Argumentative Essay On Wolf Dogs

There is a great deal of controversy concerning wolf dogs. While one group advocates the cross-breeding of dogs and wolves, another large portion of the population continues to be concerned over the breeding of wild, undomesticated animals for the purpose of producing pets suitable for close relationships with people. I readily admit that I have great temptation of the ownership of a wolf dog but am concerned of people not fully educated and experienced in wild animal behaviour, and the complicated relationship with humans. My concern is not only for the two-legged community within which the animal is expected to exist, but also with the quality of life for an animal more suited to the wild.

Unfortunately certain breeds of canine pets
Wolf hybrids can range from 1% to 99% wolf in them. The lower the wolf content, the more dog like it will look and act. This will also depend on the number of generations away from pure wolf. Wolves are not domesticated, they can’t be completely tamed either, socialisation and training of wolf crosses is of the utmost importance. Wolf dogs, especially those with higher percentages of wolf, do tend to be destructive, especially if confined to the house stemming from their natural tendency to dig, and are fantastic escape artists.

Commonly, the dog breeds used are the Nordic breeds such as the Siberian Husky, Eskimo dog, Alaskan Malamute and the Samoyed, or the Japanese Akita or German Shepherd Dog.
However, most dog breeds have been crossed with wolves at some time. And most wolves; grey wolf, arctic wolf, tundra wolf and the timber wolf, Mackenzie Valley wolf the most commonly used along with the Eurasian wolf. Hybridisation infers a mating between two different species resulting in sterile hybrid offspring. The offspring from a wolf x dog cross are fertile and able to reproduce, this fact led to the taxonomic reclassification of the domestic dog by the Smithsonian Institute in 1993.

History in the United
An article published by the RSPCA gives an unsubstantiated figure of 123 wolf dogs in the country (Mcillroy, 1996), whilst the Born Free Foundation estimated their numbers to be between 500 and 2000 including illegal and legal animals. Members of the public expressed concern about the growing numbers of wolf dogs in the UK, following negative media coverage portraying dangerous, unpredictable killers, by writing to papers and the government.

From research it would seem that wolf dogs are advertised everywhere. Research has shown several reports of “wolf-hybrids” being advertised in the local free papers and Free-Ads, and in animal magazines where they are often described as Dangerous Wild Animals. Pups sell for between £150 and £1500 each. The price charged is seemingly dependent on how closely the animals resemble pure wolves.

Welfare for the