Ah, so they say. I also read that a Tamaskan would be a better bet because they are 100% dog mentality but look like a wolf, if one would even be able to get one because they are still rare. Wolfhybrids are a big gamble until until many generations down in the chain. I have some insight in the massive responsibility and some of the hardships of having real hybrids though, so that question is mostly out of curiosity.
My real interest lies in some of the polar dogs (if my situations turns into the direction of being able to give them the daily exercise they need) or just a pitch black smaller size GSD bought from a VERY serious breeder. I love both in different ways. If I get a house near the woods with a big yard I could build an obstacle course for agility, so that part is piece of cake. As for obedience, I like the GSD in the way that they actually WANT to please and learn, which I think would be a great way of bonding while at the same time having fun and doing the mandatory mental stimulation with the dog. The huskys for example are way worse at obedience, because they seem to be pretty much equally intelligent but instead having a will of their own. But that is what I love so much about them! Their free way of thinking just fascinates me so much. A Dutch shepherd would also be mighty nice⌠but they seem to be way too demanding. Reading some forums, some people even make them look more time-consuming than the polar dogs.
I have no problems in paying large amounts of money for a great and healthy animal!
With an attitude like that, I believe you will do well with whatever you decide. Youâre going to make an excellent human for a lucky canine.
Thank you very much for your kind words! You are a lucky person who have had the privilege of being so close to wolfs. They are my absolute favourite animals and my admiration and fascination for them canât be expressed in words. It makes me so sad that the majority of people engaged in the debate up here in the north want to exterminate them 
Youâre welcome. I share in the administration for wolves as well. I can understand people wanting to keep a predator population in check so as to protect their livestock, but to completely eradicate the predators leaves the natural order of things unbalanced. There are many cases where different peoples have led campaigns to eradicate predators only to quickly see that they are needed. In India they tried to significantly reduce the cobra population only to have an explosion in the rodent population which spread diseases and destroyed crops. With the wolves gone where you are, the reindeer population could grow to a point where disease will run rampant amongst the herds. Here in Northwest Arkansas we have a problem with CWD in our deer herd because there is a lack of predators to naturally thin the deer, even with all the deer hunters in the area.
I see! Itâs typical for humans though⌠destroy something, and then thinking that they are the solution to fix it. The hunters here have gone way to far. They even want to shoot down eagles because âThey can attack their dogs while out hunting.â This is ridicilous. It just looks like trigger-happy morons.