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I've earned his respect!

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I say respect because this is a hybrid wolf.  He is still very much a wild animal, and even though he is very cool and very handsome, hybrids are not a 'dog'.  I am still greeted with sniffs at the gate but when I come in he will make a bone chilling warning snarl and lunge.  Once he sees that I am no threat, and I very slowly walk around and respect him, he now respects me!  I have been around him for a few days now.  Today he licked my face with sloppy kisses!
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Well played, indeed.  I once had the opportunity to spend an afternoon up close and personal with two North American Timber Wolves who had been around people long enough to be socialized.  They were certainly not domesticated, concepts like "indoors" and "furniture" were not part of their universe and trying to train them to dog behavior like "come" and "heel" was never going to happen though I suspect they'd find an attempt amusing.  They were comfortable meeting strangers, they were huge and terrifying looking but liked it if you got down on the floor with them and stroked their faces.  Mostly I felt like although they were comfortable and relaxed around people and visiting urban settings they thought we were all pretty much boring.  What you are doing is amazing, have lots of fun with him and keep him interested.  Love