My Trip to Wolf Country

My Trip to Wolf Country USA

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On a recent vacation to Alaska I visited Wolf Country USA in Palmer, mostly to determine if what I had heard was true. I wanted to know if Wolf Country actually was a puppymill, a tourist trap, or what. When you have read here what I saw and heard, decide for yourself.

Above is of the entrance to the small gift shop where they sell t-shirts, custom clocks, and lots of souvenirs. Some were quite nice, though I didn't purchase anything. I DID pay $8.00 for the opportunity to see and to pet their wolves. I was joined by another family--consisting of a mom, dad, and teenage son from California. We waited about 10 minutes for the owner/operator of Wolf Country to appear, to lead the tour.

These are pictures of the dog lot--where the wolves are kept. To enter you must exit a side door in the gift shop and then go through a small vacant lot. The dog lot is kept behind locked gates.

This is the first wolf we met. The proprietor said she is a yearling--a left over from last year, unsold.

What follows are others that are housed here...there are a total of 50 adult wolves and wolf-dog hybrids. The owner/guide stated that some were pure wolf and some were hybrids. When asked what the wolves were mixed with to make hybrids, he said Husky.

Our tour continued. Each animal was tossed a cookie or two by the owner/guide. The guide said that the animal below had a sick tummy, and therefore wouldn't get up to get his cookie. The guide felt he wasn't sick enough to go to the vet. He was breathing--but he never really stirred while we were there.

This is his water dish.

A couple more pictures of the animals.

Here the guide is sticking his fingers down the animal's throat to make it gag. It made a normal gagging sound and the guide found that intriguing and thought we would enjoy hearing it.

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