I think we're likely, to some degree at least, speaking past one another. I'm not speaking of packs or even pairs of wolves vs another single canine, as you seem to be. I'm strictly speaking one on one. Wolves hunt large dangerous animals in packs, or at least in pairs. Singularly, they will select only smaller game incapable of damaging them. A single wolf would chase down and kill a coyote just because they're competitors for game, but gripping specialist dogs are not coyotes. They were bred for centuries specifically to disregard pain and injury while maintaining a punishing grip. When a coyote is in the clutches of a wolf, it's only thought is escape, and thus is ineffective in the battle. Not so a gripping dog.
What is it with you? An adult male wolf, the one most likely to either kill or be killed by another wolf is often times 150 pounds. They are also the most likely wolves to be isolated single wolves. They re looking for territory and will kill what they want to, especially if they are not just passing through. hey do not need other wolves to take down much, much larger prey. There are no instances of anybody's bad ass dog dragging home dead wolves in Minnesota where we have had wolves forever. It does not happen. If it did happen, there would be one hell of a market for those dogs. There are in fact no instances of anybody's bad ass dog going out and hauling down moose that I ever even heard of, which wolves do with great regularity.
Wolves have been this way since long before there were dogs. Wolves are wolves. Dogs are not. There is no dog with any business confronting a wolf. If you think there is, bring it to me and we can turn it out at night where I hunt deer and see how long it lasts.
