Kirito
Male Low-Content Wolfdog
Zeebie
Kirito joined the Big Pack in the Sky on July 16th, 2023.
He was assisted at 11 years old due to intestinal cancer/quality of life.

Kirito was born March of 2012, and arrived at Wild Spirit in May of 2021. Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary was actually Kirito’s third and final home. Before us, he was kept as a privately-owned pet that was neglected by his original owners, resulting in the need for a new home. Thankfully, his second owner was much more willing to give him the love and care that he needed, even going so far as to begin treating his heartworms — a condition that he has likely had for years in his previous home — and raising the funds needed to provide the best care that she could for him.

Sadly, despite all of his new owner’s efforts, Kirito was still a handful, demonstrating a number of undesirable behaviors that made him a complicated pet to house, especially with her other animals. As such, she made the difficult decision to re-home him and posted him online in a group that specializes in the placement of wolfdogs, where we saw him listed and reached out for more information.

Upon speaking with Kirito’s owner, we gained a full description of his personality, behaviors, and medical needs (specifically, that he is heartworm positive), and determined that despite the fact that he was a low-content and social with people, he would be extremely difficult to find placement for all things considered. As such, we agreed to take him in, knowing we could give him the love and care he needs for the rest of his days.

Fortunately, the Wild Spirit team was already planning a separate rescue trip to Alabama, and Kirito’s owner, who actually lived with him in North Carolina, graciously agreed to transport him to Alabama to meet us, shaving over 12 total hours from the trip! Even better, Kirito was amazing for the entire car ride to Alabama, then even further back to New Mexico. And upon arrival at the sanctuary, he was placed into a massive enclosure where he quickly greeted his next door neighbors and said hello to each member of our human team!

Zeebie

Personality

Kirito was an extremely sweet and social boy who absolutely loved human interaction. Unfortunately, according to his previous owner, he did demonstrate a number of undesirable behaviors that forced her to seek out sanctuary placement. For example, he was said to be an escape artist that demonstrated aggression in the presence of other male animals, and around high-value items such as food. This was demonstrated by his feuds with his male neighbors at Wild Spirit.

Relationships

Kirito lived with mid-content wolfdog, Yue, for the entirty of his stay. He enjoyed her companioship, but not nearly as much as Yue enjoyed his (which would be hard to match, given how much she adored him).

Likes & Dislikes

Kirito seemed to love everyone he met and greatly enjoyed walks around the sanctuary! He was also a huge fan of car rides, as we discovered during his trip from Alabama to New Mexico!

Kirito didn’t like when people or animals went near his food or treats, and had no problem telling them to keep a safe distance away.

Fun Facts

Kirito was rescued on the same day as two other wolfdogs (not owned by the same person), and all three animals were named after characters from books, movies, or games! Kirito was named after a character in the popular Japanese anime, “Sword Art Online”.

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