Thursday, March 8, 2018

Wolfdogs are popular, but are often abandoned

By Lynn Desjardins | english@rcinet.ca

 A cross between dog and wolf most often doesn’t make a good pet but people want these wolfdogs them after seeing them on a popular TV series. (CBC)

The popular TV series Game of Thrones features animals that are a cross between a wolf and a dog so many people buy them but later find they don’t usually make good pets. As a result, they are often abandoned and the only sanctuary in Canada that shelters them is at capacity, reports CBC News.

“People are intentionally breeding them and it’s not an ideal thing. There is a market for them because people want to have cool, exotic pets,” Alyx Harris, manager at Yamnuski Wolfdog Sanctuary told CBC.

The sanctuary is located about 40 kilometres from the western city of Calgary and shelters 23 wolfdogs in seven enclosures.  One of the animals named Nova is a cousin of Ghost from the Game of Thrones drama...http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/03/07/wolf-dog-cross-pet-aggressive-game-thrones-shelters/

Related...Game Of Thrones drives surge in popularity of 'wolf dog' breed

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