The bonding that happens between wolfdog and his/her human companion on a continuing basis is important to the animals continued wellbeing. However, the BONDING I referred to in my notes is the bonding that takes place in the first two years of the canine's life [for dogs that's reallly the first year]. That is the critical time frame during which the animal must learn that he/she is a member of a family unit [aka pack], that the world is a safe place, and that there are others in the world. If an animal does not bond during that critical time he/she will probably become a 'criminal'.
In humans, a child that does not bond does not form a sense of conscience or responsibility or the sense that there are others in the world. An unbonded child has no sense of compassion and only regrets actions which cause him/her pain or suffering. Lack of bonding results in humans who are violent criminals, who kill for no reason except that they are bored or you have something they want, or they think it's cool. So far, we have found no way to overcome the deficit caused by lack of bonding in humans. They end up having to be 'rehabilitated' by convincing them that it is to their personal ands immediate benefit to be socially acceptable. As soon as they lose the conviction that they will suffer for unacceptable behavior, they revert to bad stuff.
An social animal, like the dog or wolf or wolfdog, will react similarly to lack of EARLY bonding. If they are neglected OR abused OR simply not given adequate affection and socialization during the criticial one or two first years of life, they will not learn to behave in a socially acceptable manner. Their behavior will be that of a 'renegade' who attacks because you have their dinner and they want it NOW. In domesticated situations, these animals are usually the result of people not petting them, caring for them, talking to them, and teaching them [without trauma] what behavior is acceptable.
Chaining is especially likely to result in an unbonded animal. The animal learns that they are helpless against the world and they can be unbonded simply due to the lack of human contact that goes along with chaining. Keeping an animal restricted to the outside, away from human/family contact is another cause of unbondedness. That is why these people who keep their animals outside and or chained [even though they don't beat or starve them and may really love them] can end up with a dangerous, unstable, unpredictable animal. They really do not understand that their own actions have caused the unstable character of their companion. Proper care for a canine involves active, affectionate, verbal and non-traumatic physical interaction, not just good food, shelter, and a lack of regular beatings.
Once the unbonded animal is grown, like the unbonded human, the only thing that can be done is 'rehabilitation' and containment. An unbonded wolf-dog can be dangerous, but no more so than an unbonded human, an unbonded Akita, an unbonded cocker spaniel, or an unbonded horse. The unbonded domestic cat and the unbonded chihuahua are also wildly violent and unpredictable, but they're small enough I didn't include them in the list as dangerous.
I could go on for hours but I will leave it at that for now.
Hope that's of interest.
BTW: If you ever want to use my information in adversarial situations to respond to one of THOSE people, you may want to use my credentials as well.
NO animal that I have been involved in the training of has ever attacked
a human, EVER in over 30 years of such training and interaction.
I do not use chaining, physical punishment, exclusion to the outdoors.