Wolf Dog Queen

I try to tell everyone who wants a wolf or wolfdog you have to be prepared. Some adjust like a dog would, the others can stress very easy! My wolfdog gets stressed as soon as she is left alone. We have a Xtra Large crate for her. She opens bothe latches up, so we put zip-ties on it and she eats those off. So we let her in the dining area with a safety gate up. Big Mistake. My car broke down and I had 4 days no car no work! She got stuck up my you no where! So the first day back to work stress hit Cherokee hard. We came home to her and our whole floor of carpet was ripped up! I know what wolfdogs are capable of and as pissed as I was, I couldn't take it completely out of her, cause I should have known better. We gave her a calming aid and it didn't help. Cherokee suffers from Mommy-itis if I am not there she goes bezerk! If I leave the house and the rest of the family is till there, she cries until I come home. Cherokee is almost 15 months old and acts like a puppy being weened. She is very hard to break. Don't get me wrong dogs can act the same way but wolves aren't used to being left alone, they are pack animals. Also, I do have another dog at home but she is old and not as interactive as Cherokee. So it's just like her being alone. My poor girl, she is scared to be left alone. Now, we have to put master locks on her crate so she can't open it.

We have been experimenting with Dog Fishing with Cherokee and Sassy. We got an old fishing pole and tied Cherokee's stuffed animal (Rabbit) to it. I held it up in the air like I was playing keep away and then casted it out. Cherokee ran like crazy after it. Then the reeling it in part was the funniest. We played outside for like 20 minutes. The most exciting part was when Sassy joined in, poor Sassy she's old and in pain, but she tried running as fast as she could to get it before Cherokee. You should try it with your wolfdogs/dogs or cats for that matter. I haven't seen Sassy so energetic and happy in a long tome. It's like the puppy came out of her again. We also tried something else, you get a soft treat like a filet mignon snack or tbone snack, take a toothpick and make a hole in it, to thread the fishing line through it. It must be a soft snack to where if they get it, it will break off with out the line. You don't want your animal to digest fishing line.
Well, after hooking the bait. We were off, Cherokee was wanting it so bad she starting walking on two legs for it, then she would yell at us to give it her. So for the work out we gave them treats. For out of shape dogs , it's perfect Sassy will do anything possible for another bite of food. So we make her paw for it, she chases it (in slow motion) but enough to get her heart rate going and to get her tired. Having her get into it like this gets her metabolism to work. So it's fun and healthy for them both.