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Who needs guard dogs when you have wolves, right? That’s probably what Kazakh villagers in the Almaty region thought when they decided to replace their canines with the fierce forest-dwelling beasts. According to local news reports, taming wolves is now the latest trend and a sort of hobby among rural Kazakhs. 如果有狼守护谁还需要狗呢？哈萨克斯坦阿拉木图地区的人们决定用凶猛的森林野兽代替他们的狗守卫自己的家园时可能也是这样想的吧！根据当地资讯报道，驯服野生狼在哈萨克斯坦一些地区很流行，甚至可以说村民们最近的一项爱好。 “You can buy a wolf cub for just $500, they say, and hunters are adamant that if treated well, the wild animal can be tamed,” the KTK television channel reported. Nurseit Zhylkyshybay, a farmer from the south-eastern Almaty region, told reporters that he purchased a wolf cub from hunters three years ago, and the animal is now perfectly domesticated. KTK电视台报道：“你可以花500美元买一只小狼，当地的村民和猎人们都认为只要你训练得当，这种凶猛的野兽是可以被驯服的。”来自阿拉木图地区西南部的村民纽森特告诉记者，三年前他从猎人那里买了一只小狼，现在已经完全被驯化了。 Kurtka, Nurseit’s pet wolf, lives in the family’s yard and takes long walks through the village with his master. “He’s never muzzled,” Nurseit insisted. “I rarely put him on a chain and do take him for regular walks around the village. Our family and neighbors aren’t scared of him at all. If the wolf is well fed and cared for, he won’t attack you, although he does eat a lot more than a dog. Feed him at least three times a day.” | 
