Can we introduce them to the Capitol rotunda?
An old farm girl here...
Don’t gang up on the wolves. Untrained farm dogs will do just as much damage, as will “house dogs” let out to roam.
It is their instinct to chase, and it is the instinct of sheep to run themselves to death. It is nature, ugly and upsetting to our notions, but it is “what it is” - nature.
If we do not respect the instincts of the species, we will be constantly upset about their behaviors. Why do you think there are shepherds and guard dogs that travel with the flock?
Just an archaic notion?
Adopting and truly loving a dog means understanding it’s instincts, respecting these, training these, and directing these into healthy outlets.
If you do not have the time to train, direct, and work with your dog, don’t even think about moving into a rural area, so you won’t have to deal with it’s “energies”!
Pet dogs, let out by ignorant owners, kill far more sheep than wolves.
If you don’t believe me, ask a local sheep farmer, if you can find one!
If you can’t, it is because of family pet dogs running loose, forming packs, where ‘burbia folks encroach on farmland.
Several decades back, I had my eye on some perfect acreage to raise some really good wool sheep.
My Dad, an old farmer, told me not to make the investment. Too many clueless idiots moving out from the ‘burbs bringing their untrained dogs with them, thinking these could now be “born free” to run as they please.
Not because of wolves, but because of so many totally clueless and irresponsible dog owners out there, thinking that because they are in the “country”, they can let their untrained dogs run off-leash, to enjoy the wonderful freedom of the countryside.
It is the origin of the saying - “S-S- S”. And that is a whole lot kinder than setting a leg trap for a marauding dog, which desperate farmers have been know to do, trying to defend their flock.