Re: Ole Jer, the Do-Gooder

"It's just me..."  wrote:

> Came close to owning a wolf cub as a pet once.  Parents were used in
> some Disney movies.  I went to see the pups and they were gorgeous.
> I just couldn't bring myself to have to have it penned up all the
> time.  I like my pets to be able to run free and even if I could've
> trusted it you know someone would have been scared by it and
> ended up shooting it.  Generally very gentle and keep to themselves
> animals though.  Far more things and people have been killed by
> supposedly domestic animals.

You do not want a wolf as a pet. 2 of my neighbors tried to keep wolf
hybrids and it wasn't pretty. The first one was a nice enough animal,
but the owner had the longest, deepest scratches on her arms from him
playing with her. She moved to a farm. The second one had a hybrid
that kept jumping the fence into my yard, coming into my house and
eating all my dog food ... then he would wander around until he found
a toy and took it home with him. She tried to tie him up which made
him very unhappy. She tried to give him away ... let's say this about
that ... you can't do it. Unless I am mistaken, shelters, except those
specializing in wolves, won't take them ... and regular people don't
know the first thing about keeping them happy. Wolves are beautiful
wild animals which do not belong with people. Hybrids do not know what
the hell they are, and the people who raise them don't know either.
[Hot button, I'm afraid] [I'm sorry.]
Jerri