@annekasvenskaofficial: 🩸 This video went viral… but many people missed what was really happening. When my wolfdog River caught a wild rabbit, thousands expected me to simply walk over and take it from him. That would have been a huge mistake. River wasn’t being naughty, stubborn or trying to dominate me. He was protecting an incredibly valuable food resource, exactly as millions of years of wolf evolution have shaped him to do. For a wild wolf, giving up food could mean starvation. Those survival instincts still run deep in many wolfdogs. Domestic dogs are different. Over around 30,000 years, humans selectively bred them to be more cooperative, more compliant and more willing to share resources with us. That’s why what works for many pet dogs doesn’t always work for a wolfdog. Instead of creating conflict, I offered River something even more valuable: a giant marrow bone. He chose to make the trade. No confrontation. No broken trust. A much lower risk of a defensive bite. Understanding instinct is far more effective than fighting against it. 🎥 If you’d like to learn how and why trading works with wolfdogs, my full 10-minute YouTube video is now live on Animal Watch. 👇 Have you ever had to trade with your dog instead of simply taking something away? #wolf #wolfdog #resourceguarding #dogbehaviour #dogfacts

Pittopotamus :

Jon LaRocque :

What an incredibly beautiful animal.

Zee :

why not let him eat the rabbit 🐰

Tom Hardy :

why not let him keep It .he earned it

unknown574578 :

He can’t just eat it or is it bad for them ?

AJ :

I love wolf dogs

Timbro :

but he is growling though 🤔

Sembilan679 :

That is such valuable information. Keeping the trust in tact with your animals is so important and to avoid the conflict means so much. People view it as weak I view it as living with very powerful animals responsibly!

standing up :

Nice My wolfdog brings food or personal items, such as her bone.

casbaden06 :

If a Wolfdog brings you a share of the hunt then you are part of the Pack👍👍👍...''Honor the Hunt''

Eddabovetheparapet :

Why does the audio and not match in any way shape or form 😂

Catbub :

It’s part of his genetic makeup. Just be careful with him catching rabbits. Years ago my cat brought in a rabbit he had caught. The rabbit was dying of myxomatosis. My cat then got very sick, he went blind in both eyes and his kidneys were damaged. He survived but was never back to full health.

kellieknightford :

My Caucasian shepherd is the same. They are a different kind of dog. So I completely get it 100%. I do the same with my boy. Rabbits are high value. 🥰

user8684700104472 :

A bone for a rabbit? That is not trade, that's Donald Trump 😂 plus tariff.

volkersimon :

Mein Collie fängt Kaninchen und bringt sie mir

@cassiescrazywitchylife :

He's such a magnificent guy and Love seeing the understanding between the 2 of you..

Monica :

Beautiful explanation. Hopefully help people to understand this gorgeous animal behavior ❤️

VALAR :

Ronda VanDyke Atkins :

But the rabbit lost its life. why not let him have it and then the life doesn't go wasted

APE Genetix Manager :

He's Gorgeous

Louise Martindale - 🇨🇦 :

Still wanted to show his mum his catch

jesusayorass :

lara divididos?

DaentosWorld :

Mein chichi Jagd Hirsche und Schweine

Snicker brittle :

I always trade my dogs for my shoes. I give them something they much rather prefer