I must get into this due to my many years of not only studying but LIVING with one real wolf for 14 years (was 17 when she died) and another one for 5 years (a huge male). One thing I can also be positive about and that is the very BAD COMBO of a wolf/dog hybrid! This should NEVER be done! I can honestly tell you of FIVE personal experiences of the horror of this!!! One in particular was so very sad because I had warned the people beforehand and they called me to tell me they were sorry they did NOT pay attention to me. They had a young intact male hybrid. They asked me to board him when he was around 4 - 5 mos. of age as they were going on a trip. They were gone around 2 weeks and it was VERY easy to see this was an animal not to be trusted, especially with other animals AND CHILDREN. Yep, around a month after they took him home they called to tell me HE HAD KILLED THEIR 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. As I said, this is only ONE, but the worst of these true experiences. BEWARE - oh they ARE a "similar" species, build, instinct etc. BUT ARE NOT TO BE MIXED. Norma no L ----- Original Message ----- From: <edwinx@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> Cc: <izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 9:58 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: a little off-topic, but very exciting ! according to zoologists....there IS no difference between wolves and dogs...they were classified as the same species in 1993....Ed ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================