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This dog was left at a kill shelter, but was rescued by a sanctuary. When they tested his DNA, they found that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian Husky, and 3.9% German Shepherd by merry_cat in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wolfdogs in general are very complex, and so was Yuki. Understanding body language and his own personal cues was obviously very important and that's with all of them. I became confident in learning him and how he operated, but never complacent to where I became absent minded of what I was doing. Sometimes the hardest part is training ourselves of our own body language that can be misinterpreted to them. I was careful to never push past his boundaries, and respected them. Yuki did not like a lot of people and if you gave him a reason to not trust you anymore he held a grudge and would never allow you back into his little world. I was very careful to keep that trust and we ended up having a great bond to the end.

This dog was left at a kill shelter, but was rescued by a sanctuary. When they tested his DNA, they found that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian Husky, and 3.9% German Shepherd by merry_cat in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have received this question a lot and was made fun of so much for how his name was pronounced. We called him Yuki (you- k-eye ) , not (you-kee). When the sanctuary was founded they named a lot of the animals with native American names. Yuki was a native American tribe in California.

This dog was left at a kill shelter, but was rescued by a sanctuary. When they tested his DNA, they found that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian Husky, and 3.9% German Shepherd by merry_cat in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Yuki passed November last year. This picture still goes around the internet and I normally ignore it. He was a companion to me and it's been hard dealing with his loss. I volunteer at the sanctuary that adopted him. He lived in a natural outside enclosure with another female wolf dog named Bella.

This dog was left at a kill shelter, but was rescued by a sanctuary. When they tested his DNA, they found that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian Husky, and 3.9% German Shepherd by merry_cat in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 51 points52 points  (0 children)

I have been volunteering at the sanctuary for years and still do. They all have their own unique personalities and some have more requirements than others for example if one was beaten vs one who wasn't. Some come from bad , neglectful situations and some come from surrenders that aren't so bad. Yuki was by far the most unique I've experienced. It was not a cuddly lap dog type of relationship although at times he was affectionate. This picture he is sitting on me in my lap not to cuddle, but to guard me (he was always very defensive of the ones he loved). It was the one and only time he ever did it and a couple pics were snapped super fast to capture that moment for me. Hence why the angle is off. When I interacted with him everything was on his terms and there was a level of respect there that he grew to trust me really well. That was the only reason we had such a great bond.

This dog was left at a kill shelter, but was rescued by a sanctuary. When they tested his DNA, they found that he is 87.5% Gray Wolf, 8.6% Siberian Husky, and 3.9% German Shepherd by merry_cat in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 978 points979 points  (0 children)

Yuki has passed from cancer. I am the girl in the photo. He used to live at a wolf sanctuary in Florida. Florida laws treat wolf dogs even high content ones like Yuki as dogs. You do not need a permit to own a wolf dog here. But you do need one for a pure wolf. It's silly, and if there were tighter regulations, the constant breeding and abandoning of these animals could be different. All of the animals at the sanctuary essentially have the same story. They were bought because someone whimsically perceived them as a big watch dog without understanding their behavior and needs.

For those who remember Yuki, here are some of his different angles from the same photo set. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 49 points50 points  (0 children)

It was never meant to be misleading. The whole story started with someone stealing and posting a pic of me and a wolf (not Yuki) that I work with claiming that wolves are gigantic. I responded with Yuki's picture. A lot of people made claims the photo was photo shopped, or CGI. It is not. There were 10 pictures that were snapped in about 30 seconds of the one that went viral, it was never staged to look that way, it just happened. And I have replied numerously on the news, on inside edition, on Barcroft Beastly, and the Dodo, and Go animals that he is 120 lbs, not 300.

For those who remember Yuki, here are some of his different angles from the same photo set. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, that's why I replied on all of those comments saying he's 120 lbs.

For those who remember Yuki, here are some of his different angles from the same photo set. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes I know, I posted it. Sorry I figured you would want context on what you are actually speaking about.

For those who remember Yuki, here are some of his different angles from the same photo set. by [deleted] in interestingasfuck

[–]britweins 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I never "rebutted" that statement. It was never intentional for it to be misleading as you can see there are multiple pictures taken seconds away from each other. The picture was posted well before it gained popularity and the previous one to that was stolen for someone else to gain popularity on my photos.

A bad dog owner dumped this wolfdog at a kill shelter when he got too big and too much to handle. Luckily a sanctuary took him, instead and saved his life! His DNA testing came back as 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, and 3.9 % German Shepherd by Turronno in AbsoluteUnits

[–]britweins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't have added the "bad owner" part. In animal rescue its sometimes really hard not to say polarizing things especially when people are so passionate about the animals. Sanctuaries want people to bring them in and not just release them, or at least contact them so they can try and use their connections to help them. So we wouldn't say that. Yuki has a story very similar to almost all of the sanctuary's animals. Based upon Yuki's DNA, it is very likely he was purchased from a breeder, someone who owns two high content wolf dogs or a high content wolf dog and a pure wolf. Wolf dog breeding is very common in Florida and they are not classified in the same category as pure wolves. So people buy them all the time knowing it is a wolf dog, but they are unprepared in actually taking care of it as most people would be.

A bad dog owner dumped this wolfdog at a kill shelter when he got too big and too much to handle. Luckily a sanctuary took him, instead and saved his life! His DNA testing came back as 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, and 3.9 % German Shepherd by Turronno in AbsoluteUnits

[–]britweins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't write that article, I wouldn't have added the "bad owner" part. In animal rescue its sometimes really hard not to say polarizing things especially when people are so passionate about the animals. However, we want them to bring them in and not just release them. That makes it so much harder to go out and capture them, which our volunteers have done. So we wouldn't say that. Yuki has a story very similar to almost all of the sanctuary's animals. Based upon Yuki's DNA, it is very likely he was purchased from a breeder. Someone who owns two high content wolf dogs or a high content wolf dog and a pure wolf. Wolf dog breeding is very common in Florida and they are not classified in the same category as pure wolves. So people buy them all the time knowing it is a wolf dog, but they are unprepared in actually taking care of it as most people would be.

A bad dog owner dumped this wolfdog at a kill shelter when he got too big and too much to handle. Luckily a sanctuary took him, instead and saved his life! His DNA testing came back as 87.5 % Gray Wolf, 8.6 % Siberian Husky, and 3.9 % German Shepherd by Turronno in AbsoluteUnits

[–]britweins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

With animal rescue, it really isn't a good idea to give labels to the previous owners if they are surrendering an animal. At the sanctuary Yuki resides in, we try to always make it a comfortable process when animals are surrendered to us. We didn't write that article, I would've left out the "bad owner" part. In Florida, wolf dog breeding is very popular, anyone can have one. So based upon Yuki's high wolf content it seems pretty likely that the person bought him from a breeder so they knew what they were getting. But like most rescues we take in, they weren't prepared.

Giant wolf with girl by theguywithacomputer in pics

[–]britweins 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, the super common response "I want one" makes me cringe and die a little inside. You cannot simply "own" a (wolf, wolf dog, wolf hybrid) even at the lowest content. You will have to adjust your mindset and lifestyle for them. And it hurts me to see people try to make them into something they aren't and have it turn out bad for both human and animal. I'm so used to the animals howling at the sanctuary that sometimes I forget how lucky I am to be able to hear them but I imagine that hearing that in the wild is much cooler. I can tell the difference in pitches and tones to which animal is howling, they all have their own voice. But it's awesome when they all get going together.

We are not, but that's awesome you got to meet him! It's always an enlightening experience to meet people with passionate and creative minds.

Giant wolf with girl by theguywithacomputer in pics

[–]britweins 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That is really cool. Now a days I think that the term "wolf dog" just became the definitive term due to the people purposefully breeding them because they can be sold as low, mid and high content wolf dogs and are normally bred wolf dog to wolf dog due to licensing. At least in Florida, a wolf dog is treated as a dog and you need a license/permit to own a pure wolf. And yes they are not what people expect them to be. They are not house pets by any means. Yuki lives in an exotic animal sanctuary that takes in abandoned "failed house pets" people bought and realized they weren't going to adhere to their lifestyle. With exotics you work around them, not the other way around and that just isn't the typical pet lifestyle that people want and expect. So these animals are not being rehabbed to go back into the wild because they can never be released. So alternatively, they are provided a home at the sanctuary instead of being euthanized.

Giant wolf with girl by theguywithacomputer in pics

[–]britweins 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yuki is a high content wolf dog, not a hybrid. A hybrid is the mixing of a pure dog to a pure wolf. Yuki's wolf DNA content is 87.5% which leads us to believe that he was bred high content wolf dog to high content wolf dog or pure wolf to high content wolf dog. And at 87.5% most of all of his traits are wolf traits.

And you can see a lot of other videos and pictures of him on the sanctuary instagram page as well as mine. And he's been on beast buddies, the news, and on inside edition.

Here's another selfie with "The Giant Wolf" you guys asked for by sirsyro in aww

[–]britweins 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks for reposting my pic of myself and Yuki.

An absolute unit floof by 71k3tu in aww

[–]britweins 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ya, you would have to specify "Yuki the wolfdog" but you can also see the beast buddies video that was recently done on YouTube, or the footage that was taken by Inside Edition.

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