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The past three weekends, (exluding this last one)
I've been volunteering at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary, a home for abandoned and abused animals. There are wolves, wolf dogs, there is a Jaguar/Leopard (someone's experiment
)
There are foxes, coyotes, praire dogs, etc.
On October 14 I went there with my college sister and my mom took some pics. It really added to my Birthday, but it is very tiring.
Just wanted to share the awesomeness of hugging wolves on your B-Day
First up is Tian, and his brother Chokowah. They are both pure wolves, and spell a whole lot of trouble. I've heard of people's experiences when cleaning this exhibit alone. These guys are thieves of buckets, hoses, wheelbarrow handles, rakes, the works. Naughty naughty!
Along with Tian and Chokowah, Julie, Indy, and Wachee live in there. Wachee is the only wolf-dog in there, but he is the alpha. So apparently wolves aren't racist, eh?
Julie was abused as a pup by a male trainer at a show on animal planet. She wouldn't do what they wanted so he beat her. She's terrified of males and will attack them if they enter this enclosure. She paces when there are a lot of people, and it isn't a walk, she runs when she paces.
Indy is the sister of Tian and Chokowah, she is a dark beautiful wolf. I feel that Julie probably rubs off on her. My hope is that I can pet Indy some day, she's so shy! But she is one of the prettiest.
Tian gets to leave the enclosure every now and then, and Wachee, the alpha, always puts him in his place when he comes back in. Wachee is an oldie, but a sweetie.
Tian is one of my favs. He's a brat puppy, but he's big enough to knock you over, just like any wolf in there. He's naughty and you can tell he and Chokowah are brothers by the way they wrestle in the dirt.
Chokowah is so funny. I remember his name by his chocolate brown nose. And I remember that nose by it always being in my face, his tongue licking my chin raw!
Here's me nose-camming Tian and Chokowah standing behind him
And here's Chokowah giving a kiss
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My next favorite enclosure has to be the threesome of Teyah, Kamots, and Loki.
Loki is a tiny boy, and shy too. He always tries to give my mom a lick on the head whenever she goes in. He is funny and pretty. His eyes have a cool streak going along them which make him all the more distinct.
Teyah is the mom of Kamots, she's always trying to get out of the enclosure when you open the door. She is pure white and very sweet. I always say she's probably building an escape tunnel to get out. She loves going out of the enclosure. When we found a huge pit in the back I laughed, I was right.
Here's Teyah, cleaning my sister
Kamots is the main attraction for me. He is a giant. And standing next to Loki he's even bigger. His paws are huge!!! When he's in the mood he'll rub all over your back, he's very strong too and could knock you over easily. He's very sweet as well, except last time he nipped me because I was sitting in his hole!
Here's my sis petting him
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Two part time visitors to the Sanctuary are Spirit and Samson. Spirit is the perfect name for this white alaskan tundra wolfe
she never stops bouncing! Last time I went she tugged on my pony-tail and drug me to the ground!
Samson is her brother and is much calmer, though still a bit of a handful. They are so pretty, their fur is long and soft, Samson's coloring is awesome and Spirit looks so stylish when you put the pink stuff called 'swat' on her ears to keep the flys off.
These two will be leaving to visit live with their owner soon, who had them without a license or a proper enclosure. He is building one and getting a license for them. I'm not at all worried about these two, the guy seems to love them greatly, they'll be in good hands.
In this picture, Spirit and Samson are on top of their doghouse, my sister (on the right) is being pushed around by Samson who is being pushed by Spirit, but I'm trying to hold Spirit still for the picture. It truly captures the chaos of these two siblings
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Those are the three wolf enclosure's I've visited the most. I've visited with Moondance, a three legged panther (though didn't go in the exhibit I did stroke her, you know, those testy cats)
She gets around so well
The most beautiful cat, Bengo, is also the friendliest and possibly the softest thing I've ever felt. He is a jaguar/leopard which was some idiot's experiment.
He runs around and teases you trying to get pet, but when you're cleaning his cage and he is in lockout he lays down in the seperate cage and allows you to scratch his back.
So Soft!
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I've been volunteering at the Shy Wolf Sanctuary, a home for abandoned and abused animals. There are wolves, wolf dogs, there is a Jaguar/Leopard (someone's experiment
)There are foxes, coyotes, praire dogs, etc.
On October 14 I went there with my college sister and my mom took some pics. It really added to my Birthday, but it is very tiring.
Just wanted to share the awesomeness of hugging wolves on your B-Day
First up is Tian, and his brother Chokowah. They are both pure wolves, and spell a whole lot of trouble. I've heard of people's experiences when cleaning this exhibit alone. These guys are thieves of buckets, hoses, wheelbarrow handles, rakes, the works. Naughty naughty!
Along with Tian and Chokowah, Julie, Indy, and Wachee live in there. Wachee is the only wolf-dog in there, but he is the alpha. So apparently wolves aren't racist, eh?
Julie was abused as a pup by a male trainer at a show on animal planet. She wouldn't do what they wanted so he beat her. She's terrified of males and will attack them if they enter this enclosure. She paces when there are a lot of people, and it isn't a walk, she runs when she paces.
Indy is the sister of Tian and Chokowah, she is a dark beautiful wolf. I feel that Julie probably rubs off on her. My hope is that I can pet Indy some day, she's so shy! But she is one of the prettiest.
Tian gets to leave the enclosure every now and then, and Wachee, the alpha, always puts him in his place when he comes back in. Wachee is an oldie, but a sweetie.
Tian is one of my favs. He's a brat puppy, but he's big enough to knock you over, just like any wolf in there. He's naughty and you can tell he and Chokowah are brothers by the way they wrestle in the dirt.
Chokowah is so funny. I remember his name by his chocolate brown nose. And I remember that nose by it always being in my face, his tongue licking my chin raw!
Here's me nose-camming Tian and Chokowah standing behind him
And here's Chokowah giving a kiss
~~~~~~~~
My next favorite enclosure has to be the threesome of Teyah, Kamots, and Loki.
Loki is a tiny boy, and shy too. He always tries to give my mom a lick on the head whenever she goes in. He is funny and pretty. His eyes have a cool streak going along them which make him all the more distinct.
Teyah is the mom of Kamots, she's always trying to get out of the enclosure when you open the door. She is pure white and very sweet. I always say she's probably building an escape tunnel to get out. She loves going out of the enclosure. When we found a huge pit in the back I laughed, I was right.
Here's Teyah, cleaning my sister
Kamots is the main attraction for me. He is a giant. And standing next to Loki he's even bigger. His paws are huge!!! When he's in the mood he'll rub all over your back, he's very strong too and could knock you over easily. He's very sweet as well, except last time he nipped me because I was sitting in his hole!
Here's my sis petting him
~~~~~~~~~~~
Two part time visitors to the Sanctuary are Spirit and Samson. Spirit is the perfect name for this white alaskan tundra wolfe
she never stops bouncing! Last time I went she tugged on my pony-tail and drug me to the ground!Samson is her brother and is much calmer, though still a bit of a handful. They are so pretty, their fur is long and soft, Samson's coloring is awesome and Spirit looks so stylish when you put the pink stuff called 'swat' on her ears to keep the flys off.
These two will be leaving to visit live with their owner soon, who had them without a license or a proper enclosure. He is building one and getting a license for them. I'm not at all worried about these two, the guy seems to love them greatly, they'll be in good hands.
In this picture, Spirit and Samson are on top of their doghouse, my sister (on the right) is being pushed around by Samson who is being pushed by Spirit, but I'm trying to hold Spirit still for the picture. It truly captures the chaos of these two siblings
~~~~~~~~~~~
Those are the three wolf enclosure's I've visited the most. I've visited with Moondance, a three legged panther (though didn't go in the exhibit I did stroke her, you know, those testy cats)
She gets around so well
The most beautiful cat, Bengo, is also the friendliest and possibly the softest thing I've ever felt. He is a jaguar/leopard which was some idiot's experiment.
He runs around and teases you trying to get pet, but when you're cleaning his cage and he is in lockout he lays down in the seperate cage and allows you to scratch his back.
So Soft!
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