06/14/2025
German Shepherd chases a Wild Wolf in Yellowstone NP.
June 13, 2025 - Today a domestic dog leaped from the back window of a slow moving vehicle in the heart of Yellowstone to chase after a wild wolf. There are so many details, but not enough space for this post.
Many are quick to judge this situation.
1. The guardian of this dog might not have realized the back window was open. It was the dog that made its own decision.
2. We are all human & we all make mistakes.
3. If there is a finger to point at this moment, it should be pointed towards to the countless people (some with zoom camera lenses) who ran in the direction of the approaching wolf!
4. Man running after dog was a concerned local guide who was trying to make the best out if the situation, hoping to grab the dog.
- Stay in your car if a wolf approaches you.
- Do not move toward a wolf.
- Abide (like The Dude says) to the Park Regulations ( Stay 100 yards away from a wolf).
There was a carcass hidden to one side of the roadway and the wolf was trying to navigate a safe road crossing, through the people and traffic, to the food source.
Many people were already out of their vehicles and this smart wolf began walking off the road edge, paralleling it, just to get past people. The car with the dog was driving slowly, assessing the situation. I am not sure of the dog stepped on the back window button to open it, or if the window was already open.
As the car passed the wolf, the dog leaped out from the car and ran full sprint towards the wolf. Once the wolf saw the Shepard, it began loping away which switched to a faster gait down the road. Eventually the wolf turned and stood its ground as the domestic Shepard stopped the chase…. They were within a 15’ gap of each other.
The driver immediately reversed, as fast & straight as a race car driver could do and called to his dog which returned to the road & guardian quite quickly.
The yearling gray wolf seemed a bit shook up, but quickly kept on its mission to circumnavigate the people and eventually swim the Yellowstone River to obtain its breakfast.
As seen today on tour with www.YellowstoneInsight.com
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