A very happy wolf

Lakomi is an upper-mid content wolfdog who lives in a sanctuary. She was found surviving in the wild at 8 months old, however it quickly became apparent that she had been bred and partially raised in captivity. At the time of her rescue she was wearing a harness intended for an 8 week old. Her skin had grown over the harness and removing it took hours of surgery and months of medication to fight an infection that nearly took her life. When I first got to the sanctuary I was told that she was crazy and wouldn't ever be socialized. Her enclosure has fences that are 14 feet high because she would routinely jump or climb up 12 foot fencing and hang by her jaw at the top. Since I began working on socialization with her that behavior has stopped. She took about two months of daily exposure before she would allow physical contact, but once that wall came down she quickly became playful, sweet, loving, and my personal favorite animal in our charge. Lakomi is a gorgeous example of the redemptive power of love, and being able to know her is one of the greatest privileges of my life.
A side note: the fur on her belly is thin because she had been spayed several months prior to this video. She is entirely healthy :)

[oshino_meme]

dangerous predator: *exists*
human: "So anyway, I started petting"

[applepeel]

I'm convinced this is how early humans spent most of their time

[bnuuuyy]

*Wholesome fact:*
Did you know that dogs and "wolfdogs" usually needs CGI tails in movies because they're so happy from participating they can't stop wagging it?

[ajzqx_.]

the way she whimpers everytime you stop petting her, shes like "hey why'd you stop 😡 "

[NCRVeteranRanger]

“I used to be a wolf like you, but then I took a scratchy hand to the belly.”

[chillydarthweirdo]

“Came here expecting a very happy wolf, got a very happy wolf” - 10/10 IGN

[Ginfeldi]

wild wolf: you are a disgrace to your kind

happy wolf: you're just jealous you're not getting rubs

[deleteduser-dk]

How could you dislike this? You wanted a very happy wolf and you got a very happy wolf

[FLACKO_JODYE_MMVI]

I won't be surprised if this was actually how wolves were domesticated

[IceCoola]

"Inside your dog, there's a wolf residing"

The wolf:

[Wrze]

The domestication of dogs began when a caveman looked at a wild wolf and thought "if only you loved me".

[starry-p]

She even does that leg thing dogs do. That’s amazing honestly.

[rtr]

We can see how these ferocious predators later became man’s best friend

[Darkwaterdude]

Wolf: "Your ancestors sold out for belly rubs."

Dogs: "Have you tried belly rubs though?"

[skyrogue]

This is how the fearsome wolf was domesticated, belly rubs.

[nahuel_leonel]

0% Drugs
0% violence
0% Alcohol
0% Nudes
100% A very happy wolf

[mrwolfgramm]

Wolf: No I will not be domesticated
*Rubs Belly*
Wolf: I'm a Good Wolfy

[EnduringFoliage]

The significance of our ability to pet animals is extremely underrated

[legostudsdealer]

Anything with fur: exists
Humans: D O M E S T I C A T E

[ChaosWizardZai]

I don’t understand why people dislike these types of videos. You clicked this video for a very happy wolf and you got a very happy wolf.

Edit: I made this comment as a funny joke now people are getting technical. Saying how this video is bad teaching. I think it’s obvious this wolf was trained. Take a joke people