Wolves are animals that hunt for food. A running child, a sudden wrong movement on the part of the owner can trigger that predatory impulse. Wolf society is based on dominance and constant testing if you back down, the wolf has moved up in rank. The alpha wolf is constantly being tested by the second-ranking wolf. It's a constant, instinctive jockeying for position.
Wolves are animals that hunt for food.
A running child, a sudden wrong movement on the part of the owner can trigger that predatory impulse. When they're in the wild, that plays out among wolves. In a domestic situation, they view the human family as their pack, and show this perfectly natural behavior of dominance. When you have a situation like that biting, growling, pinning and individual humans in the mix, humans get hurt. One of Ms. Kobobel's animals was acting normally with her one day and then suddenly rushed at her, snapping.