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Published: 2011-04-08 19:53:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 727; Favourites: 35; Downloads: 0
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My love for wolves took me to a Wolf Sanctuary where I met this rescued Arctic wolf...I could pet him and look into his tawny eyes...a moment I will never forget!!!Related content
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were is this? how much dose it cost? is the wolf mean?
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This was taken at the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary and it's in Lucerne Valley California! And noooooo this wolf was not mean! As a matter of fact, he had just given me a big, wet kiss right before the picture was taken!!! So sweet and such an honor!!! Now I wouldn't try that with a wild wolf...this one was raised in captivity his whole life and was rescued! That's why he's so sweet!!! There are various packages that you can choose from that range from $25-$300 depending on what you want to do when you visit. We did the $150 private tour which was AMAZING...and the neat thing is you can bring food to feed the wolves!!!! So much fun!!!! I definitely recommend going if you're in the area!!!
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One of THE most amazing experiences of my life!!!!!!!!!
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I absolutely believe you that!
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He was soooooooo soft, and his fur smelled so good!!! But his eyes...looking into mine...were unforgettable!!!!
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Ahhhhhhh! Never ever will I forget that! And what you can't see in that photo is that he just gave me the biggest wettest slobberiest kiss!!! Ahhhhhhhh! I can't wait to go back!!!
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omg! So adorable!!! I'm totally jealous you got to hug a wolf!
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I didn't want to leave!!! He was so amazingly beautiful!!!!
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What a great shot! I love wolves, too. Such magnificent creatures!
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what a fabulous moment.... really beautiful beast.... such a sweet face.
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Thanks...it's one I'll never forget!!! I was with him for 20 minutes and got to pet him till he fell asleep...just like my own dog!!!
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This is probably one of my favorite images in your gallery because there is a warm human-wolf connection. You can see it and feel it. I'm waiting for the tongue to pop out and lick you!
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Awww...thank you so much! It was THE most intense experience of my life! I can't even tell you what a privilege it was to be there with that beautiful Arctic Wolf! He DID lick my face...and it was an honor! And his fur smelled so good...like pine trees! I must admit I had very mixed feelings about being there with him! After about 15 minutes I just started to cry...mostly because he really should be free and not cooped up in that cage! And I'm saddened by the fact that wolves in the US are still being hunted and persecuted. But he's an ambassador sent to teach people that wolves are AMAZING animals!!! Thank you so much for your sweet comment!!! <3
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I had a very similar experience, only at a Walmart in East Texas (of all places!)LOL. Guy takes his arctic wolf with him everywhere. The wolf came to me and sat on my feet then turned as I bent over and "sluuurrpp" up the side of my face. The old guy said he'd never done that to anyone but his wife and he before. He runs a wolf and wolf hybrid rescue out there.
I love your description of smelling like pine. I hadn't thought about it before but you really hit on a great sensory image there!
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At Walmart? That's amazing!!! That wolf must be a good judge of character!!! ;D Well if ya ever make it out here to California, I'll take you to the Wolf Mountain Sanctuary so you can pet them, too!!!
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I know! Walmart of all places! But it's a small area. I'd love to visit California at least once in my life, same for Virginia, Colorado, New Mexico and go back to Louisiana. I've only been out of Texas barely a hand full of times and twice to the same place, Jamaica. LOL Now THAT was an adventure!
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Aww the lucky wolfy!! being abled to be saved. and the fact that he was abled to get pet! bahha. i tihnk that if i was a wolf i'd want human contact, even if it was against my instinct. because im often like that.
funny thing, im sure that if a wolf attacked me i'd left it go ahead. because it's part of nature and if im going to die there, im meant to die.
also im ranting because im stupid like that sorry
lucky chu for petting that gourgeous wolfeh!! ^^
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It was an honor petting the wolf...his hair was coarse and it smelled so good! But honestly I felt really sad because here was this magnificent wolf trapped in a cage...he should be free!!! I would much rather see him in the distance roaming wild than with me in that cage!!! And...you're not stupid...just passionate!!
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Yes! i'd like human contact if i were a wolf but not to be locked up and denied my freedom. I'd love to still run free and hunt deer and my own food, in less i was really uncapable of doing so. Like if i had a dissability of some type.
Bah petting a wolfy, i really wish something of that can happen to me! i love animals oh so dearly.
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There are wolf sanctuaries all over the US...and I think there's one near Spokane!!! BTW...I lived in Spokane for a few years...love it and miss it very much!!! If ya ever find your way to California, I'll let you know how to get to the one near me!!!
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Oh im actually trying to go to california for the fact that my girlfreind lives there haha! but i have to wait a few years im not my age i say i am on dA quite yet haha
i lied about it because my sister said i should. and plz dont tell i dont think i could handle being banned from dA T^T
Spokane a really good place. with it's up and downs that's for sure. haha.
and really? ill have to look up the wolf sanctuarie then! and beg for someone who can drive to take me there ! XD
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Well I was close...kinda. There's a wolf sanctuary called Wolf Haven International in Western Washington closer to Seattle. Maybe you can go with your family one day to check it out! Here's a link to their website: [link] Enjoy!!
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