Back in the 1970's I engaged in research in Canada, and encountered a wolf pack, and never felt threaten by them. In fact, one male who was not the alpha, appeared very social, and seemed to yoke with me, while the alpha pair while inquisitive, were much more aloof. I believe this one male would have been one of the wolves that early humans could have domesticated. Out of many, there are a few that might yoke with humans. Years later, I took my massive Central Asian Ovtcharka dogs to a wolf sanctuary, to see how they and the wolves reacted. My 203 lb male dwarfed all the wolves, in fact the wolves standing anywhere near my male appeared like stick figures compared to him, as he was very broad across the shoulders, and carried much heavier bone than the wolves, These wolves were not pets, but they had been exposed to and somewhat socialized to the presence of humans. They submitted to my male, who displayed dominance over the pack, but it was my 162 lb female who displayed a level of aggression, I think these particular wolves had not encountered, that had the pack really on edge. I, out of respect and consideration removed her from the immediate vicinity. She was a high order Alpha, Advanced Active Defense girl, whose sire was a very renowned champion of Uzbekistan, and dogs from that region do not play, they are often bite first, ask questions later in temperament. As she matured, she could not be allowed in the presence of another female canine, as she would attack and her attacks were not about dominance and submission, but to kill. She also would attack any male that she felt disrespected her. Quite the challenge she was. Anyway, wolves are amazing creatures, not as a solitary creature an apex predator, but as a pack, very effective hunters, using their endurance and coordination between pack members to fatigue and take down large and small prey. A wolf will rarely by itself attack a large dog, but a pack may. That is why, when wolves are present in the ecosystem, shepherds and ranchers need a multitude of very large dogs to deter wolf predation. Livestock Guardian dogs must be immense while retaining athleticism and agility, because in nature might makes for right. If a Livestock Guardian dog was the size of say a German Shepherd dog, that would promote the wolves to attack, knowing they could easily over-power and dispatch the dogs. All predators perform a Risk-Reward analysis when on the hunt, particularly for big game. If the wolves assess that the Risk is too great, they discontinue their pursuit, as any injury incurred in nature could result in the death of that injured animal. Confronting very large dogs, possessing canines twice as large as the canines of a large male Canadian wolf, presents a serous risk, so if there are sufficient large dogs present, the wolves more often than not seek less formidable and threatening hunting. Wolves not infrequently employ deception when dealing with large LGD's, sending out a female to entice the males to follow her into either an ambush by the wolf pack, or to allow the wolves to double-back and attack the livestock, while the male dogs are off chasing the female wolf. So shepherds select dogs to guard livestock that cut the chase off and return to the herd to protect, while dogs that continue the chase too long, are not favored by shepherds.
The white man telling Indians how to live 😂
That's how we domesticated wolves 1,000,000 %
Great watch
No pics or Biden though
Back in the 1970's I engaged in research in Canada, and encountered a wolf pack, and never felt threaten by them. In fact, one male who was not the alpha, appeared very social, and seemed to yoke with me, while the alpha pair while inquisitive, were much more aloof. I believe this one male would have been one of the wolves that early humans could have domesticated. Out of many, there are a few that might yoke with humans. Years later, I took my massive Central Asian Ovtcharka dogs to a wolf sanctuary, to see how they and the wolves reacted. My 203 lb male dwarfed all the wolves, in fact the wolves standing anywhere near my male appeared like stick figures compared to him, as he was very broad across the shoulders, and carried much heavier bone than the wolves, These wolves were not pets, but they had been exposed to and somewhat socialized to the presence of humans. They submitted to my male, who displayed dominance over the pack, but it was my 162 lb female who displayed a level of aggression, I think these particular wolves had not encountered, that had the pack really on edge. I, out of respect and consideration removed her from the immediate vicinity. She was a high order Alpha, Advanced Active Defense girl, whose sire was a very renowned champion of Uzbekistan, and dogs from that region do not play, they are often bite first, ask questions later in temperament. As she matured, she could not be allowed in the presence of another female canine, as she would attack and her attacks were not about dominance and submission, but to kill. She also would attack any male that she felt disrespected her. Quite the challenge she was. Anyway, wolves are amazing creatures, not as a solitary creature an apex predator, but as a pack, very effective hunters, using their endurance and coordination between pack members to fatigue and take down large and small prey. A wolf will rarely by itself attack a large dog, but a pack may. That is why, when wolves are present in the ecosystem, shepherds and ranchers need a multitude of very large dogs to deter wolf predation. Livestock Guardian dogs must be immense while retaining athleticism and agility, because in nature might makes for right. If a Livestock Guardian dog was the size of say a German Shepherd dog, that would promote the wolves to attack, knowing they could easily over-power and dispatch the dogs. All predators perform a Risk-Reward analysis when on the hunt, particularly for big game. If the wolves assess that the Risk is too great, they discontinue their pursuit, as any injury incurred in nature could result in the death of that injured animal. Confronting very large dogs, possessing canines twice as large as the canines of a large male Canadian wolf, presents a serous risk, so if there are sufficient large dogs present, the wolves more often than not seek less formidable and threatening hunting. Wolves not infrequently employ deception when dealing with large LGD's, sending out a female to entice the males to follow her into either an ambush by the wolf pack, or to allow the wolves to double-back and attack the livestock, while the male dogs are off chasing the female wolf. So shepherds select dogs to guard livestock that cut the chase off and return to the herd to protect, while dogs that continue the chase too long, are not favored by shepherds.