Posted on 02/24/2014 4:17:57 PM PST by Morgana
Soaring numbers of wolf breed dogs are being abandoned by owners unable to cope with the pets - which have become popular after featuring in cult films and television shows such as Twilight and Game of Thrones.
Charities including The Dogs Trust say hundreds of dogs such as Malamutes, Huskies and Sarloos were given up last year because their demands for attention and exercise are proving too much.
And last week, six day-old Eliza-Mae Mullane was mauled to death by her parents pet Alaskan Malamute at their home in Pontyberem, Carmarthenshire.
Police are currently still investigating the circumstances of the tots death and have not destroyed the dog.
The Dogs Trust, Britains largest dog rescue charity, has experienced a three-fold rise in wolf breed dogs brought to its rehoming centres.
The charity says it is gravely concerned about the situation, saying unscrupulous breeders are also to blame, for selling the dogs to people in town-centre flats who were out at work all day and left them unattended.
Last year the trust took in 261 abandoned wolf-type dogs up from 78 in 2010.
Although known for being friendly, affectionate and loyal, wolf breed dogs are also prone to separation anxiety and extreme boisterousness.
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LOL!
I’ve had questions ranging from “Is that a deer? to my favorite, “Is that a DOG?”.
I think they’re alien life forms.
;)
That is a really good natural light photo.
Yup.
It’s all fun and games until one of them jumps off the refrigerator onto your head.
:D
What is their behavior like?
Daggone it, CC, I wanna pet that one so bad I’m putting greasy smudges on my screen. Nice photography, BTW.
I have gotten pretty lazy in my old age. I usually just set the camera on program and AF. The result is simply snapshots.
Love your photographs, CC. And he is so cute!
sweet lil puppy!
My little cocker had his eyes removed for the exact same thing. I hated myself for weeks after that, but in the past 10 months, we have both adjusted to our new life.
If you see cops, grab the snakes and head out the back door.
I understand your sarcasm. I’ve known far too many people with that type attitude. When one woman I know got cited by Animal Control for exactly what you describe - she reported me to the officer claiming that at least she provided shelter for her dog, but I didn’t. AC showed up here and I had a lovely chat with the officer - I was working in the garden and the dog was in the house! At the time I had no idea who “reported” me, as the officer wasn’t permitted to say, but the woman who did just doesn’t know how to keep her mouth shut and I found out a week or so later!
Growing up my mother and her father always had purebreds and I loved those dogs, I truly did and cried whenever we lost one, even after I was out on my own. But in the 30 years I’ve been out of my parents’ home, I’ve only had mutts. 3 came from the pound, 2 right before they wound up at a pound, and this little gal we just got is from a litter that was the product of 2 rescue dogs.
I came within minutes of putting my JRT down because of the pain he was in but the vet tried one more antibiotic. It cleared up the infection enough to remove the eyes. That has been over a year ago and he is a fantastic dog now. He knows his way around the house and yard and if you didn’t know it, you would think he could see. Unusual loud noises scare him but other than that he is happy and content.
He’s a lap dog a lot of the time.
My Great Dane thinks I abuse him every day. Living with a corrupt dog is difficult.
Manic.
:)
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