wolfdogs in "the land down under"

[Mirkawolf]

Originally Posted by Pariah

Hmm I have been doing some thinking and have had a thought.. ( which one typically gets after thinking :P) that before I Import a CSW I would like to see and meet some of these lovely dogs to know for absolute sure they are the ones for me. Don't get me wrong all your pictures are the beautiful and all but I just don't think it would be very wise to purchase a dog, fly it all the way out here to aussie and have an unhappy experience. Any thoughts about this or ideas as to how I can go about Meeting some of your lovely dogs? I don't mind travelling ( Hmm meeting wolfdogs and travelling the world. Sounds like a great holiday ).

This is very good idea and it can be only recommended. I suppose nobody here expected, that you´d be willing to travel from Australia over to Europe to meet the dogs, while some future owners are lazy to cross their own country for the puppy But please, if you can do it, do visit and see the dogs.

Because, you need to know not only how they should look like.
You need to know, how they behave and how they act, before you decide to get one. You need to have honest informations, to make the decision if these dogs are the right ones for you.

For example, on the forum here you mostly can read only nice things - how the dogs are sweet, lovely and beautifull. And of course all the breeders here on the forum are great and their puppies the best.

But the reality is different. The wolfdogs are not only beautifull, they are also very smart, which makes them difficult to train. The puppies are wild and will destroy half of your house and garden, and will do that every day, before you manage to teach your puppy to stay alone. This destructive behaviour can last months, sometimes even longer. That is very costly and not funny and cute at all. The adult male wolfdogs are territorial and they will fight any other male dog, if they have a chance. Female wolfdogs are the same, with few exceptions, towards other females and sometimes even males. All wolfdogs have strong hunting instinct and will try to hunt, till they are so old that they cannot walk. You can (and should) teach them not to, but my opinion is you can never really 100% get it out of them.
Then there is the big issue of the proper socialisation - if you miss it, your dog will always be shy, scared of every noise, scared of his own shadow. But, to socialise the puppy properly, enormous amount of time, patience and effort is needed. Do you have it?

And last but not least, as with all dog breeders, also not all breeders of Czechoslovakian wolfdogs are honest and reliable, no matter what they might make themselves look like here. If you do not do a good research, do not ask around, if you get a puppy from a wrong kennel, you can pay a lot of money and receive sick, weak puppy full of worms and fleas, with diarrhoea and who knows what else.

Do you still want a Czechoslovakian wolfdog? Then truly, the best way is to come over to one of the summer camps, to see more of these dogs at one place, to speak with more owners (and more breeders) and to make your own, clear picture about the breed. And then decide.

Good luck!