Wolf woman
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Steppinwolf
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My husband and I raised a wolf named Sequoyah until she was a little over a year old. When she howled, everything shut up. I would sit out on my deck at nights just to hear her howl. It was a beautiful sound.
She was a great escape artist! Once when she escaped from her pen, my 10-year-old registered german shepherd and her tangled. Sequoyah was the only one bleeding when we separated them, with both ears torn and a bite on her neck.
She would make a popping noise with her jaws when anyone approached her that she had not "bonded" with. We were told this was her way of showing her dominance.. In her opinion, she was the Alpha female. She especially did this when the children were around which made me a little nervous.
Another interesting thing we were told... even though Sequoyah had been given rabies shots, there has never been any testing to prove that the rabies vaccination was effective on wolves. We were told that if Sequoyah bit someone, she would have to be put down. We sadly made the decison to part with her.
She was a great escape artist! Once when she escaped from her pen, my 10-year-old registered german shepherd and her tangled. Sequoyah was the only one bleeding when we separated them, with both ears torn and a bite on her neck.
She would make a popping noise with her jaws when anyone approached her that she had not "bonded" with. We were told this was her way of showing her dominance.. In her opinion, she was the Alpha female. She especially did this when the children were around which made me a little nervous.
Another interesting thing we were told... even though Sequoyah had been given rabies shots, there has never been any testing to prove that the rabies vaccination was effective on wolves. We were told that if Sequoyah bit someone, she would have to be put down. We sadly made the decison to part with her.
Steppinwolf,
You have any pics to post, of the wolf you once had? I watched a documentary on bears. Shown one bear "clicking" it's jaws. Narrator, stated it was a warning.
Both times, I called "wolf woman" I interupted her busy day.
The second time, she became "short" with me. "I'll call you, when I have those pics dug out"
Guessing, she gave me a "click" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
You have any pics to post, of the wolf you once had? I watched a documentary on bears. Shown one bear "clicking" it's jaws. Narrator, stated it was a warning.
Both times, I called "wolf woman" I interupted her busy day.
The second time, she became "short" with me. "I'll call you, when I have those pics dug out"
Guessing, she gave me a "click" /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif
Steppinwolf
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Well, I had a heck of a time posting these photos, but here they are. I don't have a lot of photos of Sequoyah, but have quite a bit of video. These first two photos were actually taken from video. She is about 10 months old in these photos and had been playing in the water. She loved to be sprayed with a water hose. It was summertime and she did not have her wintercoat. The third photo is of my oldest son attempting to pose with her for a picture. She was very hyper and would not sit still.
Notice the yellowish-brown eyes. Wolf eye color is brown, ranging from a deep chocolate brown to a striking yellow color. Blue eyes are usually seen in hybrids.
As you can see from the photo taken of Sequoyah with my son, she was a very large animal even at the age of 10 months. Standing next to my full-blooded German Shephard, she was much taller (much longer legs), and her head broader and more massive.
Notice the yellowish-brown eyes. Wolf eye color is brown, ranging from a deep chocolate brown to a striking yellow color. Blue eyes are usually seen in hybrids.
As you can see from the photo taken of Sequoyah with my son, she was a very large animal even at the age of 10 months. Standing next to my full-blooded German Shephard, she was much taller (much longer legs), and her head broader and more massive.
Steppinwolf
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Oops.. guess the photos didn't work afterall. Will try again later.
Michael J. McCasland
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Steppinwolf - First off welcome to Predator Masters.
Then there's .... I'm sorry but your pictures did not come through for me.
MJM
Edit: 3 posts all posted at the same time XX:32, interesting.
Then there's .... I'm sorry but your pictures did not come through for me.
MJM
Edit: 3 posts all posted at the same time XX:32, interesting.
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Steppinwolf
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One more attempt...
Steppinwolf
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Yippee! Well, since those photos came through.. here's a couple more you might enjoy. This is a friend of mine and a nice wolf he killed. Awesome, huh?
rowney
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My good friends dad, an ADC man, raised a yote for several years, along with a bobcat and a coon, but i loved talking to and watching that coyote. We would sit on the porch and whistle, and he would howl back, we could get him to go on for several minutes. Good stuff, hope you hear from her Kirby.
blinddog
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I used to work in a real small town we had a guy who had three wolves. A big male and two females, when I was doing foot patrol late one winter I noticed the moon was full, and all the coyotes in the area were sounding off, along with a lot of the town dogs. Then that old Lobo let go and every thing shut up. I think the howls have differant meanings, I know the hunting calls of Coyotes compared to mating calls. That wolf let go with a challenge I think, and it WAS NOT ANSWERED. Nonw of the local canines wanted anything to do with that old LOBO.
Pistolero
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Steppinwolf, I take it that Sequoyah is 100% wolf, true? She is a beautiful animal. How is she doing at her new home?
Bear also do jaw popping as a warning. That would be an uncomfortable position to be in when she was doing that. What did you do when she did that around other people?
Bear also do jaw popping as a warning. That would be an uncomfortable position to be in when she was doing that. What did you do when she did that around other people?
Steppinwolf
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Yes, according to the paperwork we got when we got her, Sequoyah was 100% wolf. The people who we gave her to had previously owned a wolf and were familiar with her wolf-behavior. They were elated to get her. The last I heard, she was doing fine.
I think the biggest mistake we made with her was trying to treat her like a "dog". As a young pup, she was alot like a new puppy and demanded our attention and affection. However, the older she got, the more wolf she became.
She behaved differently with me, than with others. Maybe she thought I was the alpha female. If she popped her jaws while I was in her presence, I'd scold her in a stern voice and a couple of time, I even whacked her on the head. She would usually back down. However, when she was eating.. this was another story. NO one could approach her while she was eating, not even me and I was the one who fed her.
We never allowed strangers or young children within her reach. It was just too risky, even though she was very loveable with me and my husband most of the time.
On another note, according to some research I did when we first got Sequoyah, I was told that most "pet" wolves are put down by the time they are adults because they become uncontrolable. Regardless of being raised as pets... they are wild animals and I was told they should be treated as such. It was a sad day when we made the decision to part with her. She was definitely a beautiful animal.
I think the biggest mistake we made with her was trying to treat her like a "dog". As a young pup, she was alot like a new puppy and demanded our attention and affection. However, the older she got, the more wolf she became.
She behaved differently with me, than with others. Maybe she thought I was the alpha female. If she popped her jaws while I was in her presence, I'd scold her in a stern voice and a couple of time, I even whacked her on the head. She would usually back down. However, when she was eating.. this was another story. NO one could approach her while she was eating, not even me and I was the one who fed her.
We never allowed strangers or young children within her reach. It was just too risky, even though she was very loveable with me and my husband most of the time.
On another note, according to some research I did when we first got Sequoyah, I was told that most "pet" wolves are put down by the time they are adults because they become uncontrolable. Regardless of being raised as pets... they are wild animals and I was told they should be treated as such. It was a sad day when we made the decision to part with her. She was definitely a beautiful animal.
For many yrs, the Des Moines Register [pets section]. Often would have wolf, or wolf/dog hybrid pups for sale. Makes me wonder where all of those canines ended up or went to. I suspect, some were dumped out in the country.
A guy who, use to work with me. Bought one of those wolf/dogs [1/2 German shepherd, 1/2 wolf] male. Grew very large & was very unpredictable. He was the only one, who could get close to him while chained. Co-worker moved to town from an acrege. His wolf/dog killed a stray dog that got to close. So he put him down.
A guy who, use to work with me. Bought one of those wolf/dogs [1/2 German shepherd, 1/2 wolf] male. Grew very large & was very unpredictable. He was the only one, who could get close to him while chained. Co-worker moved to town from an acrege. His wolf/dog killed a stray dog that got to close. So he put him down.
Pistolero
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Well at least you had an enjoyable time with her while you had her.
I have seen several wolves in northeastern Minnesota, and I just love watching them. My buddy who lives up there has them coming onto his place a lot. There was one time that I was talking to him on the phone and you could hear a wolf howling in the back ground, it was right in his yard!! So cool!!
I have seen several wolves in northeastern Minnesota, and I just love watching them. My buddy who lives up there has them coming onto his place a lot. There was one time that I was talking to him on the phone and you could hear a wolf howling in the back ground, it was right in his yard!! So cool!!