Re: TUNDRA!

Harold
You can take the wolf out of the wild, but can you take the wild out of the wolf? Or is it just a matter of good training in a domestic environment? Nature vs Nurture, to coin a phrase.

Beautiful animal, but does he ever go native on you? I'm curious.

Rob Mackie

Hal,
A friend long ago in Reno, Nevada, had a female wolf. She was a great animal. Beautiful and obedient and well mannered.
One day while playing with their son in the front yard, the boy went to retrieve his ball that had gone into the street. As he approached the edge of the sidewalk, the wolf saw the car coming that the boy did not and before his foot left the curb the large wolf hit the boy knocking him to the ground and away from the street, the blow caused the wolf to bounce into the street in front of the on coming car and then knocked into the front yard. This was all witnessed by the father who rushed to his son to see that he was OK, which he was. He then went to the wolf who was badly hurt. They took the wolf to the veterinary hospital where extensive surgery was performed. After many hours the wolf came out of surgery and then with many weeks of rest did recover.
The surgery cost thousands of dollars, but they were glad to pay it. The wolf never let the boy out of her view after that and was very protective of him.
She was one of the best dogs I have ever seen. I always enjoyed playing with her. She lived a long life and was alway considered a member of the family and was treated like royalty. A truly loving and faithful companion.