Minigan

Male Wolf-Dog

Born on January 15, 2010
Arrived at Mission: Wolf on December 15, 2010

Passed away 3/30/2024

Minigan’s Story

Minigan was what we believed to be a Belgian Shepherd mix. His original owner lived in a small apartment in Denver that Minigan was too fearful to ever leave. When his owner needed to move in with her father for health reasons, Minigan was brought to the Denver Dumb Friends League (DDFL) animal shelter. Minigan had one naturally crossed eye which impaired his vision. We believe this contributed to his skittish nature. While at DDFL, he tested positive for wolf behavioral traits and was thus identified as a wolf dog. Even though Minigan was pretty much all dog, Mission: Wolf agreed to rescue him as a teacher for incoming staff about how to work with fearful animals.

At first, Minigan would only allow staff he knew very well to interact with him at all. When anyone new arrived, he would try to put as much distance as possible between himself and the intruder. Over the years and the many changes of staff, Minigan reached the point of taking only a few days before warming up to new people, instead of the few months it took him originally.

Once he warmed up to you, Minigan was an amazing animal with the utmost patience for the silly antics of our staff. He earned the nickname “Goofy” for his light-hearted and playful personality. One thing will always be true; Minigan steals the heart of every human he got to know.