That means if a wolf dog ever bites someone, euthanasia and testing may be required.
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Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
Possessing second-generation wolf dogs, defined in California as the offspring of a domestic dog and a half-wolf, half-dog hybrid — with no more than 25% wolf — is legal.
Yet Dunlap is also somewhat insulated from that critique due to his years spent as the executive director of the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine, a pro-2nd Amendment group that supports hunters and fishermen.
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David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Oct. 2026
Named the hunter’s moon, Native Americans traditionally took advantage of the bright moonlight to hunt for active wildlife and prepare food for the winter.
The police dog was able to stand and walk out of the clinic Saturday morning before being carried to a sheriff’s patrol SUV for the ride home, video from the Sheriff’s Office showed.
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Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
17 Oct. 2026
As police and a police dog closed in, Evonitz shot and killed himself.
The game settled down a bit after that first rotation, but Wilson played most of his debut with the well-meaning gracelessness of a puppy who has yet to grow into his paws.
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Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Oct. 2026
Just over 60 days later, that mama dog gave birth to a puppy wolf.
Salsa was rescued once as a pup during an Unprecedented Mortality Event, released in 2015, re-stranded due to a fishing entanglement and deemed non-releasable by the federal government.
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Valerie Greene,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Oct. 2026
The pup settled comfortably into his arms and even fell asleep as the couple continued their host chat.
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