Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/10/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wouldn't imagine that the part wolf would be any more dangerous than a Rottweiller, Dobermann, Alsatian (German Shepherd), Golden Cocker Spaniel or Bull Terrier in this respect. I know of cases with all these breeds of the sudden turning of a friendly dog into attack mode. On Monday, October 27, 2003, at 02:21 am, Dan C wrote: > BD was being a bit sarcastic, but what happened with Roy and his tiger > could happen in exactly the same manner with a pet wolf. The wolf can > appear to fit right into the family, but then one day someone will > stare at > the wolf the wrong way, or may stumble and fall while playing with it, > or > run a bit too quickly away from it while being chased, and the wolf's > instincts can suddenly exert themselves, and he can attack. You > obviously > had a good experience with your dog/wolf combo, but that doesn't > lessen the > care that someone must take when deciding to keep a wolf as a pet. > > Even among dogs there are great differences between breeds. Compare a > small terrier with a dog such as a mastiff. They behave like different > animals, yet are the same species. > > dan c. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html