any body have any information on wolf hybrids?

 

yes. already did.

again, for what you want, what you need, your age range, and being a college student, I am telling you, your best bet is the humane society, or other animal shelters. You can find puppies if thats what you REALLY want. You can find GREAT dogs, looks for love.

Don't go with a wolf hybrid, unless you have TONS of land. LARGE dog, high maintenance, needs lot of attention, lots of cost. Hard to find somewhere that allows the hybrid (think about that, unless your living in a house you never plan to move, being young, you will probably move a lot, its hard finding places for "trouble" breeds).

Corgis are great little dogs. lots of fun. VERY smart. No issues that I am aware of.

 

You're not going to find a grown one under 16"! The Humane Society advice is right on. You will be surprised at the fine pups that are there just waiting to be someone's buddy.

Once again, if you haven't do some research on the Rat Terrier. There are three types, the B which is shorter, the A, which has longer legs (mine is an A) and the Decker which is about 25 to 40 lbs and is up to about 30".

They were bred from Beagles, Greyhounds, Jack Russells, and a few other breeds, to make a perfect hunting and companion dog. They are great in the house and outside, full of energy and mischieviousness. You would not believe some of their antics unless you have lived with one.

 

^^ Jack Russells and Rat terrier's are also awesome dogs. Fun to train and work with. My little brother, and the Kennel owners favorite dogs are Jack Russell, or Corgi. Corgi's are also very easy to train. You can get them on simple voice command pretty quick.

 

yea, i was just scrolling thru things and saw wolf hybrid, and the first page i read said they were mixed with something else, as i read more they said their not. and wouldn't be a good thing to risk.

choosing a type of dog is way to complicated. there are so many pro's and con's of each kind it shard to make a decision. i might go look at the humane society over christmas just to see what they have and what all kind of information they have on the dogs they recieve

 

To the OP---do you know that over 1400 dogs are put to sleep everyday because there are too few homes for them (and yes, this includes puppies.)

I have participated in rescues---transporting dogs to foster or "forever" homes. Two of my four boys are rescues..on we drove to Chillicothe, Missouri to get because the transport broke down (1500 miles round trip.)

I agree with the others...look towards the Humane society, the Animal Protective League, shelters, or rescue groups. I have three purebred labs---on from a rescue---and a 1/2 chocolate lab 1/2 half golden.

I know that they are bigger than what you are looking for, but thee are some beautiful greyhounds available through rescue groups; after their track days are done, many become neglected. Greyhounds are very intelligent, loyal, and gentle dogs.

Tim C.

 

already have a mini grey hound since she was a pup. and i want a puppy because i wanna watch the dog grow, and its easier to train a dog at a younger age, but i already said i will go and look at the humane society and see what they have. a lab is just SO big, and i would have to let it out to go to the bathroom, and when i move out for college again it will be living in the apartment with me and a lab is not the best dog to be stuck in an apartment.

 

My beagles best friend is a Corgi from up the road. Cool dog, really friendly. If we had more room, we'd likely have one (and an Australian Shepard a friend of mine needs to find a home for). Meet some dogs that need homes. Most times they will choose you.

 

I am sorry, I guess I wasn't clear enough---yep, three of mine are 80 lbs---too big for you...but it is how I cam about them that is important.

When the time comes for us to get another, I will not go to a breeder---I will go to a shelter or another rescue and do a dog a favor.

BTW--I was typing my first response and didn't see that you would go to the shelter over the holidays.

TSC

 

ok so say i choose a dog from a shelter, can you get a blood test and find out what mix it is? find out health problems? i know for some dogs their is no way, but for the dogs that they got from people do they know this information?

 

I got my pit as a rescue, only 6 weeks old at the time. He was being bred for fighting. The breeders got busted, and at the time I still worked at the dog kennel. Someone knew someone and they knew I loved pits. Showed up, and he walked right on up to me, as the rest of the pups just played. Thats how I got Tank. Good dog.

Anyways, shelter over the holidays would be awesome. One thing to consider, many families go to breeders, or the shelter for a dog for the holidays. Your selection might be thinner and more sparce. Also consider, not all these new adoptions have found a permanent home, and shelters often see a huge rise in animals a little while after the holidays, as kids don't want em, or whatever the reason may be. Best advice I can give, is don't be in a hurry. This dog is gunna be with you almost 10 years. Thats a large chunk of your life, and its all of theirs. Make sure you let the dog choose you. You'll know which dog to take home the minute you see em. good luck bud, keep us posted !

Yes, you can have blood work done. But, the thing about "mix breeds" is they tend to filter out the issues. Like a pit/lab mix (VERY common) tends to eliminate the skin issues with pits, and takes away some of the natural grease found in the labs coat. A mix is always the "all around best bet" usually with the least amount of problems.

 

If you contact a rescue group or a humane society, they will frequently have that info. Of course, they won't have it if it was a stray that was found and saved, but, the person doing the foster home can tell you a lot about it's nature, etc. If you go to the pound, they will have very little info, most times. It has been said that a dog saved from shelters and pounds seem to know that they were literally saved and show a lot of appreciation to the owner.

 

My son and his wife went to the last Mardi Gras and in the parade was a rescue group. They went home with a boxer/pit mix. He is a fine dog that fit right in.


Their other dog is a rescue, also, and she is a Lab/Chow mix.


Over the years, they have rescued 3 other dogs, two labs and a Rottie. All were fantastic dogs.

 

yea, not in a rush to get one, my dad just called me about 30 minutes ago telling me my fj40 was in the garage, so i got a lot of work on that, ill probly start looking to get a dog end of january. but i would like to go and talk to the humane society just to see how things work down their first so i can decide if adoption is something i want to do or if i feel getting a dog from a friend or breeder would be better.
if you adopt from humane society, do you pay for the dog or is it like actual adoption?

 

Where I volunteered they would have it listed just what mix they where. If they didn't know they would just put something like "lab mix" on the sheets. I'm sure that every place is different, though. I agree that you should take your time on picking out a companion, especially since you are undecided at this point. I'd go every week or so and keep checking back to see what kind of animals they have, the conditions of the place, get to know the volunteers and workers, etc. It'll make it a lot more easy once you find "the one".