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The Hunter Chronicles
Everyone loves wolves. Always having a dog or two in the family, Rick never experienced "other animals" outside a zoo. In 1999 Rick married a true animal lover and owner of two more dogs for the family. That was the limit until synchronicity reared its head, putting Rick, his wife, and her children in a "drive-through" zoo on the first day they could sell the first of a recent wolf litter.This book is a diary of sorts to chronicle this chance meeting. He reluctantly purchased a
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September 1, 2021
This book is full of misrepresentation and lies. In the United States you have to be USDA licensed to own a 100% pure wolf. This animal doesn’t even phenotype as anything over 40%. This author hasn’t even done an EmbarkDNA kit on his animal to prove content. People like this author have done nothing but harm to the wolfdog community by spreading misinformation and lies like this. Wolfdogs aren’t even legal in every state let alone every city and county in this country. It must be legal in all 3 in order for someone to own a wolfdog.
But, I do want to give the reasonings why I am saying that this authors dog is unfortunately not with they're claimed as.
1) The Red wolf is actually extremely endangered And it is against federal law to own any percentage of red wolf privately. There's also less than 100 even available in the wild (which all are heavily monitored).
2) Timberwolf is just nomenclature for forest Dwelling and is not an individual subspecies of wolf. In fact, Gray/Timber can be used interchangeably.
The only Subspecies of Grey Wolf with Timber actually in its name is the Eastern Timberwolf (Canis lupus lycaon) which is an admixture of Wolf, Coyote, and Dog.
(The Eastern Timberwolf is also debated by scientist on being classified as a seperate wolf species as well).
4) The Mexican wolf is actually extremely regulated and endangered. It is illegal for private ownership of any percentile. Mexico and other places will actually shoot and kill any dog mixed with Mexican gray wolf due to conservation.
it is the most endangered gray wolf subspecies in North America (if counting the red wolf as a separate species), having been extirpated in the wild during the mid-1900s through a combination of hunting, trapping, poisoning and digging pups from dens. After being listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1976, the United States and Mexico collaborated to capture all lobos remaining in the wild. This extreme measure prevented the lobos' extinction. Five wild Mexican wolves (four males and one pregnant female) were captured alive in Mexico from 1977 to 1980 and used to start a captive breeding program. From this program, captive-bred Mexican wolves were released into recovery areas in Arizona and New Mexico beginning in 1998 in order to assist the animals' recolonization of their former historical range.
As of 2021, there are 186 wild Mexican wolves, and 350 in captive breeding programs, a large improvement over the 11 individuals that were released in Arizona in 1998. 2021 was the most successful year to date for the recovery program, resulting in the highest number of individuals, pups born, pups survived, and packs. Approximately 60% of total individuals were found in New Mexico and 40% in Arizona although historically on average both states have had similar amounts of wolves. The U.S. population has doubled in the past 5 years. These numbers represent the minimum amount of wolves since survey numbers only include wolf sightings confirmed by Interagency Field Team staff.
5) Pure Wolves only breed and give birth a certain time of year. Breeding begins late Winter with birth being March - Early June.
It would also be extremely rare for a pure wolf to actually mate with a dog in the wild as well as they would usually rather kill them than mate.
In addition, it is illegal to own a pure wolf without a USDA license and you also need additional permits/license for breeding and selling pups.
6) Actual F1's (Wolf X Dog) are extremely rare. Majority of wolfdogs in the United States have been bred wolfdog to wolfdog since the 1970’s.
7) As a heads up, there is not a single DNA test available to the public that tests for the different Subspecies of Grey Wolf. EmbarkDNA is the best test on the market as it is more accurate.
8) It is against federal regulations to use a wolfdog as a service dog due to the rabies vaccine being only approved off label for them.
All animals must be up to date on their shots and follow the regular laws of the cities they're in.
Because rabies is only approved off label, it is not recognized federally and cannot be used for legal service documentation.
Now, all this being said, this does not mean the authors dog is not a wolfdog. Just that they are definitely not what they were claimed and unfortunately Misrepresentation is a huge issue in the community.
As a geneticist and scientist who owns a wildlife sanctuary with quite a few animals that have wolf and coyote content; I feel it is my duty to relay how this type of misrepresentation can get this dog killed. Especially if the owner lives in a state/city/county where the dog can and will be euthanized.
But, I do want to give the reasonings why I am saying that this authors dog is unfortunately not with they're claimed as.
1) The Red wolf is actually extremely endangered And it is against federal law to own any percentage of red wolf privately. There's also less than 100 even available in the wild (which all are heavily monitored).
2) Timberwolf is just nomenclature for forest Dwelling and is not an individual subspecies of wolf. In fact, Gray/Timber can be used interchangeably.
The only Subspecies of Grey Wolf with Timber actually in its name is the Eastern Timberwolf (Canis lupus lycaon) which is an admixture of Wolf, Coyote, and Dog.
(The Eastern Timberwolf is also debated by scientist on being classified as a seperate wolf species as well).
4) The Mexican wolf is actually extremely regulated and endangered. It is illegal for private ownership of any percentile. Mexico and other places will actually shoot and kill any dog mixed with Mexican gray wolf due to conservation.
it is the most endangered gray wolf subspecies in North America (if counting the red wolf as a separate species), having been extirpated in the wild during the mid-1900s through a combination of hunting, trapping, poisoning and digging pups from dens. After being listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1976, the United States and Mexico collaborated to capture all lobos remaining in the wild. This extreme measure prevented the lobos' extinction. Five wild Mexican wolves (four males and one pregnant female) were captured alive in Mexico from 1977 to 1980 and used to start a captive breeding program. From this program, captive-bred Mexican wolves were released into recovery areas in Arizona and New Mexico beginning in 1998 in order to assist the animals' recolonization of their former historical range.
As of 2021, there are 186 wild Mexican wolves, and 350 in captive breeding programs, a large improvement over the 11 individuals that were released in Arizona in 1998. 2021 was the most successful year to date for the recovery program, resulting in the highest number of individuals, pups born, pups survived, and packs. Approximately 60% of total individuals were found in New Mexico and 40% in Arizona although historically on average both states have had similar amounts of wolves. The U.S. population has doubled in the past 5 years. These numbers represent the minimum amount of wolves since survey numbers only include wolf sightings confirmed by Interagency Field Team staff.
5) Pure Wolves only breed and give birth a certain time of year. Breeding begins late Winter with birth being March - Early June.
It would also be extremely rare for a pure wolf to actually mate with a dog in the wild as well as they would usually rather kill them than mate.
In addition, it is illegal to own a pure wolf without a USDA license and you also need additional permits/license for breeding and selling pups.
6) Actual F1's (Wolf X Dog) are extremely rare. Majority of wolfdogs in the United States have been bred wolfdog to wolfdog since the 1970’s.
7) As a heads up, there is not a single DNA test available to the public that tests for the different Subspecies of Grey Wolf. EmbarkDNA is the best test on the market as it is more accurate.
8) It is against federal regulations to use a wolfdog as a service dog due to the rabies vaccine being only approved off label for them.
All animals must be up to date on their shots and follow the regular laws of the cities they're in.
Because rabies is only approved off label, it is not recognized federally and cannot be used for legal service documentation.
Now, all this being said, this does not mean the authors dog is not a wolfdog. Just that they are definitely not what they were claimed and unfortunately Misrepresentation is a huge issue in the community.
As a geneticist and scientist who owns a wildlife sanctuary with quite a few animals that have wolf and coyote content; I feel it is my duty to relay how this type of misrepresentation can get this dog killed. Especially if the owner lives in a state/city/county where the dog can and will be euthanized.
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