Posting to the YPTimes.

I don’t know if you have read Dr. Geist’s article “When Do Wolves Become Dangerous to Humans?” – http://mainehuntingtoday.com/bbb/2008/01/28/when-do-wolves-become-dangerous-to-humans/

In this article as he lays out the seven steps we should be aware of, many of those steps are talked about in these documentaries. Fortunately AND unfortunately, these people have not realized all the steps yet. Presented the opportunity they will happen and the result could be tragic.

I have been researching wolves and dogs for about ten years, as I have bred German Sheperds, Labs, and poms. Ten years ago I found that Wolf Center in Ely, MN on the net. I was looking for information about wolves, due to finding wolf tracks in the mud close to the house, and my grandma continued to warn me about not letting the children alone out in the yard, even in daylight. Back then everyting I found about wolves was that they would not harm. However, I never did believe that to be true. I bought two well bred german Sheperds as a alert system… At that time I had one horse, and no other animals. I remeber when these dogs matured they did ward off things in the night, I could see them with thier teeth showing and hair on thier necks standing straight up. These two dogs were loyal soldiers, but one night they both disappeared, never found remains. Do not know for sure what happened..I moved 25 miles south shortly after, and found there is more wolves here. I have seen the damage and know of kids being stalked. In Dec. 2006, I finially made my way to that wolf instuite in Ely, MN. Very interesting, I asked the workers there alot of questions, finially they admitted that if they are sick even with a head cold, or just under the weather (bummed out) they do not go into the enlosure, someone else ues the wheel barrow to haul in the road killed deer. They learned a few lessons in thier studies. These wolves are socialized by humans, raise from pups.

Yeah, your right, people are funny, as they would insult someone tring to warn people from harm. I guess some people are only book smart and know only what they read and hear, while others have common sense, and life experience.

Have you ever seen that show, where as that woman does that documentry on wolves. In the end, she lies down in a field, face down, as the wolves circle round closer and closer until they are touching and licking her. She claims that the wolves are just curious friendly animals. Then she leaves the area, show over. This show has promoted many people to believe this is reality… I think that if she would have stayed a while and continued to encounter these wolves, she would have found another side to them, as the Grizzy Man found out. In that show the wolves had never encountered humans before. I believe this show fooled many people into a false sense of security. What do ya think?

If I had my druthers, I would have fought harder to keep the wolves from being brought in, although I think in time they would have returned on there own, as what happened in Northwest Montana.

But they are here and we need to dispel the myths about wolves so that others, like Kenton Carnegie don’t suffer a needless death.

Thanks for your comments. It’s funny. I just got a negative comment from someone from Montana who actually insulted me quite a bit saying that I never offered anything but opinion and I never support anything I write with facts, etc.

People are funny that’s for sure.

I do not think that was a factor, as wolves kill and eat bears and dogs, which eat both meat and non meat. My assumption is that Mr. Carnegie did not try to run until he realized he was being attacked. It sounds like he thought the wolves where harmless as they approached him and he took pictures, believeing the media that wolves do not attack humans. Later when he realized the truth, it was already to late and he paniacked. If he believed that wolves were a threat to him, he would have never gone out alone, unarmed.

To me, the people that promoted the lies about the wolf, by ignorance or malaice are responsible for Mr. Carnegies horrific death, along with the wolves. LIES cause harm…to both people and wolves…

In the past I have seen my dogs curiosly approach and lick new farm animal to include cats, chickens,calves, pigs: at first I thought thing were going well, but then notice the dog gets rougher and rougher, have to pull the dog off to avoid a full blown attack. Some dogs that I have had, (LABS) all you have to do is show the dog the animal, and say “no” & “nice”, but the German Sheperds, and get this, pomeranians, were relentless and refused to get it, as instinct to kill is strong. Need to be kenneled for the safty of other animals. Sheperds are very closely related to wolves, I will say some Sherperds behave better than others. My point is the correlation in behavior before an attack.

Thanks Tom, for taking the time to educate people and getting the truth out.

The Wolf (like our modern domestic dogs) relies upon their sense of “Smell” more so than any of their other 4 senses.

Fear, coupled with the pungent scent of adrenaline and the smell of an “herbivore” fleeing in fright were the unfortunate combination of events which led up to poor Mr. Carnegie’s demise at the fangs of the wolves.

I also agree that updated and comprehensive information is needed on wolf behavior so that people will “know” what they are up against as they venture into the wilderness and into a predators domain.

People do not even know enough about domestic canine behavior in the suburbs as is evidenced by the high amounts of attacks and even (in some cases) deaths which we experience each year.

A dog (or any canine) cannot see any better than a human being, it is their highly developed sense of smell which will lead them around in pitch blackness. It then {appears} to us that they can see in the dark!

http://www.wc.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/techpubs/research_pdfs/techb13_full.pdf