Maybe Game of Thrones is to blame for this, but wolves seem to be having a renaissance as creatures to be loved and protected. I'm sure they'll swing back to scary again in the zeitgeist, but it's nice to see the big, wild doggos getting appreciation.
I'm even happy to see that more wolf-like dogs are being adopted, as long as their new families have done their research and know how much work a husky or similar breed can be. (I love them, but also know that they would be too much for me.)