On Jun 17, 2007, at 12:14 pm, Geoffrey Purcell wrote:

> a 15% wolf/85% dog-hybrid was the optimum-range for a pet. If there  
> was a higher percentage of wolf DNA in the hybrid than 15%, the  
> animal would have a tendency to be  too independent to be able to  
> be controlled effectively, as a pet.

Which makes me wonder... how did early hunters start working with  
dogs?  Orphaned wolf puppies?  (Do you call them puppies?)   
Personally i wouldn't like to try taming an adult wolf...

Ashley