Guardianship &  Responsibility

Over the Years, I have discovered there are quite a few Major Issues about Wolves and Wolfdogs. These Magnificent Beings seem to Bring out
the Very Best and the very Worst in Humans.

 
Now, the name of these pages is "Guardian" but I don't want anyone getting the name of my pages mixed up with the "Guardian Campaign" presented by animal rights activists such as PETA and the HSUS. I mean Guardian as in Stewardship. I mean Guardian as in the only species that has control over what we, as a species, do, and how we will protect the world we live for future generations.
The "Guardian Campaign" is an entirely different concept based on an antithesis of responsible private ownership of ALL animals. For more information, Click Here
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For the Latest News and Updates
Please Visit Woof News 
Message Board
Throughout the World Some People Still Wage War
on the Wolves and the Wolfdogs.

Knowledge is Power. 

For the Latest Action Alerts
Please Go to this Page.
Your Timely Response
may be the Key.
We are Earth's Guardians,
and Never Doubt
that your Voice is Important
.

 Enter Here For the Wolfdog Coalition
           

The USDA has made the Determination that All Vaccines currently Approved for Dogs
Should also be Approved for Wolves and Wolf crosses.
Amendment to Title 9 code of Federal Regulations.
Now Awaiting Approval by APHIS
For More Information, Click Here
August 8th, 1999

Despite some of the reasons I have heard for NOT OFA'ing one's animals, it is my contention that a Reputable Breeder will wish to insure that their animals have the very best potential of being healthy and long-lived. I have witnessed first -hand the devastation, debilitation & pain that Hip Dysplasia causes. I whole-heartedly support this campaign, and urge you, if you plan to Breed, PLEASE have your animal OFA or PENN-hip tested BEFORE you breed. Do all you can to make sure the puppies you breed have the best possible chance for a long, valued, loved, understood & healthy life. 

There is a New Exotics' Bill in the Works that will threaten your  legal right to own your Companion of Choice.
It is called the Shambala Bill, Sponsored by Tippi Hedren.
Help fight the Shambala Bill, HSUS, PETA and others who would deny us responsible ownership.
Please take the time to Write your Legislature, and Voice Your Opinion. In order to find your Representative,
try these links:
Project Vote Smart
US House of Representatives
Contact Your Senator

UPDATE:
The Shambala Bill will not go up for a Vote for the Year 2000 Election.
 The Battle, However, is NOT Won. As of 2006, Animal Rights Activists are still attempting to push Exotics Bans through, now at the state level. "Exotics" can include iguanas, red-eared turtles, monkeys, and small cats, as well as wolfdogs, so do not think that you are "safe" from persecution. Remember, "He who is silent is said to consent."  -Chinese Proverb

For more information on who is behind these kinds of ban bills, and what you can do to protect your right to share your life with whoever you wish as long as you do it responsibly,
check this page out
 

These Organizations are working hard to preserve our Rights as Responsible Animal Owners against such Radicals as the HSUS, ASPCA, & other Animal Rights Terrorists.
Please consider supporting their work by Joining their Organizations.


Phoenix Exotic
Wildlife Assoc.
National Animal
Interest Alliance




The Asairs Site has been dismantled, but the bones of the Matter are still available.
Zoophilia is a real and present danger for our animals. It is a nasty, unpleasant fact that there are very sick individuals out there who would sexually abuse animals.
Be Aware. Be Proactive. Be Prepared.

In November of 2000 , after a long time in the coming, the National WolfDog Alliance was Born. The NWA is a coalition of wolf-dog organizations and rescue facilities, enthusiasts and individual owners of wolfdogs Dedicated to Preserving the Right of Private Responsible Ownership. You Can Help! National WolfDog Alliance

We Will Be Judged
By The Tracks We Leave Behind.
Turn & Check
Make Sure Your Tracks
Are The Ones You Wish To Leave.

    Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, at all the times you can,
as long as ever you can.

                                

There are Wolfdogs being Put to Sleep as you read this. Their only Crime is being misunderstood & inconvenient.  They have never bitten anyone, they have never been aggressive, they have never been Bad Dogs. I will never say that you, Gentle Reader, cannot do what I have done, but what I will beg of you is this. Before you Consider a Wolfdog as a Companion, Educate Yourself. Know Your Personal Limitations.
Be HONEST with your expectations.
Below are some things you need to consider.

    Responsible Ownership Issues 

 

 

    Body Language   

 

    Containment Issues   

Know Your Laws! 

   Sample Sales & Rescue Contracts   

 

    Training Issues   

    Health & Nutrition Issues   

 

   Red Flags  

    So! You Think You Want a Wolfdog??   

 

Think Before You Bring Home that WolfDog Puppy
His Life Depends on it!!!

Walk thou softly upon this Good Earth and
treat her with respect as she deserves

She nurtures us, feeds us, provides our needs
Step lightly on the path through life,
remembering always that we are not the only ones here
We have sisters and brothers beyond counting,
beyond our ability to know

They may look different,
may walk on 4 feet or a hundred or none

They may fly through the skies and race the very wind
or swim beneath the cool waters .......................

Some are furred,
others feathered or scaled

It matters not as all are of value,
 all have their place in the scheme of things

We are neither the first, nor the last
the greatest or the least of the multitude

It would behoove us to remember this
to honour all life and the Earth,
our shared mother;
from which we came.
               Yvonne Johnson 1999  
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