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To: freedumb2003

Not entirely just the breed, but somewhat.

An experiment in Denmark, they took actual, wild wolf pups and tried to raise them like domestic dogs.

At first, the pups were just like other pups. Playful and affectionate.

As they got older, though, their natural instincts emerged. While not constantly or overly aggressive, if they wanted something, they would not be denied... period!

They ended up being not “Wolves that were raised the right way...”, they were wolves, and could at any moment act just as you would expect a wolf in the wild to act.

All six of the participants ended up quite soon returning the animals to the zoo/shelter.

If the genetics are in the animal, it CANNOT be trained out of them.


35 posted on 09/29/2013 6:33:47 PM PDT by djf (Global warming is turning out to be a bunch of hot air!!)
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To: djf

>>If the genetics are in the animal, it CANNOT be trained out of them.<<

Never put facts in front of PB owners. They may attack you...


39 posted on 09/29/2013 6:39:35 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is. (Yogi Berra))
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