Cephira

Female Wolf-Dog

Born in April 2010 in North Carolina
Arrived at Mission: Wolf in November 2011

Passed Away February 2024

Lived with Ash, Flash

Cephira’s Story

Cephira came to us in November 2011 from an animal shelter in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was bought as a “red wolf cross” from a breeder in North Carolina. She lived in the house with her owners for about a year, before neighbors complained and caused her to be confiscated by animal control. Since she was part wild animal, the shelter could not adopt Cephira out and would have had to euthanize her. Luckily, Mission: Wolf was contacted and we were able to take her in. When Cephira first arrived, she quickly warmed up to several of our staff. It became apparent that she came from a happy home and was a very social girl. Having Cephira with us has truly been a delight.

Since she was only 18 months old when she arrived, we paired her with another wolf hybrid named Minigan, who staff had been trying to socialize. Though the two almost instantly fell in love with each other, they became very possessive of people who entered their enclosure and would sometimes fight. Since Minigan is more dog, we decided to allow him to live in the kitchen with the staff. Cephira was more wolf and was moved to a larger outside enclosure with another young male wolf named Ash. The two immediately fell in love with each other and lived happily together until Ash passed away in the summer of 2017. In October of 2021 Cephira was paired with a playful young wolf-dog, Flash. While never shy, Cephira was cautious of people while she lived alone. With Flash she became far more enthusiastic in greeting staff and visitors alike. Unfortunately in late 2023, Cephira’s kidneys began to struggle and she was humanely euthanized in February 2024. Cephira will always be lovingly remembered for her incredibly sweet and gentle nature, and her sprite-like spirit.