A German shepherd can be very well trained, but that doesn't mean he has brains. For almost a year afterwards, she received 15 to 20 phone calls a day from people wanting to get rid of their hybrids. Today, she still receives about 300 phone calls a year. You're not going to change a wolf into a dog it's taken selective breeding through centuries and a lot of dogs still have wolf behaviors. Ms. Kobobel takes her to schools and educational venues, to teach people about wolves and wolf dogs, and why they don't make good pets.
Wolves are beautiful, intelligent creatures and they belong in the wild.
On the other side of the spectrum is Dorothy Prendergast, executive director of the Wildlife Education and Research Foundation, which works for the approval of a rabies vaccine for wolves and wolf hybrids. She's owned wolf dogs for more than 20 years ranging from a few to 19 at one time. They're devilish at times, but that has to do with their intelligence and inquisitiveness. Ms. Prendergast devotes three-quarters of an acre to her animals, Timer, Pepper, Rachel, and Adolph. A German shepherd can be very well trained, but that doesn't mean he has brains.