▁a ▁dog ▁depends ▁on ▁behavior ▁specific ▁to ▁the ▁individual ▁alone ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁w olf d ogs ▁as ▁a ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁view ▁that ▁ag gress ive ▁characteristics ▁are ▁inher ently ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁w olf dog ▁temper ament ▁has ▁been ▁cont ested ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁by ▁w olf dog ▁bre ed ers ▁and ▁other ▁advoc ates ▁of ▁w olf d ogs ▁as ▁p ets . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁ ▁Jed ▁was ▁a ▁Canadian ▁tim ber ▁w olf - Al ask an ▁Mal am ute ▁and ▁animal ▁actor , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁roles ▁in ▁such ▁mov ies ▁as ▁White ▁F ang ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁White ▁F ang ▁ 2 : ▁M yth ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁Wolf ▁( 1 9 9 4 ), ▁The ▁J our ney ▁of ▁Nat ty ▁G ann ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁and ▁The ▁Th ing ▁( 1 9 8 2 ); ▁he ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁aged ▁ 1 8 . ▁▁ ▁Bal to , ▁Ale u ▁and ▁K odi ▁are ▁fict it ious ▁w olf d ogs ▁in ▁the ▁films ▁Bal to ▁( 1 9 9 5 ), ▁Bal to ▁II : ▁Wolf ▁Qu est ▁( 2 0 0 2 ) ▁and ▁Bal to ▁III : ▁W ings ▁of ▁Change ▁( 2 0 0 4 ), ▁respectively . ▁ ▁White ▁F ang ▁is ▁the ▁tit ular ▁character ▁of ▁Jack ▁London ' s ▁e pon ym ous ▁