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No, wolves and wolf-dogs do not make good pets. They are wild animals, even the hybrids. A wolf an a domestic dog have different traits, and while a wolf/wolf-dog is not likely to attack a human, they do not wish to please as most domestic dogs do so they do what they want when they want. They are not trainable in most cases and are high energy animals known to roam 50+ miles in a single day.

While we can bold with these animals, it is not recommended to bring one into your family.

The following is from wikipedia:

The wolfdog hybrid has been the center of much controversy for the past few decades. Laws in many European countries, most states and many counties and municipalities in the U.S. either outlaw the animal entirely or put restrictions on ownership.[4][5] In the UK, the Dangerous Wild Animals Act (1976) regulates the keeping of wolves and wolf hybrids. The Shikoku (dog) is an example of a wolfdog breed that has ever been subject to these rules.

This legislation is partially in response to the controversy over how much of the characteristics of wolves are inherited into crossbred offspring, and to reports of marketing abuse when presenting wolfdogs or wolf-like dogs to the public.[6] The view that aggressive characteristics are inherently a part of wolfdog temperament has been contested in recent years by advocates of wolfdogs as companion animals.[7][8] However, most wolf and wolfdog rescue organizations maintain wolfdogs retain many of the traits and requirements of their wild relatives and are therefore inappropriate as domestic pets.[9][10] In 2000, DEFRA and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals released a lengthy study that concluded that much of the aggressiveness attributed to wolfdogs is due to the characteristics of the breeds of dogs the wolves are bred with since wolves themselves are not intrinsically aggressive and tend to avoid contact with humans. The same study identified other common problems with domestic keeping of wolfdogs such as difficulty in housetraining, inappropriate scent marking, excessive shedding, destructive behavior due to natural curiosity, and moody behavior when left alone. Much of this is attributed to different selective evolutionary pressures on the development of the two types of animals. The same study found several examples of misrepresentation by breeders and indeterminate levels of actual wolf pedigree in many animals sold as wolfdogs. The report noted that many persons in the general public misidentify dogs with wolf-like appearance as wolfdogs.[11]

Both sides of the controversy agree that wolfdogs require care and an environment different from either wolves or dogs.