*How much land do you own? *Have you ever had a hybrid before? *If you have one now, how old is it? *Do you have any hybrids now? What %? Subspecies? Generation? How old was it when you got it? Was it bottle fed? Male? Female? Spayed? Neutered? *Where did you get it from? *Out of curiosity-How much did you pay for it? *What time of year was it born? (This is a clue to how true a % and generation it really is) *Do you know the lineage of your hybrid back to the pure breed? *Do you have access to medical history/shot records of the parents or back to the pure breed? *Where you screened when you purchased the animal? *What info did the breeder give you regarding diet, kennels, shots, are you aware that it's against federal law to administer rabies vaccine to a known wolf hybrid? According to the government it hasn't been proven effective, but on the other hand it hasn't been proven ineffective. *If you don't have it now what happened to it? *Are your animals current on their shots? *What do you use for shots? 5, 6 or 7 way? No live viruses on these guys. *Parvo shots, separate corona, along with their puppy shots. We use strongid wormers for cubs. *What do you use for heart worm? Ivomec (a cattle dewormer) can be used on a year round basis. It also takes care of roundworm, whipworm, and hookworm, not tapeworm, though. Ivomec can be started at around 4 months old. *3 sets of cub shots and worming, but 4 are okay if the vet wants to. *Do you have any neighbors? If so, what kind of animals do they have? Do they let their animals run loose? *Do you have kids? How old are they? *Do you have any animals besides kids? How old? *Do you have any kennels up? What do you have for: Roofs? Floors? How big is the kennel? *Have you worked with your animals on leashes, chains, collars? What size chain and snaps do you have/use? No choke collars! Bull snaps work best. 1 and a half inch double stitched nylon collars with big D rings work great. *If you have wolf-hybrids, what do you feed them? Did you know that its good to have raw meat and fur in their diet? Do you have access to venison and beaver? We try to stay away from a just beef diet, because of cholesterol and. No coons, skunk, squirrels, cats, these carry diseases bacteria, and parasites, that can be harmful, even though they eat these in the wild they know what to eat afterwards to clean their systems out. *A good dry dog food, along with clovite is acceptable. Clovite is a horse vitamin supplement, that is a good dietary balancer, very beneficial to their coats, it keeps them shiny, and healthy looking. *Is someone able to be home with the cub to feed/give them attention? *What are your working hours? *What vet do you use? Have they worked with wolf-hybrids? Are they okay with hybrids? What's their name, address, phone number? *What do you use for bedding? Hay and straw get wet then they admit harmful bacteria that shouldn't be breathed in. *Are you aware wolf hybrids don't ride well? Its because they are in an enclosed environment. They don't like not being in control. However if you work a lot with them while they are little they can be adaptable. *They are not good house pets, they prefer to be outside. *They like to dig dens. Like the dens during summer keeps them cool and free of flies even though they will be provided a doghouse, chances are they'll dig anyway. |
