Your all wrong. I <i>am</i> going to volunteer. I've always wanted to. The only thing holding me back is my dream of becoming an author. Mostly, I hate putting an animal down. I've never done it, but I'd cry if I had to. I'm in Georgia. I still have to research if it's legal here but it probably is because my friend owns an Arctic wolf. I've been through concussions, broken my chin open until you see the bone and I still have the scar there to this day. I have a bite mark that never goes away on my left cheek, I've been bit on the side of the head and have nearly bleed to death. I've fallen off a cliff and almost snapped my leg in half. I think I know what it would be like to raise one. Compared to all of that, it would be like being bit by a spider. Now, I'm not trying to be mean or rude but that's the truth. I'm <i>possitive</i> that I can handle a wolf. My step mom has a dog that acts like a wolf. He's torn holes in my clothes and scratched me almost in everyplace you can imagine but i'm still here.

Jingle, I’m sorry, but reputable shelters don’t adopt out animals who are known to be aggressive. Especially if they’ve bitten or “turned on” a human. If it’s a shelter that euthanizes, doesn’t have space or doesn’t have the money/resources to retrain the dog, it’s probably going to be put down. :/ I can’t honestly believe that. <br /> Also, a pit bull’s bite force is nowhere near that of a wolf. Wolves hunt large ungulates, and have to live to tell the tale. Sure, pit bulls were bred in part for bull and bear baiting, but more often than not the “prey” animal was injured in some way or restrained to level the playing field. And make no mistake, more often than not, many of the dogs would be killed by the other animal. A wolf has a bite force 150 PSI stronger than a pit. If it ever seriously lunged at you and you put your forearm up to defend yourself, it would be shattered. You could still be seriously injured if the wolf just decided to play rough.<br /> Have you considered what obtaining a license to own one would require? Permits are expensive, require you to build a suitable enclosure, have a vet willing to vouch that you can take care of the animal and that they will treat it, an emergency plan, paperwork on where you will get the animal and how you are transporting it, what care and vaccinations it will need, what you will feed it, how you will get it exercise and provide for it and much more. That’s if they’re not totally illegal in your area. What happens if you don’t get the permit? In Florida, wolves require the highest level of license anyone can get – Class I. They don’t even issue them to anyone under 21 I believe. <br /> Keeping one illegally is a very, very poor idea. If it gets out, it will be destroyed and you will be fined or possibly even jailed for up to years just for owning one. If it hurts someone, causes damage, kills livestock or pets – you will be lucky to eat again once you are sued into oblivion. I honestly think that since you don’t want to volunteer at a rescue or zoo, that’s proof enough that you shouldn’t get one. I’m sorry.<br />

My <i>step</i> mom was a foster dog parent. She gave them each lovely homes. <br /> <br /> Thanks so much for that! I've actually thought of that but was always stuck between my dream of becoming an artist or author.

<i>" It's like a pitbull. From 9months to 2 years they go through puberty and are extremly aggressive and turn on you. I've expierenced this because my step mom had 5."</i><br /> <br /> Pitbulls should <i>NEVER</i> be human agressive, puberty or not. Dogfighters (usually) don't even tolerate man biters. Your mom either had dogs that were poorly trained or badly bred, most likely. :/ Please don't say this about pits, while they can be dog aggressive, it's rare that they are people biters. Saying things like that helps spread myths and is helping to cause pits to be banned all over the US and in some other countries. Please go read some of the pitbull threads here, they explain this in far better detail than I could.<br /> <br /> Back on topic... If you don't see why owning a wolf is a bad idea, I encourage you to go work at a rescue (or even a zoo!) and get some real hands on experience before you get one yourself. Trust me, it could save your life.

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Even through studying wolves I still dont get the fact why they suddenly turn. It's like a pitbull. From 9months to 2 years they go through puberty and are extremly aggressive and turn on you. I've expierenced this because my step mom had 5.

Wolves are wild animals and should stay that way. They are not dogs and almost as diffident as tabby cats and big cats (lions, tigers, etc.) If they are wounded or do not have a mother and it is necessary to keep then alive then I feel that is ok to raise then as you would a dog. As for wolf-dog crosses, that is mixing animals and I do not like that. Save the wolves and leave them free!

There are actually a few different theories about it, but <a href="http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/zoology/all-about-animals/animal-domestication3.htm">this article</a> covers a couple of them.

I already watched that one.

The next part to that video actually explains that part as well; you can find it <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R1ITwikUzw&feature=related">here</a>. They used foxes in their experiment, but it follows the same basic idea.

I still don't understand how dogs don't turn as much because they are low content because they've desended from wolves.