# Meet our newest family member **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687 "2008-12-18T02:39:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/1 "2008-12-18T02:39:16Z")
He is a timber wolf, 8 weeks old. His name is Usdi Udo – “[little brother](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/34/l_c95df9d4294e4fd3af3afa12928e7b89.jpg)”. So far, our Chihuahua isn’t very impressed with this new interloper, but he isn’t being mean, either. The outdoor cats were quite funny about it, though. They each came running to check out the new guy, but as soon as he looked at them, backs arched, hisses erupted and cats disappeared. Pretty funny to see. I know the rules, more pictures to come. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/2 "2008-12-18T02:41:02Z")
Aww…! ---
**Author:** ![Cagey\_Drifter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/3 "2008-12-18T02:41:10Z")
super cute! ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/4 "2008-12-18T02:52:15Z")
Another [shot](http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_78a849000f704eedae0e9e9c83414103.jpg). And one [more](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/29/l_70391f1f150642b5ba3049bb8c797921.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/5 "2008-12-18T03:03:02Z")
That’s a timber wolf? How much is wolf and how much is dog? He’s cute as heck. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/6 "2008-12-18T03:18:09Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > That’s a timber wolf? How much is wolf and how much is dog? He’s cute as heck. Supposedly, he is full-blooded wolf, but there is a little question since the mother was an abused rescue. He is also pie-eyed, which makes me wonder if he has malamute or Australian Shepherd in him. He is a complete doll. Already learning his name, he’s snuggled up in the crate with our Chihuahua right now. Or, I should say, he’s in the crate, but Chili is still thinking he doesn’t like having company. I have some adorable pictures of the two of them checking each other out, but my intarwebz is slow tonight, I will upload more tomorrow I think. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/7 "2008-12-18T03:43:51Z")
What’s “pie-eyed”? How big will he get? He’s not dangerous? It’s okay to keep a wolf as a pet? I’m just full of questions! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/8 "2008-12-18T03:50:59Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > What’s “pie-eyed”? How big will he get? He’s not dangerous? It’s okay to keep a wolf as a pet? > > I’m just full of questions! 🙂 Pie-eyed means he has one blue eye and another colour eye. He will probably be about the size of a German Shepherd. Wolves are pack animals, if you establish pack hierarchy from the beginning, they are no more dangerous than a dog – less so, usually, as they have a natural fear of humans that dogs have lost. I have had wolves before, so I know how to deal with them at a young age to make them aware of their place in the pack (the bottom). The laws regarding wolves as pets vary from one state to another, in TN wolf hybrids are ok as pets – since we have to assume his mother was a hybrid, he is considered one as well 🙂 Any animal can be dangerous, but Udo comes from two very sweet and well socialised parents and has been well-loved already. He’s just a playful little guy that is quickly figuring out to stay out of the way of the other dog! ---
**Author:** ![jali](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecae2f/32.png) [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/9 "2008-12-18T03:55:57Z")
Such a cutie! Thanks for sharing. (translation: there better be more soon - especially the brothers and sisters together:D) ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/10 "2008-12-19T15:11:45Z")
> [@Litoris](#): > > Any animal can be dangerous, but Udo comes from two very sweet and well socialised parents and has been well-loved already. He’s just a playful little guy that is quickly figuring out to stay out of the way of the other dog! Thanks for answering my questions. Still waiting for a photo of Udo with the other dog! ---
**Author:** ![Hi\_Neighbor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hi_neighbor/32/494_2.png) [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/11 "2008-12-19T15:17:18Z")
If I don’t get a puppy soon, I’ll die! But I shouldn’t get my thong in a quiver; I’m not yet prepared to care for a living, breathing creature. However, I can see the snuggles at the end of the waterslide. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/12 "2008-12-19T16:21:16Z")
Whosa sweetie liddle wolfums, den\*? That was \*not \*what I was expecting. ---
**Author:** ![Telperien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/65b543/32.png) [@Telperien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperien)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/13 "2008-12-19T17:26:11Z")
Aww, so cute! ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/14 "2008-12-20T04:34:02Z")
As promised, more pictures. First, Udo attempting to “maul” me – [ouch ouch my arm](http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=2539093&imageID=38167147)! Nest – you will notice he [matches my gift wrap](http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.editAlbumPhoto&albumID=2539093&imageID=38167103) – sheer coincidence! And just because he’s such an adorable guy – [Chili Dog the Chihuahua](http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/14/l_9a55675a82d1478eb1d9f2bd0ee2da9c.jpg) (who doesn’t match the gift wrap!). More pictures later. Udo is doing well learning his name, and so far, so good on housebreaking. He holds his little puppy bladder well and will whine to go out to potty. Of course, the second he gets outside, all of the cats have to start sniffing around him, which is a bit distracting while he’s peeing, right? Chili has started defeding his place in the pack, which is a good thing in the long run, the new puppy needs to know he is at the bottom of the ladder. Chilis is tolerating sharing his crate with Udo, and Udo has taken well to the crate going in on his own when he gets sleepy. We are working on not biting, but he’s still teething, so that’s going to take a little time. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/15 "2008-12-20T04:40:04Z")
Chili’s photo is there (what a cutie!) but the other links go to a Facebook page, sign in, etc. ---
**Author:** ![BaneSidhe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c5a1d2/32.png) [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/16 "2008-12-20T04:42:55Z")
Awww! What an adorable fellow! And Chili-dog is a handsome boy as well. ---
**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/17 "2008-12-20T05:13:42Z")
Sorry here are the fixed links: [Udo in front of the tree.](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/35/l_91e09b8dbaaf49d8abb8af65968e0e09.jpg) [Udo trying to bite my arm.](http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/47/l_cd95e2a134964645afcdec21cc1d9f19.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/18 "2008-12-20T05:16:58Z")
What a beautiful baby boy. You’re so lucky. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/19 "2008-12-20T05:27:55Z")
He’s adorable! But - am I being whooshed? This is a photo of a timber wolf cub: [http://gouk.about.com/od/ukfamilytravel/ig/Animal-Babies-at-Longleat/Wolf-Cub.htm](http://gouk.about.com/od/ukfamilytravel/ig/Animal-Babies-at-Longleat/Wolf-Cub.htm) And your new pup looks nothing like that. He looks like some sort of shepherd or collie, but not at all like a wolf cub. ---
**Author:** ![WF\_Tomba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d9b06d/32.png) [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687/20 "2008-12-20T05:37:44Z")
I’ve never heard of a wild wolf having that sort of coloring. Now as I understand it, there’s no scientifically accepted way to distinguish any individual dog from a wolf. But your pup sure looks like he has plenty of domesticated animals in his family tree. Cute, though! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meet-our-newest-family-member/477687.md?page=2)