Wanagi Pack

Welcome to the newest member of the Wanagi Wolf-Dog family, Tay’Sha (‘Friend’ in Pawnee), who arrived here on May 9, 2024.

Tay’Sha is about 4 years old and was rescued from a horrific hoarding situation in Northern California.

Steve and the Crew from APEX in Southern California drove him door to door to me. Steve saved his life!

Tay’Sha is settling in, eating 4 meals a day, and is now cured of pancreatitis!

I know it will take time (on his terms) to relax, decompress, and come to me for petting & love & completely enjoy being in his forever home.

He is a beautiful being and deserves only the best.

A new bright beginning, a new happy healthy life!

Welcome, my Dear Friend, Tay’Sha.

You are home.

–Stephanie

Prema, who was Hokshila’s “pen-mate,” is a young gray wolf/Husky mix. She came to reside at WWFR after Stephanie was contacted by the Humane Society in Gallup, NM. Prema has become a beautiful, healthy, robust wolf-dog and now she is in a mother/teacher role for young Waya. She’s becoming much more outgoing and friendly toward visitors. Her name means “love” in Sanskrit.

O-tai-oni is a high-content wolf-dog and arrived to the rescue on August 31, 2012. Originally named “Trinity,” O-tai-oni immediately told Stephanie her new name, which means “wolf” in the Seneca language. Stephanie and Hozho, who has since passed, drove all day to Seligman, AZ to meet with O-tai-oni’s foster mom, who drove from Nevada to deliver the precious cargo. She has adjusted well to her new environment and is learning to trust Stephanie and others more and more… a crucial part of her socialization experience.

Jyoti, nicknamed ‘the Valentine Girl’, because she arrived here on Feb. 15th 2015. She is one loving girl. She adores going on walks and traveling in the SUV.  Jyoti means ‘the bright flame’ and she certainly is!

Waya came to us April 2015 when he was just 3 months old. He is now 95 pounds! He was rescued from the tornado-stricken area in Oklahoma and was to be killed because they assumed he had wolf in him. Waya, in the Cherokee language, means ‘wolf’ though there is no wolf in him at all. When his DNA came back to me it stated he was White German Shepherd and other canines mixed in… no wolf at all.  Great thanks to Leyton Cougar from Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary for driving out to Oklahoma to bring Waya to me.