Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Which domestic dog breed can hold its own against Wolves?

George Custer comes to mind!!!!!

I'm having problems logging in to this site..So good luck and bring those Wolf eating dogs to Idaho.

Jayco <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

What does habitat have to do with it?

Uh, if a wolf and a pit bull were suddenly face to face high on a timbered mountain, in a howling blizzard with temperatures way below zero, neither had eaten in three days, and they were squaring off over a piece of deer carcass, do you just think the outcome might be a little different than if they were forced to fight in a little cage in front of bunch of drunken idiots?

No.

In the open a wolf can run around and use its speed in a cage it can't. In the snow and cold a pitbull won't be as well equiped as a wolf. A wolf isn't going to just dive in and fight a pitbull its going to dance around it. Float like a butterfly sting like a bee.

Yeah, like it danced around that badger and lion.
That badger took the wolf to school after a few minutes he had enough.

I don't think so. The wolf has no game to it as well.

A pit bull isn't a badger or a lion its a pit bull. Do you have a link to the video with the badger I'd like to take a look? there was a wolverine and a wolf video but a wolverine would rip a pit bull up pretty good I'd bet. Of course some guys will say why don't they use wolverines in Dog fights then.

No its not but it showed how game the wolf was not.

Excuse me I meant wolverine, not badger, same family.

It proves nothing regarding how good a wolf can fight a dog. A wolverine makes just about anything look like a wuss.

I've seen those wolverines in Alaska. Awesome looking little guys. Beautiful hides.

People just dont understand what "GAME" is.. and never will... 721

We all know the bravery and endurance of a pit bull, it is unmatched, but it also has the smallest brain of dogs and animals it's size. My neighbour had one a few miles from my Dad's place. It was so brave that it stood it's ground when a 16 wheeler ran over it. The driver said he never saw anything like it in all his life. What bravery, attacks anything and fearless.

This is about the only breed that comes to my mind.....

Link: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/komondor.htm

They're not pets, per se.

GTC

Awesome dog. If I had sheep that definetly be the dog of choice. I didn't realize how many different types of dogs there are in the world, but they all come from wolf stock. It's amazing only a few % of DNA differences can yield such an abundance of variety. Have a good day.

Hey, I'm with ya, 721! I've been thinking that buffhunter's boxing hens could really cause some damage if they had brass knuckles.

Badgers and wolverines are in the weasel family with the otter, martin, and stuff. But badgers and wolverines are different subfamilies, genus, and species. Badgers eat gofers, carrion, and stuff. Wolverines have been known to even kill young moose. They eat carrion and will take over any carcass. Yet wolverines hunt and kill a lot of their own prey. Wolverines get to 50 or 60 pounds(size of a pit bull?). Think of a 50 pound weasel.
Besides, lions and wolverines can hang on and use all their paws and claws. Dogs don't. That young wolf did what a big mature wolf probably would not do and the young wolf learned his lesson. I wouldn't want a peeved wolverine hanging onto my head, but at least I'd be able to grab onto it with my hands and try to get it away from me. A dog can't do that.

I don't think a pit bull could find a gray wolf.

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There was an article in the past year or so in the Casper Star Tribune about a breed of dog that family who lived near Cody, WY bought for just such a purpose. They bought the dogs(s) for protection against wolves. Apparently they were a very good match for a wolf as they were bred for it. Seems to me the dog breed originally came from Russia. They had a picture of it in the paper and it looked intimidating. They allowed that they had to keep it on a leash when walking it as it could not even be trusted with other dogs. The breed was very protective and loyal. The couple had young children, was worried about the wolf problem and thought this breed of dog was their answer. If you have the patience you can look through the archives at www.trib.com , but here area lot of wolf articles over the past few years.

bottom line.. Dog fighting has been going on for a long time. If Wolves were so tough, the dog fighting breeds would have looked a lot more like a wolf. They dont, because wolves are pansies compared to pit bulls and other dogs that were bred for fighting. If you think the wolf is so bad ass, you would have been one moneyless dog fight breeder. History tells a story, learn from it.

Wolves have been around for millions of years, dogs come from domesticated wolves, every trait you see in dogs come from wolves some are suppressed others bred for the kill as is your pits. They call this breeding. Now adays they call this Genetic engineering because they do it in a laboratory. If wolves needed to improove in some way to make them more efficient for SURVIVAL-nature would have taken care of that and it sure in the hell wouldn't look like a pit bull. Pit bulls are man's creation and it is F**ked as far as I'm concerned, when it comes to survival. Man created this abomination now others have to suffer (children and adult maulings) which end up in deaths in many cases. If this is inclusive of GAME I feel sorry for all your neighbours who have to live around you. Neighbours watch your children and walk on egg shells. You don't have that problem with wolves because they are a smart animal and know man is their worst enemy, who will wipe them out again in the USA. Once there all wiped out again well we can restock from Canada.

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I would disagree with you about wolves being "pansies." What happens is that wolves do not take well to training from humans. You can tame a wild wolf pup any way you want, and that wolf will always have a problem with humans around it. It may be in the genes to fear humans (I have no idea). It may not always fear its owner, but will fear strangers. But let it be in the wilderness where it belongs, and it will stand it's own against any fighting dog, bears, etc.

Personally, I have formed all my opinions on wildlife by watching Marty Stoufer videos. They are most definetly the truest representation of wild critters I have come across.
cougars running griz of kills, wolves and lions playing I mean fighting and all the cute and fuzzy weasels. I just cant figure out whats got mister wolverine in such a bad mood.
Maybe we should pose this wolf dog question to Marty.?
I personally would rather see a video of a peta member in a tag team match with a sierra club member as a partner, VS. A pitt bull with a wolf for partners. Maybe we could have it at a Nascar race?