11-11-2016, 03:45 AM
(11-10-2016, 03:47 PM)Catherine Wrote: I do agree that not all animals can be domesticated.
That's true. People make that mistake with wolves and wolf hybrids. They get a being who was never meant to fit into our lives. We should either learn to fit into theirs or leave them in sanctuaries, or in the wild.
Wolves cannot be 'domesticated' to a 'western-style life' and be treated as 'pets'. Even if they are sweet Souls and love humans. There will always be some disharmony and much misunderstanding, except in rare cases. And those cases are often when the human goes at least half-way to fulfilling their needs, or lives a pretty wild life anyway.
However a good exception is the "Pye Dogs" of Asia...who are also known as "Pariah Dogs" in India. These originate from wild stock, yet are quite happy to live with people and are good natured.
This is such an interesting subject, I might make a special post about those lovely dogs soon.
Yes there have been cases of wild animals occasionally, who were rescued as babies, and brought up by people, who have learned to fit into a happy life in a house and garden, and being taken for walks! As LPC says, there are cases of foxes who have been very happy living with humans.
But we always need to respect their special needs.
