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Post details: The WolfDog Howl Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 4
05/23/07
The WolfDog Howl Newsletter Vol. 3 Issue 4
In this issue: Wolf Dogs and summer continue.
WolfDogs and how they communicate.
A cheerful welcome to all new subscribers!
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Wolf Dogs have it rough during the summer months, especially when it starts to get really hot. They have very different means of keeping cool as compared to humans.
Hopefully by now you have helped your wolfdog shed all of its winter undercoat. Continue brushing your wolfdog regularly and keep an eye out for ticks.
Wash your wolfdog a least once a week. Use dipping solutions, flea and tick collars as necessary.
As I've mentioned before, the summer months are also a good time to think about rabies vaccination shots for your wolfdog. The reason being is that you already are doing flea and tick prevention plus you should already have your animal on heartworm prevention (all yearlong I hope). Why not take your wolfdog to your veterinarian and get their shots taken care of as well.
Another good reason that now is a good time is that all of the rabies carrying animals (possums, raccoons, etc.) will be out and active during the summer months as well. You need to get your wolfdog vaccinated against rabies now if you haven't done so already.
Now I want you to know up-front that most veterinarians
will not give rabies shots to wolfdogs. This is because of the confusion and controversy surrounding wolfdogs in general. Moreover, there has been no standard rabies dosage determined for wolves or wolfdogs as yet.
So, I very easily solved this problem by telling my veterinarian from the first visit on that my wolfdogs (both Gypsy and Duchess)were German Shepherds.
It was simply easier for me to tell my veterinarian this than debate the issue with him and then plead for the rabies shots. Basically, it was a win-win all around because I never had a problem getting
Duchess and Gypsy their seasonal shots.
Also, one last important point, make sure your wolfdog has plenty of fresh cool water everyday. Don't leave water sitting around getting hot to 85 degrees or hotter and expect your pet to drink it. Wolfdogs cool off by their tongues, so keep lots of fresh cool water
available at all times.
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Did you know that wolfdogs, just like wolves, use many different sounds to communicate with each other?
Most people know that wolves howl, but they also growl, wail, whimper, yelp, bark, and woof--just to mention a few.
Well, the barking is different than the barks of dogs. It is sort of a combination of bark and howl. But, wolfdogs do sort of bark. It depends, naturally, on the
type of wolf/dog mix.
Know also that wolfdogs (like wolves) often misunderstand each other. This can lead to fighting! So, always pay attention to what your wolfdog is trying to communicate. Knowing your pet well will also help.
Comments:
He didn't like bath time the first time I did it. I read that too many baths though can cause dry itchy skin.
Wolfdogs or dogs in general as pups or cubs need to have 4 sets of shots here in south Texas. Can't do rabies until these 4 sets have been administered.
I have a 1.1 acre yard, but will be fencing the back yard which is 1/2 acre and wooded. We get snakes out here so it's important to find a way to keep those out. We do get scorpions as well, but they pose more of an irritation than a deadly threat.
I don't believe in flea collars because I've heard of dogs chewing them up and getting sick. I just put the flea/tick liquid on their back and shoulders.
While we were housebreaking him (and still are), my mother tried using diapers to help contain accidents, but we found that people diapers don't fit right. Doggie diapers were like 3X more expensive.
He loves to play some in water, so I have a kiddie pool outside with about 2" deep of water and he climbs in and splashes sometimes.
05/30/07 @ 06:37 Thanks for your comment, you make some great points.
Too much bathing, especially with strong dog shampoo could cause unneccessary itch and scratching.
It is important to get them acclimated and accustomed to washing, nail trimming, and brushing their fur and teeth.
But don't over do it. Make it fun for them and for yourself as well. That way you'll be supporting good behaviour with good rewards making proper hygiene postively reinforced in your pet.
It is excellent that your pet is getting his shots! Keep a close eye on him when you are outdoors until he gets his rabies shots.
We have snakes here in SC as well. But both Gypsy and Duchess found them first before me and they never let a snake bite them. Never. Often, they drove snakes off themselves. They were amazing!
Little wolfdog cubs should be bathed more often than adults, but unless they get real dirty, once a week is the general rule that I use. Even less during winter if it gets really cold.
Once Duchess came home filthy late one night. I was too tired to wash her then. But, the next day, she was totally clean. How she was able to do this boggles my mind because she was so filthy.
Anyway, thanks for your comments! Good luck with your wolfdog cub and feel free to ask any questions that you have.
Rex Hudson
05/30/07 @ 07:48 I hope you are feeling better since your surgery. I gave my puppy Loki his second bath a couple of days ago in the kiddie pool outside. He doesn’t like the water being poured over him when I’m washing off the shampoo. He really didn’t like the water from the hose, but after about 30 seconds of water coming down on him, he sat and tolerated it. My mom gave me some cucumber melon shampoo and conditioner to clean him up. He smelled so clean after this. We had to bathe him, because when we went to the store we had left him in our bathroom, and he had diarrhea it seemed in the bathroom and got some on himself.
He’s 20 pounds now (at nearly 10 weeks), had his 2nd set of shots. In 3 weeks he can get his rabies shot. Just for reference, his mother is a black AKC registered GSD, and his father Lobo is about 97% wolf, 2% husky, and 1% malamute. Though Lobo looks pure wolf. It could be because Texas law makes it illegal to own a “pure” wolf, so breeders may say that their wolf is only 97% or so. Anyway, this makes Loki 50% GSD, and possibly 48-50% wolf, so he’s a mid-content if that. I just told the vet that he’s shepherd mix. Funny enough the vet thought that he looked like a chow, which is strange because he’s got a narrow muzzle.
We found that for him, size 4 diapers (Huggies), work if we put them on him sideways. If he pees inside, the diaper will catch it. If he poos, I’d rather it be solid on the carpet to clean than all smooshed in the diaper where we have to run water over his bottom to clean. He can now sleep all night in his crate, for 6-8 hours before needing out, so he’s doing well. Just hasn’t gotten that he can’t go potty in the rest of our house.
Yesterday I put up a run-line, which is like a tie-out, but he can get to run back and forth 50 feet. I don’t like tying him up, but I’m not home in the morning, and my mom can’t always watch him, so we have him on that from when I leave until noon, and then he’s brought in. This way he can have some outdoors. He’s got access to his small pool, and a doghouse, as well as a few toys. I know he gets lonely, but I’m not sure what else to do. I will have my fence put up after my tax return comes in, which will be about a month.
I’m also debating whether he has to have a raw diet. I did purchase a good dogfood called Chicken Soup for the Puppy Lover’s soul, which is a holistic dogfood. He seems to like the Pedigree dogfood more though, probably because that was what the breeder fed the puppies. He practically attacks the pedigree, which I think has corn in it, which I heard isn’t good for them. I’ll consider transitioning him over to possibly a BARF diet, when I learn more as to whether this is required, or best practice.
06/06/07 @ 07:00 A run-line is OK as a temporary solution only. Once your confinement fence is in place, drop the run-line.
Gypsy and Duchess didn't like baths either. Do it anyway, it's good for them.
Raw food is always good for your wolfdog. It's their natural food and they need the protein to build strong bones and for energy.
Just cut raw chicken up small for them so they can eat it while they are small. Give them a whole raw leg or thigh when they are large enough to chew it.
06/11/07 @ 10:22 Comments are closed for this post.
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