I am extremely delighted that the deputy did not get injured, because it just shines through this article that the owner of these hybrids is one of those uneducated, ignorant and irresponsible imbeciles who lack the proper knowledge and resources to maintain animals such as wolfdogs.Pet wolf hybrid attacks deputy
January 20, 2010
AKRON, Ohio — A Summit County sheriff's deputy said she was attacked by a wolf hybrid earlier this week in Conventry Township near Akron.
Deputies responded to a call of three wolf hybrids on the loose after one of them attacked a female deputy Sunday night.
The owner of the animals said he bought them a few months ago.
"These are very unique animals and I like them better than dogs," said the owner, who does not want his named used.
All three of the Summit County man's wolves got out of their pen.
"I am really, really shocked they got out," he told ONN's Cristin Severance.
Sgt. Scott Cottle said a deputy was trying to coax the two female wolf hybrids to come to her when the attack happened.
"As she was trying to coax them to her, out of nowhere she gets hit like a blind spot by the male wolf," says Sergeant Cottle. "He's a very aggressive animal. He knocks her down and she was able to get her baton out of her belt. She knocked him in the throat and that's when he took off running."
The animal's owner doesn't think his pets were trying to hurt her.
"He's not a mean wolf," says the owner. "The deputy was kneeling down trying to get the two female wolves to come to her when the male came up from behind her. He kind of jumped on her, but even with us he does that. He is very playful."
Two of the three animals were caught and given back to the owner.
As of Wednesday night, the male wolf was still on the loose.
The owner and deputy's agree that if someone sees the animal, they should not approach it.
The owner was cited for allowing his animals to run at large, and he is no longer keeping them in an outside pen.
Source: http://www.onntv.com/live/content/onnne ... ml?sid=102
That kind of behavior exhibited from wolfdogs is not playful behavior. The male definitely executed an aggressive encounter with the deputy. This is incident was partially due to the deputy's own fault, she should have not try to coax the animals to come near to hear. As someone who has studied and worked with wolfdogs for 3 years, I am 100% convinced that the male became defensive because the deputy tried to engage contact with the female hybrids - all wolfdogs are less predictable than domestic dogs, but particularly male hybrids can exhibit possessively defensive behavior over their female pack members. Also, what irks me the most is that the owner states that the hybrid jumps on his owners, as well. Jumping is an extremely undesired, bad habit, and it should be kept at bay through training - it is a form of social testing that can develop into dominant aggression. Wolves and hybrids should never be allowed to jump on humans, but unfortunately, a majority of hybrid owners do view this behavior as "play".The animal's owner doesn't think his pets were trying to hurt her.
"He's not a mean wolf," says the owner. "The deputy was kneeling down trying to get the two female wolves to come to her when the male came up from behind her. He kind of jumped on her, but even with us he does that. He is very playful."
I am very worried that these kind of people own hybrids. x__x
