Can wolves be trained to be loving house dog pets?

NO. Wolf cubs taken from wolf dens even as young as five days old will be quite fine until they're 8 weeks old, and then rapidly become quite wolf-like, independent, and difficult. Since they are among the strongest of the canines, like any other large breed of dog in terms of strength, speed, and power of biting jaws, with their uncooperative attitude, they can be extremely dangerous. It takes a minimum of eight generations of very careful selective breeding to create a domesticated animal from a wolf. Nova, 2010. However, since wolves prefer to avoid rather than cause trouble with humans, even owner-humans, they are not the most likely to bite -- being behind about five other dog breeds in liklihood of actual attack. But if they do, look out!

No. Not because they are "vicicious" or "dangerous" either. That is a myth. Wolves do not make good pets because they are timid and afraid of humans by nature. They are very smart, but hard to train and are stubborn and ignore commands anyways. They require intense amounts of socialzation. The biggest reason why people do not own wolves is because they need a 1600 sq ft enclosure with atleast 8 foot high fencing. Wolves cannot be in the house - they are extremely destructive and cannot be trained or disiplined other wise. So unless you dont mind loosing all, and I mean ALL, of your furniture, torn up carpets, chewed up walls, and broken doors then I would not get a wolf.

Not to mention that it is illegal in the USA to have a pure wolf without being a sanctioned USDA approved facility. Also, there are no breeders in the USA who sell or breed REAL pure wolves. There is a big controversy over "wolf" and wolfdog breeders because most "wolf" and wolfdog breeders sell wolfy looking dogs such as huskies or german shepherds as wolves or high percentaged wolfdogs.