday the term will not mean much of anything, but sadly as more bans get enacted I don't see that happening anytime soon. The term is still used in unflattering ways.

Question 11: Have you ever had distemper, parvo, or any other such disease outbreaks in your animals ? Answer: No, not ever. I am hyper vigilent with my animals, and have many preventatives in place.  I vaccinate but don't over vaccinate, and visitors have to wash hands and have footwear sprayed. They are also asked if they have themselves encountered such a diseases recently or at their own home, before being allowed to visit.

Question 12: I am so confused over all the information available and who may be a good breeder or have good animals. Help! Answer: Good breeders will tell perspective buyers to talk with in depth the breeder, and if possible visit the breeders facilities and animals in person. (The breeder will welcome this if you are serious) Everyones own detemination of what responsible means may vary from individual to individual, we all live and view things differently in life, and thus how I raise my own will not be how another raises theirs.  If you feel comfortable with the breeder,  like the looks, temperament of the animal you are interested in, and the breeder has facilities *you* feel are up to par with your own definition of what responsible means ,then that is what counts.

Question 15: What percentage are your animals.  Answer: My animals do not have pecentages, (they would IF I chose to follow what so many still do)  and add the %'s of parents and divide by two to get the pups, BUT there is no such things as percentages in dogs with wolf heritage,  this was *created/invented* years ago by *breeders* of such canines,  NOT biologists/scientists.  A wolf biologist may laugh at you if you say your wolfdog is 43.5% eastern wolf and 15% arctic and so on.  The method of *calculating percentages,  was to give buyers a basic idea of how much wolf may be in the dog, but this is a crap shoot it's like saying you are 15.5% german, 2.5% french, 43.7% scottish  etc.   I breed dogs here that look wolfie and high*er* looking due to the wolf in the background and pedigree. I do not breed wolves said to be wolfdogs.   My line is carefully planned and slected for what I wish to further and see in my line. If you like the looks of my dogs, the temperament and how I breed  then this type of dog may be for you.