▁either ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁animal ' s ▁perce ived ▁danger ▁or ▁its ▁categor ization ▁as ▁protected ▁native ▁wild life . ▁The ▁Hum ane ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁the ▁R SP CA , ▁Ott awa ▁Hum ane ▁Society , ▁the ▁D ogs ▁Trust ▁and ▁the ▁Wolf ▁Special ist ▁Group ▁of ▁the ▁IU CN ▁Species ▁Sur v ival ▁Commission ▁consider ▁w olf d ogs ▁to ▁be ▁wild ▁animals ▁and ▁therefore ▁un su itable ▁as ▁p ets , ▁and ▁support ▁an ▁international ▁ban ▁on ▁the ▁private ▁possession , ▁bre eding , ▁and ▁sale ▁of ▁w olf d ogs . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁Wolf dog ▁Alliance , ▁ 4 0 ▁U . S . ▁states ▁effectively ▁forb id ▁the ▁ownership , ▁bre eding , ▁and ▁import ation ▁of ▁w olf d ogs , ▁while ▁others ▁imp ose ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁reg ulation ▁upon ▁ownership . ▁In ▁Canada , ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁Al berta , ▁Man it oba , ▁New found land , ▁and ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island ▁prohib it ▁w olf d ogs ▁as ▁p ets . ▁Most ▁European ▁nations ▁have ▁either ▁out la wed ▁the ▁animal ▁entirely ▁or ▁put ▁restrictions ▁on ▁ownership . ▁Wolf d ogs ▁were ▁among ▁the ▁bre eds ▁b anned ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Marine ▁Corps ▁base ▁at ▁Camp ▁P end leton ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁after ▁a ▁fatal ▁dog ▁attack ▁by ▁a ▁pit ▁b ull ▁on ▁a ▁child . ▁ ▁Description ▁ ▁The ▁physical ▁characteristics ▁of ▁an ▁animal ▁created ▁by ▁bre eding ▁a ▁w olf ▁to ▁a ▁dog